At Direct Inspections we service the greater Sarasota and Manatee service area. Please check our location pages for in depth information of the different locations we serve. Direct Inspections works throughout most areas in Sarasota and Manatee Counties.

Located just an hour or so south of Tampa Bay, Sarasota is a fantastic place to live, work and own a home. Sarasota has...

Anybody have any knowledge on this program? My unemployment ended last week. I reached out to them prior to this to find out about this program which allows you to continue collecting benefits while you attend school. I am set to start school on January 6th. I am not sure if I will qualify, as it says you need to let them know you are interested by your 16th week of benefits. My claim had to go through an appeal process so i eventually was approved for the full 26 weeks, but ofcourse only collected...

I only said, for this Christmas luncheon at work, that I would just bring macaroni salad. Well, when a co-worker bringing the green beans tomorrow is absent today, it motivated me to initiate an idea.

So, we needed another green vegetable for the luncheon. I was already bringing something cold, already prepared at the local Market Street, but I needed to still come up with something hot to bring an added flair to our food groupings for Hump Day. That same...

Did we just jump to conclusions when my Houston Astros were accused of cheating in allegations made recently? I present this case because, believe it or not, it could end up just being that: an accusation.

Mike Fiers, who once pitched two and a half seasons for Houston, was once a likable teammate for the Astros who ended up excluded from the World Series roster in 2017, when the team won a championship. Then came two years later, and Fiers, now with the Oakland...

Up until the 1960s many Florida homes used oil as a heat source. Subsequently, many had oil tanks buried on the property. These days, these tanks are no longer in use. However if you're buying a home with a buried tank on the property, there can be a substantial cost to having the tank removed or decommissioned.

You'll want to speak with the seller of the home to ask if a tank is present on the...