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The Formosan subterranean termite is thought to cause $1 billion a year in losses in the United States.

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Is ASHI Dead in Texas?

During a discussion with a fellow inspector today regarding the TREC Standards of Practice, (SOP), I was informed that ASHI and other such inspector trade organizations have been relegated as ineffective and unnecessary in regulation and growth of the inspection industry as a result of state licensing and the development of the SOP. (Actually [...]

Real estate agent finds body in Montgomery County home

Wow! I have always been worried about finding a dead body in a crawlspace, attic, or locked storage closet. That happened to a Realtor up near Lake Houston.
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The Future of the SoP’s

An update from the inspector committee indicates that the responses were numerous and due additional review, many were apparently intelligent enough that the IC determined to renew the process as if from the beginning.  The members that I spoke with determined that it would be better to get it right than to rush it thru.  [...]

Olympus DS5000 Professional Recorder Product Review

In my office, we write many of our reports with significant amounts of custom information, and we use personal digital recorders with the dictation sent to a typing pool to get our reports typed accurately and quickly. Recently, I had to upgrade my professional quality digital recorder and wanted to share the quality of [...]

Email Etiquette?

Have you noticed the number of attachments and mass mailings you have gotten are increasing? Although I believe this is not intentional, I have noticed that it has become all too common that e-mail can be abused and misused. The misuse of e-mail seems to be a more common occurrence as more people [...]

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