09/17/2026
What makes a good home inspection?
For me, it’s pretty simple: be thorough, keep learning, use the best tools available, and give my client the very best inspection I can.
I crawl the crawlspaces. I get into the attics. I walk roofs when conditions allow. I test and operate what I can access. If something doesn’t look right, I don’t just move on to the next checkbox.
My reports are written the same way. I’m not interested in filling them with “appears serviceable” or using “further evaluation recommended” as an easy way out. I want my clients to know what I found, why it matters, and what they should do about it.
Sometimes the right answer is “I’m not sure.” I’ll never pretend to know something I don’t. I’ll tell you what I observed, what I know, what I don’t know, and point you in the right direction.
Of course I carry Errors & Omissions insurance. It actually doesn’t cost me any extra on top of my general liability policy. Kind of a no brainer to not have it. That’s part of responsibly running an inspection business. But it’s not a selling point for me. My goal is to provide the kind of thorough inspection where my insurance policy never needs to become part of the conversation.
No inspector is perfect. I certainly don’t claim to be.
I just refuse to make “good enough” the standard.
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