Experienced Home Inspector Putting Clients First

We provide residential and commercial property inspections. We perform inspections according to a Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. We also provide additional types of inspections, including: Pre-Purchase Home Inspections Pre-Listing Home Inspections Radon Gas Testing Mold Inspections and Testing Infrared Thermography Inspections WETT Inspections Commercial Inspections And more.

Buying a home can be stressful, and a home inspection is meant to provide peace of mind. During the inspection, you'll receive a lot of information, including a written report, a checklist, photographs, environmental reports, and verbal comments from the inspector. This can be overwhelming, but it's important to focus on the issues that really matter, which fall into four categories: major defects (e.g., structural failure), issues that could lead to major defects (e.g., a small roof-flashing leak), problems that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy, or insure the home, and safety hazards (e.g., an exposed, live buss bar at the electrical panel). Addressing these issues is crucial, and often, serious problems can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property. Most sellers are honest and may be unaware of defects uncovered during an inspection. Remember, sellers are not obligated to repair everything mentioned in the report, and no home is perfect. Keep things in perspective and avoid making demands for minor issues or deferred maintenance.

We recommend that you read and understand the entire inspection report and ask questions about anything you find. I am responsible for noting defects that I observe during the inspection and consider to be material. A material defect is very serious and must be further evaluated and corrected immediately by a qualified contractor or professional. These material defects will be included in the summary report, but remember, the summary report is not the entire inspection report.

This is written for the real estate professional. The seller has accepted your clients' offer and now, with your help, your clients must choose a home inspector. Should you steer them toward the inspector who writes the softest reports? Should you steer them toward the inspector who pays to be on your office's preferred vendor list? Should you help them find the cheapest inspector? The answers to these questions are of course No, No, and Hell, no. You have a fiduciary duty to your client and, therefore, must recommend the very best inspectors. If you recommend a patty-cake inspector, an inspector who indirectly pays for your recommendation, or a cheap inspector, you violate your fiduciary duty to your client. The National Association of REALTORs defines your duties in their Code of Ethics. Article 1 requires you to protect and promote your clients' interests. Article 6 requires you to disclose any financial benefit you may receive from recommending related real estate services (this also includes any benefit to your broker). Because most real estate agents get paid only if the real estate transaction successfully takes place, your personal interests and your fiduciary duties already conflict. Don't make your situation any worse. The best way to avoid negligent referral claims, to operate ethically, and to fulfill your fiduciary duty is to help your client find an inspector based solely on merit. And although no real estate agent can guarantee the thoroughness of any particular inspector, there is a strong correlation between an inspector's fees and his/her competence (in other words, you get what you pay for). Helping your client find a cheap inspector for the purchase of their lifetime is a violation of your fiduciary duty. When in doubt, shop price, and seek out the most expensive inspectors for your clients.

Choosing the right home inspector can be challenging. Unlike most professionals you hire, you probably won't meet me until our appointment. Inspectors have different qualifications, equipment, experience, reporting methods, and pricing. Ultimately, a thorough home inspection depends heavily on the individual inspector’s effort. If you honor me by allowing me to inspect your new home, I guarantee that I will give you my very best effort. This is my promise to you.

The home inspector is a generalist, not an expert. The inspector's main responsibility is to inspect the home and report on its condition at the time of the inspection. Homeowners should understand that things will break over time; parts of the house will wear out, break down, deteriorate, leak, or stop working. A home inspection does not include predictions of future events, warranties, or guarantees that nothing will ever go wrong. Future events like roof leaks, water intrusion, plumbing leaks, and heating failures are not within the scope of a home inspection and are not the inspector's responsibility. The home inspection and report are based on observations made on the inspection date, not predictions of future conditions. The inspection will not reveal every issue that exists or could exist, only those material defects observed on the inspection date.

I invite you to do a walk through with me after your inspection. I will show you everything about your house that's important for you to know. Feel free to ask me questions while we walk around the property. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to ask me. I will work for you during the inspection until you're happy. We will do everything in our power to make sure you are completely in the know !!

Please read the Home Inspection Standards of Practice (www.nachi.org/sop), the Code of Ethics (www.nachi.org/code_of_ethics), the home inspection agreement that we sign before we begin the home inspection at the property, the entire inspection report(s) and not just the summary, and the InterNACHI® home maintenance book that I will give you at the end of the inspection.