Customer Reviews

Operating Systems Home Inspection from A to Z - DVD - Real Estate Home Inspector, Homeowner, Home Buyer and Seller Survival Kit Series

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When I was buying my home I got this DVD series and found it to have lots of helpful advice. I wanted to make sure I learned as much as I could because I relied on the Realtors and an unqualified inspector for my last home purchase and it was a costly mistake.

This time around I made sure I educated myself more so I could find some problems and repairs needed on my own. Both this DVD and the other DVD in this series had every topic covered that was necessary for me to know, such as:

OPERATING SYSTEMS DVD topics include:
heating systems (gas, oil, steam, hot water, and hot air heating),
air-conditioning, water heaters, plumbing, well water system, septic system, electrical system,
gas service, and auxiliary systems.
Health Concerns topics including: asbestos insulation, radon gas, and water testing.

The other DVD in this series covers the INTERIOR and EXTERIOR topics:
roof, chimneys, siding, eaves, gutters, drainage and grading,
windows, walkways, entrances and porches, driveways, walls and fences,
patios and terraces, decks, swimming pools, exterior structures,
wood destroying insects, garage, kitchen, bathrooms,
floors and stairs, walls and ceilings, windows and doors,
fireplaces, attics, ventilation, insulation,
basement and lower level, water penetration.

If you're buying a home you should educate yourself with products like these DVDs so you don't have to rely on other people. That way you won't have headaches and expensive repair bills afterwards.

This DVD is a highly recommended purchase!

Very happy that I saw this DVD before I sold my home. I was able to learn some great advice and take care of many items in my house that needed to be upgraded so that my sales price would be as high as the market would allow. All the buyers that came by to see my home including the real estate brokers for the open house found everything working correctly. I learned what to have the home maintenance contractors repair or update so that the buyers and realtors and home inspectors did not find anything that needing repairs.

My heating system was tuned up, the air conditioner was tested and OK, some plumbing pipes needed replacing due to rust and a minor leak at one section, baths and kitchens had new electrical outlets installed, my deck needed additional support braces that were metal on some of the wood structure parts, and there were some safety issues that were taken care of. All of this would have lowered the sales price on my house if I did not realize what needed to be repaired before the brokers and buyers came by. Even one of the home inspectors hired by a buyer complimented me on the good condition of my house!

I also bought the appraisal book in this series which was excellent also. That was something else I wanted to learn about before listing my home for sale to find out what the buyers bank appraiser would look for in relation to a mortgage loan.

My husband and I had purchased the Real Estate Appraisal book written by this author, Guy Cozzi, and we were extremely pleased with what we learned. The book saved us tens of thousands of dollars when we remodeled our home before selling it. We also purchased both of the DVDs that Guy Cozzi created to learn even more before we remodeled our home and put it on the market for sale. The DVDs were also a very good purchase that we are happy we made. My husband and I are not real estate experts but wanted to learn enough to make sure the contractors that were going to be remodeling and improving our home were telling us everything we needed to know. We had some past experiences with contractors making repairs at our home and over-charging us for sub-standard work. Since we are not real estate or building experts, my husband and I wanted to make sure that never happened again - especially with the $115,000.00 home remodeling job we were planning. These DVDs were a great help to us in our decision making process. If you are a home seller or planning to remodel or improve your home, then the DVDs and books by this author are an phenomenal invest that is well worth the price!

Buying and selling fixer upper houses is a part time business of mine. I bought this DVD and book series to help me learn more and it saved me a lot of time and money on my own deals. Great information at a great price and I learned many tips and techniques that the pros use to evaluate homes.

Occassionally I still hire a professional inspector to check out a home that needs a lot of repairs but that's only because 1 DVD can't teach you everything. But for the price the DVD is a great deal and worth buying.

When I was looking for a home I wanted to be able to inspect some parts myself for safety hazards and repairs and this DVD helped me. Great resource and DVD information that is very detailed and helpful. The DVD is setup so that I was able to quickly get to any section I wanted to and find the areas of interest to learn about around my house. The information is in a logical sequence and covers every important topic without being boring. Very professionally done and highly recommended.

This is truly an outstanding DVD for any home buyer or seller. When I bought my house I used the information provided on this DVD and it was incredibly important to help save me money, time and aggravation! The menus are very professional and easy to find the real estate topic you need right away. Every topic is covered in detail. I purchased both DVDs in this "Real Estate From A to Z" series and both were excellent and I even have purchased several of these DVDs for gifts to my relatives and friends that are buying or selling their homes. The free 80 page DVD Companion Guidebook is a download file from the Nemmar Real Estate Training web site at www.nemmar.com and that was a great add-on to the DVD. Overall I would say you'll HAVE TO buy this DVD if you want to save thousands of dollars and eliminate any problems when you buy, sell or renovate your house.

For $10, you can't expect much and to be honest you get way more than your $10 worth from this DVDs.

This DVD is for the lazy Home Inspector student in training that doesn't want to assist to hands on exercices and tag-along inspections outside with experienced home inspectors.

It shows you all elements of the house, step by step as a Home inspection should be done, which is very educationnal and shows you what these elements looks like in real life, which is an excellent way to illustrate those elements from the study books.

And that's it. Nothing less, nothing more.

And really nothing more.

This is really bare bones; the most basic home inspection process ever. Nothing is covered in details so don't think you are ready to perform any professionnal home inspections after vieweing these DVDs, not even close.

Bottom line, totally worth the price tag but don't expect much from it.

I own a very successful home inspection business in California. We use all of this authors products to train my staff since they are the by far the best products for real estate training on the market. We originally found out about these products through excellent book reviews in the local real estate publications. From that we learned the following details and decided to purchase the whole "Real Estate From A to Z" series by this author:

Nemmar Real Estate Training is ranked as the most exclusive real estate appraiser training, home inspector training, and real estate investor consulting service since 1988. Our real estate books, DVDs, CDs and Videos are rated number one in their real estate categories nationwide! Our products have taught thousands of home buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals worldwide. You too can learn everything you need to know about Real Estate - from Asbestos to Zoning. With this knowledge you will save thousands of dollars when you buy, sell, or renovate your home. You will also learn how to eliminate safety hazards and properly maintain a home. Statistics show an average savings of at least $4,700.00 per home for customers who have our books and DVD videos. Our real estate investment, home inspection, appraisal, and home improvement books have been called the "Bible" of the real estate industry. Written by Guy Cozzi, who has decades of experience as a licensed appraiser, home inspector, consultant, and real estate investor. This top selling author has been quoted as a real estate expert by the New York Times and many other publications. He has been a guest speaker on real estate investment TV shows and has taught thousands of people how to conduct home inspections, real estate appraisals, and how to invest in real estate. He also provides real estate advice to many banks and mortgage lenders.

This is old and not a very professionally produced product "As The presenter states" at the beginning. Sorry but for the price, it's definately not worth the money. A big F+!!!