Home Inspections

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Before You Buy a Home! Research, research, research..... Read on

Does or did the inspector represent you? Avoid the agents list.... Read on

Agents Fail to Disclose Representation Who can you trust in a real estate deal?..... Read on

Insurers Keep a Secret History of Your Home A huge database not only tracks claims, it also looks for risks such as toxic mold. That's why homeowners with even minor water damage are being cancelled and are sometimes unable to sell. Read on

Seller Disclosure The truth, the whole truth and nothing but ..... Read on

New Homes Need Inspection...Where do you think the bad stuff in used homes came from? ........ Read on

Are You Buying on Emotions? If you are buying on emotions then you are the perfect victim...Read on

How Widespread Appraisal Fraud Puts Homeowners at Risk And we thought the process was fair and impartial.... Read on

Rules Govern Broker's Role in Inspections Can make agent responsible for bad inspection. Read on

A Dismal Standard in New Homes Read on

Incomplete Inspection Shackles Homeowners Buyer must ensure House passes muster. But City Hall says there's nothing it can do, and that it was the buyers' job to make sure house passed inspection....Read on

Building Investigation Uncovers Big Problems The Home Builders Association said some of these problems are the homeowners' fault because they didn't point out problems as their home was built.

"This is the biggest single invest - ment you're going to make in your life, and you walk into it and just roll the dice? Say "Here's the down- payment, give me a Tudor 410 on lot 63? I think you are real stupid," Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando representative Tom Lagomarsino said. Read on

Lower Your Property Taxes Plan ahead to lower your taxes
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Remodeler and Contractor Rip-off and Nightmare Considering a remodel or significant repairs?....Read on

ICC/IRC Combination
Code Certified
for Building, Electrical,
Plumbing, Mchanical

SBCCI Combination
Code Certified
for Building, Electrical,
Plumbing, Mchanical

Texas Dept. of Insurance
Residential Property Inspector 16708061031

TREC Pofessional
Inspector 1646

The custom inspection we provide pays for itself many times over very quickly. Why? Experience and reporting. Even just one repair item can cost far more than the inspection. I'm not the typical 3-4 inspections per day volume inspector that doesn't want you at the inspection. Our clients have included builders, engineers and yes, other inspectors along with smart buyers because they know the difference between inspectors and inspections. Getting a cheap inspection from a favorite list via a sales agent may initially sound good and innocent but it will probably be the most expensive inspection you ever paid for. I see and hear this everyday.

Why would you hire someone that has no code training or certification to inspect your property?"

The TREC inspection license is a business license for resale real estate only. It is not a certification or guarantee of qualifications.

Combination code certification is a voluntary designation indicating one of the highest professional achievements a person can obtain. There is no other certification that is as credible through any trade or marketing association. It is not required by the State of Texas for any inspector to be code certified. Hence, the vast majority are not and some are only partially certiied. The only legally national recognized certification is from the International Code Council (ICC) which has become the singular building code organization in the United States except for the National Electric Code. However, some inspectors claim they are certified or mis-lead you into thinking they are. The highest certification is "residential combination certified" which is building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical. A energy inspector or residential building inspector designation is not a complete combination code certified inspector.

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