Our series on Tips for Buying and Renting a Healthier Home continues with thoughtful insights from Indoor Environmental Professional (IEP), Michael Schrantz!

Michael has had a long career helping people understand what may or may not be going on in their home. He understands how easily it is for our emotions and fear to keep us from moving forward and offers a practical approach to buying and renting a healthier home.

In Part 1 of our interview, Michael explains how to minimize our exposure risk and how to maximize our confidence that the home we bought or rented is going to work for us. He reminds us that at the end of the day, this process is not about zero uncertainty, it’s about risk management.

If a move is in your future, be sure to check out Part 1 of our interview with Michael Schrantz!

Episode Highlights: 

·       How did you get started in the indoor air quality space? (0:44)

·       When someone is looking to buy or rent a home, and they are doing the initial walk through (like an open house), what are some areas in the home a person can check themselves and what are they looking for exactly? (5:38)

·       What do people need to take into consideration regarding different foundation types like crawlspaces, basements, and slabs? (13:46)

·       When it comes to heating and cooling options, what are some considerations when it comes to HVACs, swamp coolers, mini splits, window units, etc.? (22:32)

·       What are some exterior issues to be mindful of that might impact the interior of the home? (30:40)

·       Can mold in one part of the home impact the rest of the home? What is stack effect? (36:32)

·       Can mold behind a wall affect you? (40:34)

·       Can dormant or “dead” mold affect you? (44:26)

·       If someone is buying a home, is a standard home inspection on its own enough? What else might someone want to consider? (49:45)

·       Some final thoughts for anyone buying or renting a home. (52:39)

·       If people wanted to get in touch with you, how would they do that? (55:56)

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