For the Real Estate Professional 

As public awareness of the effects of Radon Gas in our homes increases, you will be called upon to answer many questions in regards to how it will affect the real estate transaction. 

Mr. Radon is dedicated to the education of your profession and provides a three hour continuing education credit class through the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) entitled:

Radon Gas – What you Need to Know and how it will Affect the Future of Real Estate Transactions

Whether you like it or not you are going to have to deal with this issue. What is it? Where is it? Should I be concerned? How do I get rid of it? What do I tell my clients when they ask me about it?  Get the answers you need to handle your client’s questions from this radon specialist.  To enquire when the next course is offered contact www.torontorealestateboard.com

The founder of Mr. Radon, Bob Wood is also a partner in Town & Country Home Inspections and is one of a handful of Certified Radon Technicians in Canada. He also teaches a Home Inspection course for Durham College and plumbing to apprentices at Local 46.  Bob is a master plumber, and a certified home inspector.   He has a Bachelor of Arts of Adult Education and a Bachelor of Education from the University of Toronto.

• You can attend a one hour introductory credit course at the Toronto Real Estate Board’s annual convention “Realtor Quest” on May 13th at 10:30 a.m. in Toronto. The course is entitled “The Top Six Ways to Avoid a Radon Problem"

• Speaking engagements are also available for your office, community group, or association on radon and a variety of other related housing subjects. 

Some considerations and conditions you should know about having a Radon Gas short term test

• for 12 hours before the test starts the windows and doors must be closed and remain closed other than momentary entry and exit
• the technician will place “tamper tape” on windows when monitor is placed
• home owner to complete an agreement of conditions  (regardless of who is invoiced)
• the monitor is picked up by the technician two days later
• monitor is connected to clients phone line, data is down loaded via a toll free phone line
• data is reviewed by independent laboratory www.radalink.com
• results can be emailed to any party directly from the laboratory

If your clients have any questions regarding whether or not they should test the home they are purchasing or living in, please guide them to this website which will provide them with all of the information they will need to make an educated decision. 

What’s in it for the real estate agent?

• You have showed your clients that you are genuinely concerned about their health
• You have proved that you are actively providing the best service you can for your clients by being “in the know” of environmental issues affecting the health of their home
• All real estate agents need to have a handful of specialists they can refer or seek advice from
• Mr. Radon is a full service company providing mitigation services for high test results, we can help you solve your clients problems  
• Mr. Radon has a full money back guarantee on their mitigation installation

Since many people are concerned about the health affects of prolonged exposure to radon gas, it is good to know that there is a good method for measuring radon, and that if it is found to be elevated, it can be fixed. 

Please refer to the many professional and qualified links provided within this website to broaden your understanding of radon gas.