By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about clues! Many times, when inspecting a house, you have to maintain the mentality of a detective and know how...
Author - Mitch Kuffa
Mitchell J. Kuffa Jr. has been in the construction industry since 1967. In that time, he was worked as a construction superintendent, general superintendent and construction manager for several large developers in the state of Michigan.
He has been a licensed Michigan residential builder since 1977, was an incorporated general contractor for 11 years and has built and/or run the construction of approx. 3,500 residential houses, apartments, commercial structures and/or light industrial buildings.
In 1981 he started the first private home inspection agency in Michigan and to date has personally performed approx. 16,000 inspections for a fee.
Since 1981, Mr. Kuffa, inspects properties and acts as a construction consultant for the Michigan Department of Mental Health (group homes), UAW Legal Services, numerous lenders, several non-profit organizations and for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Mr. Kuffa is a federal housing fee inspector and FHA 203K mortgage loan consultant, works with several attorney's as an "expert witness", has been appointed by the Michigan circuit court system to act as a Receiver in several cases concerning construction litigation and teaches a series of construction classes (for misc. school districts, community colleges. Michigan state housing authority, etc.).
Mr. Kuffa has been a member of the National Association of Home Inspectors, in good standing, since 1983.
By Mitch Kuffa Here are some “Fun Facts” that I have discovered after having been in the construction industry for 40 years and...
By Mitch Kuffa SCENARIO’S Let’s talk about some very interesting scenarios that we have discovered while inspecting homes. STOP THE WATER...
By Mitch Kuffa SYMPTOMS: Let’s talk about SYMPTOMS! Have you ever had the experience of going to a doctor and having him simply look at the...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about cracks & holes. If you were to walk around the outside of your house and carefully look for small...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about your house and its electrical system. When inspecting houses, I am constantly surprised at the amount of...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about ways that you can OVERSPEND on your house. When inspecting houses, I am surprised at some of the...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about treated or composite wood decks. Wood decks became popular about 30 years ago. On average they have a life...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about the job descriptions of different people you’ll work with when purchasing/selling a home. The REALTOR...
By Mitch Kuffa Let’s talk about some interesting and surprising differences between brand new and older homes. I recently had a call from a Michigan...