John's Blog

The history of Valentine's day is actually a bit of a mystery but here are a few fun facts: According to one legend, a third century Roman Priest named Valentine was imprisoned (possible for permorming outlawed marriages) and while in prison was visited by a young woman who he fell in love with. ...

Wow! LaRocca Inspections is celebrating it's 15th year in business in May! It's amazing how fast time flies by. When LaRocca Inspections was first incorporated in 1994, it consisted of a few guys in a garage. Here's a company photo from way back then, that's me on the far right and my partners Bo...

This blog was posted by John LeBaron at Chimney Check Professionals and I wanted to share it with my Groups and Associates because I feel that it is a handy tool for Realtors to use when doing their own inspection of the property. I believe that his tips may very well help someone avoid litigati...

It is no secret that our country is suffering economically. People are trying to stretch a dollar wherever they can. Here are 2 ways that the economy may have an effect upon your inspection. 1. Many people are purchasing bank owned homes thinking that they are saving money without realizing the v...

My company, LaRocca Inspections, has been using a wonderful scheduling office to book our inspections for years. They are located in the same office as us and began booking our sister companies inspections a few years back as well (Mold, Chimney & Sewer Inspections.) This was so successful and so...

My Company, LaRocca Inspections, had a team of walkers and runners at the annual Say No to Drugs Holiday Classic 5K/10K Race. I wanted to share the info with Active Rain about the cause www.Saynotodrugsrace.org Here are some photos of "TEAM LAROCCA" this past Sunday after the race! GROUP SHOT (No...

Hey SoCal Realtors! The annual Realtor Expo is coming starting tomorrow (TUESDAY, OCT 14th) and going through Thursday (OCT 16th). If you've never come to a C.A.R. Expo I urge you to come by. they expect more than 10,000 realtors this year and there are hundreds of vendors and dozens of seminars ...

I RAN ACROSS THESE HALLOWEEN / REAL ESTATE RELATED COMICS AND DECIDED TO SHARE THEM. ALL KIDDING ASIDE, I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU ARE MANAGING, DESPITE THE SUFFERING ECONOMY. MY COMPANY, LaRocca Inspections IS STILL DOING 120-150 INSPECTIONS AND UP PER WEEK. (Quite a few are bank owned properties) S...

We're at the tail end of the summer season making it the perfect time to take a look around your home to see how well it is prepared for the Fall season. I've laid out my suggestion for a fall check-up checklist. Walk around the interior checking the windows and doors for proper operation and wea...

The 5.4 earthquake that struck Chino Hills almost exactly a month ago luckily caused only minor damage but it reminded us that we live in earthquake country. If the earthquake prompted you to become better prepared for the next seismic event then at least there is something positive that came out...