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home maintenance book
"Now that you've had a home inspection..."
$2.20 each (plus shipping and handling)
"Price of this 2nd edition will never increase. That's my promise to you." - Ben Gromicko, Author and Publisher
front 
back 
inside (cover is color; inside is black)
116 pages, over 130 illustrations and high-res pictures,
effective cover, professionally edited, true-black text
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After you receive your books, if you change your mind and decide not to keep them,
You can mail them back to me, and I will reimburse you the cost of the books (but not the shipping costs).
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On the back cover...
"You are now a new homeowner. The most important thing to understand as a new homeowner is that things break. As time moves on, parts of your house will wear out, break down, deteriorate, leak, or simply stop working.
If you hired a certified home inspector, that was a good decision and money well spent. Your home inspector inspected the home and reported the home’s condition as it was at the time of the inspection. That is the main responsibility of a home inspector.
This book addresses your responsibility. Every homeowner has similar concerns and questions. And they are all related to home maintenance.
• “What should I look for?”
• “What does a real problem look like?”
• “How should it be corrected?”
The answers to these questions are in this book.
This book will guide you through the systems of a typical house, how they work, and how to maintain them. You will learn what to monitor (what to look for) as the house ages. Just like the engine of an automobile, your house works as a system of independent parts. Every part has an impact on the operation of many others. A typical home has more than 10,000 parts. What happens when all the parts work together in the most desirable, optimal way? You are rewarded with a house that is durable, comfortable, healthy and energy-efficient.
If you hired a certified home inspector, that was a good decision and money well spent. Your home inspector inspected the home and reported the home’s condition as it was at the time of the inspection. That is the main responsibility of a home inspector.
This book addresses your responsibility. Every homeowner has similar concerns and questions. And they are all related to home maintenance.
• “What should I look for?”
• “What does a real problem look like?”
• “How should it be corrected?”
The answers to these questions are in this book.
This book will guide you through the systems of a typical house, how they work, and how to maintain them. You will learn what to monitor (what to look for) as the house ages. Just like the engine of an automobile, your house works as a system of independent parts. Every part has an impact on the operation of many others. A typical home has more than 10,000 parts. What happens when all the parts work together in the most desirable, optimal way? You are rewarded with a house that is durable, comfortable, healthy and energy-efficient.
You can make it happen. This book will help you."
The FREE Book Display
Attract people to your table at home or trade shows.
Sell the book for $6.95 and make some money while marketing
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4 Steps to Get More Inspection Jobs
Agents love this book.
Agents have been ordering this book for themselves. 
They are giving
the book out to their home buying and selling clients. This is PROOF that agents love the book. Become known by agents that you are the inspector who gives out that great home maintenance book.
They are giving
the book out to their home buying and selling clients. This is PROOF that agents love the book. Become known by agents that you are the inspector who gives out that great home maintenance book.Step 1. Order your books.
Step 2. Staple your home
inspection business card on the bottom of the front cover of each book
(or affix your own custom label with your inspection business contact
info on it).
Step 3. On the front covers, scribble with a big magic marker "Do not throw out!"
Step 4. Deliver the books
to the broker/owner or manager of each real estate office in your local
market. (Or hand a copy to the agent at the inspection.)
Add the book to your inspection reports.
They will dress up your inspection reports, impress real estate agents,
and get you more referrals. They are 3-hole punched for a ring binder.
Give one to your favorite real estate agent, too.
Advertise on your website: "My inspection reports come with this free home maintenance book."
Put a picture of the book cover on your website. Gain competitive
advantage with this book. (Right click on the picture and save.)
Drop one off at every home for sale. Remember... every seller is likely a buyer in your local market area. "Hi,
I'm a local home inspector and I noticed that you are selling your
home. I'd like to give you this free book. My business card is
attached. Call me if you need any inspections on the home you are
moving to... or if you would like me to inspect the home you are
selling."
Reduce liability. The
book is also written specifically to reduce your liability by reminding
your clients that a home inspection does not reveal every defect that
exists, that certain issues are outside the scope of a home inspection,
and that a homeowner is now responsible for maintaining their home.
Use a customer survey with the book. Free Client Satisfaction Survey that comes with the book.
Additional inspections. Inside this maintenance book, there are 22 very good reasons to hire you again. The book makes the recommendation to hire an inspector every year as part of a
complete homeowner maintenance plan. The book promotes ancillary
inspections too.
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Author & Publisher
BEN GROMICKO ben@nachi.tv (303)862-2611
InterNACHI Director of Online Education
NACHI.TV Producer of Online Training Videos
InterNACHI Certified Master Inspector ID#9701010
Boulder, CO
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