Michigan Matt

Hello folks. This is my first posting to this site, so be patient if some of the formatting etc. isn't just right. Yes, I strongly suspect that First Source is using your sign-on info to generate a mailing list. I don't have a problem with that. A vast number of useful sites use that technique, because the list is their main reason for being, and the useful info is just a way of providing eyeballs for whatever someone wants to sell. TV has worked that way for years; the commercials are the real purpose of the medium, the programming is just a way to get people to sit in front of it. When a code question comes up during an inspection (and it will, even though I never mention it first), I explain to my clients that codes change for good reasons, and if new knowledge or technology has made houses safer or better, it's wise to apply that to an old house, even if there is no official requirement to do so. One more thing. Over the course of good month, I may work in 50 different jurisdictions here in Metro Detroit. Keeping track of code updates and officials in all of those is not even concievable. I think the site is a great idea, and I hope they add a lot more cities over time.