WATERLOO
TECHNICAL SOCIETY
Wednesday,
12 May 1999
Greenstreets at
Cedar Falls Holiday Inn
Topic:
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What
To Look For When Buying a Home
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Speaker:
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Patrick Vollbrecht, Certified Home
Inspections
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Program Chair:
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Tim Boorom
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Biography:
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Patrick Vollbrecht has been a
professional firefighter in Waterloo for over 30 years. He also teaches arson
investigation. Pat inspects rental property for minimum life safety code
enforcement and commercial property for code enforcement. He averages 100 to
130 inspections per year at the Fire Department. Pat owns his own inspection
company, Certified Home Inspections, which he has operated since 1992 doing
an average of 120 inspections per year. These inspections are done primarily
as a prepurchase inspection at the request of the buyer. His company has been
certified through the Home Inspection Institute of America.
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Program:
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Pat will describe what to look for
when buying a home for yourself, a relative, or a friend. He will also show
you how to inspect your current home to ensure that it is safe. In addition,
Pat will point-out how to determine the remaining life expectancy of various
items in a house.
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Time:
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Social period: 6:00 P.M. Dinner:
6:30 P.M. at Greenstreets Restaurant, 5826 University Ave., Cedar Falls.
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Price:
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$10.50 per person (includes tax,
tip & room rent.)
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Reservations:
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Telephone Tim Boorom
(319)266-7085, by noon on Monday, May 10th, 1999. Leave message
on answering machine. Guests are welcome if they make a reservation. Please
state if special dinner preparations are necessary.
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Ballot:
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Please bring the completed
enclosed ballot and program suggestion form with you to this meeting or mail
it prior to this meeting as described on that sheet.
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Dues:
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1999-2000 Dues of $10.00 may be
sent to the Treasurer, Dick Michael, 2628 West 3rd St., Cedar Falls, IA 50613
or may be paid at the meeting.
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