March 1, 2005 Valley Forge, PA and Asheville, NC---

 

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InterNACHI.ORG and BUILDERadius, Inc., developers of the BuildFax Property History Reports and BuildFax Contractor History Reports, announced an exclusive, long term and far reaching partnership agreement today.

 

Most construction and remodeling work requires permits and inspections to ensure compliance with the model building code.  However, homeowners often have remodeling and other work done without getting the proper permits and inspections in order to save money.  Others are simply unaware that the work they are doing impacts the safety of the structure and therefore should have been permitted and inspected.  Most home inspector's clients are looking to buy a home that has had remodeling done in the past.  It is possible that some of the work was done without permits.  This could spell trouble later for buyer, seller, agent, and inspector.  A BuildFax™ Property History Report provided by a InterNACHI home inspector reveals the permit history for the property.  Best of all, it's all done by the InterNACHI inspector quickly and online.

 

Bill Ward, CEO of BUILDERadius said enthusiastically, “Our software was developed in consultation with the International Code Council, the largest model building code organization in the world with over 10,000 city and county members.  We believe that the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) is just as important to the home inspection industry that they serve.  We’re a technology company, and we were extremely impressed with the fact that InterNACHI is way out in front as far as using the power and reach of the Internet to better serve their members and the general public.  InterNACHI is truly blessed to have a visionary leader like Nick Gromicko.”  Nick Gromicko, Executive Director of InterNACHI added, “These BuildFax Reports are similar to CarFax Reports but instead of a Vehicle History Report you can get Property History Reports and Contractor History Reports, basically, all the information in the local building department’s database about a home, and the contractors and subcontractors who built that home.  We believe these BuildFax Reports are going to be part of every real estate transaction in the country in the next few years.”

InterNACHI members save money on the BuildFax Reports by purchasing in bulk (the only organization that enjoys such pricing)  Also, the reports save InterNACHI members time as well through a special InterNACHI member portal being built on InterNACHI.org.  

 

Nick Gromicko summed it all up by saying, “The retail price for a BuildFax Report is $9.95. and less for InterNACHI members.  The average selling price for a home in the United States is $190,000.  So answer this one question for me, if you were a home buyer about to spend $190,000 for a home, would you spend $9.95 to learn everything the local building department knows about the construction of that home?  We believe a substantial percentage of home buyers will answer a resounding YES to that question."

 

Gromicko went on to say, "The more information our members have about a property before the inspection takes place, the better their inspections will be.  BuildFax Reports are like having an invisible helper on the inspection.  This is going to help our members, provide more information to our clients, reduce liability, avoid surprises that could arise during settlement or during the municipal/occupancy inspection, and provide another add-on option our members can charge for.  It's a powerful marketing tool too."

 

By the end of March, 2005 more details on the partnership will be available at InterNACHI.ORG/BuildFax and BuildFax.com/InterNACHI.  For more information contact Nick Gromicko at Nick.Gromicko@InterNACHI.ORG or Mike Pelz at Mike@BuildFax.com. Mike Pelz is the InterNACHI Account Manager for BuildFax.  InterNACHI and BuildFax are holding a joint press conference announcing their partneship and a new users meeting in Houston, Texas in mid March, 2005.

 

 

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