The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Home Inspections

For home buyers and home sellers.

Here is the first how-to that addresses the needs of both buyers and sellers, making it the perfect companion to the bestselling The Complete Idiot's Guide to Buying and Selling a Home. The buyer will depend on this guide to determine whether a house is worth buying. The seller will need it to determine which repairs are necessary before listing or signing anything. Readers will learn to troubleshoot all areas of a home, including its structure and foundation, windows and doors, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, insulation, electrical systems, and the roof, just to name a few.

Mike Kuhn is director of technical services at HouseMaster, a home inspection firm with 380 offices across the U.S. and Canada.

Bobbi Dempsey is an author and freelance writer for major publications, including Family Circle, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Ladies’ Home Journal, and more. Her article on how home inspections can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning appears in Family Circle’s December 2003 issue.