Lisa Turner

About Lisa Turner Lisa Phillips Turner is the home improvement columnist for the Clay County Progress in Hayesville, North Carolina. Lisa started her own home inspection company in 2008. Less than 1.6% of all licensed home inspectors are female. Lisa hit it off with both realtors and homeowners. It didn't hurt that Lisa was also a licensed general contractor with home building experience. She is able to sort out the details for home buyers, builders, and sellers so that they do not overspend....See more

About Lisa Turner Lisa Phillips Turner is the home improvement columnist for the Clay County Progress in Hayesville, North Carolina. Lisa started her own home inspection company in 2008. Less than 1.6% of all licensed home inspectors are female. Lisa hit it off with both realtors and homeowners. It didn't hurt that Lisa was also a licensed general contractor with home building experience. She is able to sort out the details for home buyers, builders, and sellers so that they do not overspend. Readers of Lisa's columns asked her to assemble the ten years of advice into one volume. She did this in House Keys: Tips and Tricks from a Female Home Inspector . About House Keys At 456 pages and 238 solution packed articles, House Keys provides a handy resource for homeowners. Not only does the book explain how to save money building, buying, and selling a home, it also covers gadgets, automation, safety, organizing, rightsizing, cleaning, and maintenance. An entire section explains what a home inspection is and is not, and how to use an inspection to save money. Perfect for millennials, who want direct and simple answers to home ownership questions. Lisa's writing style is light and infused with humor. One Amazon reviewer said, "The surprise was that anywhere you dip in to the book and start reading, you can't put it down. The stories are fun, the techniques work, the writing is clear, and reading the inspection stories was a hoot." See less