Purchasing your Home with Confidence

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Overview

Lecture 1: Understand your value

Lecture 2: Perspective on Utility Bills

Lecture 3: Location

Lecture 4: Home Inspections

Lecture 5: Vacations / Going away

Lecture 6: Maintaining your home

Lecture 7: Video

Chapter 3: Roofing

Lecture 1: Overall

Lecture 2: Age

Lecture 3: Type of Roofing

Lecture 4: Asphalt Roofing

Lecture 5: Steel Roofing

Lecture 6: Roof Warranty

Lecture 7: Video and Summary

Chapter 4: Exterior: Structures

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: How is the deck fastened to your house (if it is?)

Lecture 3: Condition of the materials

Lecture 4: Deck foundation

Lecture 5: Movement

Lecture 6: Safety

Chapter 5: Exterior: Landscaping, Grading, Water Management, Wall Surfaces

Lecture 1: Water Management

Lecture 2: What is Grade?

Lecture 3: Retaining Walls

Lecture 4: Landscaping and the effects of your exterior cladding

Lecture 5: Safety

Lecture 6: Downspouts & Gutters

Lecture 7: Wall Surfaces

Lecture 8: Wall Surfaces – Stucco

Lecture 9: Video and Summary

Chapter 6: Electrical

Lecture 1: Service

Lecture 2: Main Disconnect

Lecture 3: Service size

Lecture 4: Circuits

Lecture 5: Panel types

Lecture 6: Wiring Types

Lecture 7: Safety

Lecture 8: Electrical Work

Lecture 9: Video and Summary

Chapter 7: Structure

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Structure System: Roof

Lecture 3: Structure System: Walls

Lecture 4: Structure System: Floor

Lecture 5: Structure System: Foundation

Lecture 6: Structure System: Movement is inevitable

Lecture 7: Structure System: Freeze / Thaw movement

Lecture 8: Structure System: Understanding the effects of removing walls / bearing walls

Lecture 9: Video and Summary

Chapter 8: Heating & Cooling

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Fuel Types

Lecture 3: Furnace

Lecture 4: Boiler

Lecture 5: Combustion and Venting

Lecture 6: Baseboard heat

Lecture 7: Air Conditioner

Lecture 8: Chimney

Lecture 9: Video and Summary

Chapter 9: Insulation

Lecture 1: Insulation Types

Lecture 2: Attics

Lecture 3: Crawlspaces

Lecture 4: Video and Summary

Chapter 10: Plumbing

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Plumbing System

Lecture 3: Plumbing Materials

Lecture 4: Water Heater – Tank style

Lecture 5: Tankless Water Heater

Lecture 6: Water Heater – Combustion and Venting

Lecture 7: Sump Pump

Lecture 8: Sewage Ejector Pump

Lecture 9: Shut off valve

Lecture 10: Common Areas of Concern

Lecture 11: Video and Summary

Chapter 11: Interior

Lecture 1: Appliances

Lecture 2: Basement Leakage

Lecture 3: Kitchen & Bathroom ventilation

Lecture 4: Doors & Windows

Lecture 5: Flooring

Lecture 6: Water Damage

Lecture 7: Mold Issues

Lecture 8: Garage Spaces

Lecture 9: Asbestos

Lecture 10: Insects / Vermin

Lecture 11: Video and Summary

Chapter 12: Insurance

Lecture 1: Overall

Lecture 2: Underwriting

Lecture 3: Dwelling limit

Lecture 4: Contents

Lecture 5: Detached Private Structure