Whether you’re buying or selling a home, having a professional home inspection from a leading home inspection company will give you peace of mind and assist you in a smoother transaction.
If you bought a home full of defects, & believe you have been ‘duped’ by your agent…If you were talked out of obtaining a Home Inspection by your agent or Homebuilder… If you were given a ‘list’ of Home Inspectors & that list contained ‘approved’ Inspectors… If you were told to find the ‘cheapest’ inspector… If your Inspector ‘missed’ defects in the home you purchased… If you were told by your agent or Inspector that the ‘Home Warranty’ would ‘cover’ a defect, & the Home Warranty Company denied your claim…Call us Today!
Does the Inspector have a history of lawsuits? How long has the Inspector been licensed? (look at the license number) When you call the Inspection Company, are you hiring the Inspector of record, or are you being sent a ‘newby’ or inexperienced Inspector? Does the Inspector produce meaningful and accurate Inspections? Is your inspector on Record as having stated he should not be required to locate ‘safety’ related defects in the home unless you pay extra to protect your family?
How many years has the Home Inspector actually Inspected Homes? Has the Inspector been designated an ‘Expert Witness’ Is the Inspector a ‘Professional Inspector’ qualified to educate, and formally train ‘new’ inspectors? Does your Inspector’s education far exceed the minimum required by the State Licensing Agencies? Call us Today! Our Inspectors are fully qualified and experienced in Home Inspections & Construction Techniques.
Five Star Home Inspections Inc.’s Chief Inspector, Mark Eberwine, has been Inspecting Homes and Commercial properties, educating clients, and assisting satisfied clients for 24 years.
Most home inspectors only report on major deficiencies, we are there to find all deficiencies whether minor or major. We feel that all deficiencies are important in a home inspection. Not necessarily for the seller to make numerous repairs but to inform the potential buyer of exactly what they are getting into. We like our clients to have a complete knowledge of all repairs needed so they can perform preventive maintenance on their new home. Most of all we are big on service, helping our clients during the buying process and after their home purchase. We have even gone as far as going back to a home after it is purchased and offered the client tips on repairing deficiencies found during the inspection.
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A full home inspection is; Electrical, plumbing, HVAC systems, foundation, structure, roof, attic, attic insulation, doors, windows, appliances, fireplace, site inspections, exterior, wall cladding, crawl spaces. Basically all things visible except for low voltage systems, fencing, sprinkler systems, and out buildings (buildings not attached to the main structure). Any one of these can be added by agreement between the inspector and client for an additional charge in some cases. We specialize in new home punch list and older homes using our vast experience in the home building and remodeling industry. We also use all of these services to do a pre-list inspection before you put your home on the market. We also perform roof inspections and four point insurance inspections.
A commercial building inspection is basically the same as a home inspection except that we do look at parking lots and emergency lighting and safety hazards that are associated with commercial properties. Commercial properties require an inspection team that knows exactly what to look for. There are many more variables to consider when inspecting a commercial property. This can be anything from the infrastructure of the commercial property to its size, which can be a lot bigger than a residential property. To do this efficiently and effectively, you need an inspection service that has the experience and the knowledge to accomplish this task.
When hunting for a home inspector, their fee should be your last question. As the weather warms up and open houses attract prospective buyers, hiring a home inspector can provide negotiating leverage for the buyer or warn of potential problems. “No home is perfect, not even new construction,” says Brenda Avilla-Kintz, a Realtor with Legacy…
I received a testimonial from one of my clients today that is a perfect illustration of what a ‘testimonial’ should tell the reader. Before I get into this particular testimonial, I want to talk about what is wrong about so many Home Inspection Testimonials. The homebuyer will write a glowing letter about the Home Inspector…
You are buying a home. You think you can rely on your REALTOR® for sound advice concerning your choice of a Real Estate Inspector. Surprise! The Inspector you ended up hiring is not even licensed. It may be that the Inspector was never licensed, lost his license to disciplinary action, failed to take the required…
It is that time of year again. And…there is a new twist; a new contributor to carbon monoxide poisoning that may be showing up in new homes more often than one might think. I recently inspected a brand new home that had the heating and air conditioning system configured so that there is a ‘fresh-air’…
Home Buyers…Beware the Low Bid In over 20 years of working with home buyers that are building a new home, it is amazing how many of them have fallen for the ‘Low Bid’ shenanigans that many home builders devise. Time after time, I see where a home buyer is lured into thinking that they can…
You have decided to purchase a home. Whether a new home or a pre-owned home, you deserve to know the true condition of the home. Knowing as much about the home as is reasonably possible gives you a better opportunity to protect your family. Many defects found in pre-owned homes were there since the day…
Home buyers Benefit from Home builder and Inspector Information Sharing The Texas Association of Real Estate Inspectors (TAREI) is providing on-site education for Texas Real Estate Inspectors this January 20th & 21st. While continuing to offer classroom instruction on how to protect clients by teaching the Art and Intricacies of Home Inspections, TAREI is now…
So, you have decided to sell your house. It can be for any reason. You may have outgrown your current house. You could be downsizing. You may be cost cutting and looking for a way to trim your mortgage payment and related property taxes. It doesn’t matter why you want to sell your house. What…
It is really amazing how many pressures honest real estate agents must contend with in this day and age of greed and deception and often the pressures come from those in their own industry. But first, let’s talk about the hard working, honest and confident real estate agent. Confident agents guide their clients to competent…
There is a recent move within the Inspector Advisory Committee (IAC) at the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) to alter the Rules and the Standards that a Licensed Real Estate Inspector must comply with. This will be a real test to see whether IAC can convince the Commissioners at TREC that an ‘As Built, Performance-Based’…
This article is a continuation of a multi-part series on the dangers of the Texas Real Estate Commission’s Inspector Advisory Committee’s (IAC) attempts to alter the Real Estate Commission Rules and Standards of Practice that govern the actions of Real Estate Inspectors (aka ‘Home Inspector’). What follows are more examples of how homebuyers and sellers…
Whether you are buying a home or selling a home, don’t let 3rd parties put you at risk. As a buyer, you are entitled to know exactly what you are buying. As a seller, you don’t want the liability that a lack of disclosure and lack of discovery can create. Sellers should know that the…
