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the best
For Sale By Owner book
The best-selling guide book
for all sellers. FSBOComplete™ is organized into 8 Simple Proven Steps, guaranteed to help you sell your house.
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By reading and following FSBOComplete™ proven guides, you, the For Sale By Owner
seller, will find the answers to your questions and:
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- Maximize your profit by setting the right price
- Handle inspection issues
- List your house on the Internet for FREE
- Gain knowledge and control of the whole selling process
- Learn to negotiate like the top agents
- and much, much more
Asbestos ABC's - The Basics
© 2007 Complete Books Publishing, Inc.
Summary: Once upon a time, asbestos was used extensively
in home building. Because it is now known asbestos causes mesothelioma and lung cancer, if an
inspector suspects that your house may have it, he may recommend a specialized inspection for this.
What Is Asbestos?
Asbestos is a natural mined mineral. Its very nature, long, thin cotton-like fibers, make it a
wonderfully useful material, but also make it deadly. The fact that it can be spun and woven just
like cotton only served to ensure it widespread use. Prior to 1989, asbestos was used in drywall
joint compound, textured wall treatments, vinyl floor tiles, ceiling tiles, roofing materials,
including shingles, siding, certain types of countertops, concrete, bricks, and pipe and electrical
insulation, in addition to many uses outside of construction.
Asbestos is still in use as a building material in China, India and other countries, but it has been
banned for most uses in the United States since the late 1980's when its phase out began.
What Should You Do About It?
Even if the form it is in, such as asbestos siding, is probably not harmful, even the mere mention
of it can kill your deal. Therefore, even if you only suspect that asbestos may be present, get it
tested for and if present, get it remediated. Because asbestos was so widely used, many remediation
services are available, but it must be done by a licensed contractor who specializes in asbestos
removal.
There are two basic ways of dealing with asbestos: Removing it or sealing it so it cannot become
airborne. Removal by a contractor licensed by the federal or state EPA is the gold standard. If it's
gone, it can no longer be a problem. However, like many gold-standards, it is expensive. Sealing is
not only much less expensive, but is appropriate under certain circumstances.
We would definitely not recommend this as a do-it-yourself project.
REMEMBER: Once you are aware of a defect, you will need to disclose it.
This is another reason to correct problems before putting your house on the market.
For more about what you need to disclose, see Disclosures
Please email me at deb@fsbocomplete.com
with your thoughts, comments, questions, or just to say "Hi".
Deb
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