Affiliated Inspectors

Larry is amazing!! He is so thorough, knowledgeable and funny! He made it clear to the listing agent that is works for us - the buyers and that he is on our side!! I would use Larry again in a heartbeat! I will use him before we put OUR house on the market to identify and remedy any issues ahead of time!!!

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cvLarry is great. He is extremely thorough and takes the time to explain every aspect of your new home to you. Especially when purchasing an older home or one that will need work, you really need that level of detail. He would also be perfect for first time home buyers. He is courteous, helpful and really goes above and beyond. I can't recommend him enough!

It went well very.  He walked me through the "problem" areas and gave me an idea of costs.

They were pretty good. They actually ended up giving us a discount through Angie's List. They were very thorough. They wrote a report a couple of days later. They were extremely thorough and friendly.

This was the most complete home inspection I have ever witnessed and I have purchased two homes in the past. The house on Grant Drive is over 50 years old. Before my brother begins a full renovation of the property, we wanted to have a detailed thorough inspection. Larry arrived early and began work immediately. He was very friendly and thorough. He provided a lot of tips on how to save on repairs and some DIY advice. We started on some mini projects after he left. I would highly recommend this company to anyone desiring a complete home inspection from an experienced knowledgeable professional. I am extremely pleased with the service provided and written inspection report.

I was pleased with his inspection. He gave good advice and was very helpful.

As the other reviewers said, the inspector was unbelievably thorough.  He showed me EVERYTHING that was wrong with the house, regardless of how seemingly insignificant (it wasn't).  It put me in an excellent bargaining position to buy my house, and I knew exactly what to repair after I bought it.  These guys are worth what might seem like a higher price.

Our inspector was Robert Goldberg.  Robert was right on time (to the minute), and was extremely thorough and very personable.  
He looked over absolutely every inch of the house, inside and out, and talked us through everything he was doing, why he was doing it, and whatever notes he was making for his report.  He gave us a lot of tips and suggestions for improvements and how to do them, especially painting.  It is an older home, built in 1950 and we had a lot of concerns about structural integrity, but Robert was very confident in his assessment that the structure and major systems were in good condition.
Robert was extremely knowledgable and a really nice man.  He is a talker!  Communication is definitely not a problem.  I would use him again and recommend him to others in a heartbeat.

I am a first time home buyer and my realtor recommended Larry.  I was a little shocked at the price of the home inspection but I figured I was getting a good quality home inspector who knew what he was doing.  I did research on Affiliated Inspectors and compared the company to other home inspection companies I was considering and definitely thought Affiliated Inspectors was right for the job.  I was extremely impressed with Larry's wealth of knowledge and history of home building.  He was extremely thorough with his home inspection... my dad came along and he was also quite impressed!!

Everything went very well.  Not only was the inspection satisfactory, but the inspector also pointed out other potential problems that could cause further damage to the building in the future.  He also gave me tips on mold control and how to get rid of it and a lesson on convector units.  He was punctual, courteous, and knowledgeable.  I was thoroughly satisfied with his assessment and would highly recommend the company to acquaintances and friends.  I would recommend that in the future the company give the client an idea of when to expect the electronic report.

The seller agrees to fix all of items in the inspection report and I just came from the final-walk through and I have to thank one more time. Because if there weren't enough and detailed explanation while he is inspecting, I wouldn't be able to get what I need.

I'm a first-time home buyer, so this was my first experience with having a home inspected.  I really appreciated the inspector's thoroughness and patience.  He spent a lot of time explaining everything to me, including problems with the house, as well as general things I should know about the house (how to turn off the water and gas in an emergency, for example).  He also showed me things to look for in the future.  For example, one of the shower head s had a yellowish/orange residue on it, and he explained that the particular coloring indicated bacteria and recommended that I have the shower head replaced and keep an eye out for similar problems with the other shower head in the house.   I really appreciated getting a good explanation of what is going on with the house, rather than just having him tell me to replace the shower head with no explanation as to why.  After the inspection, the full report, with lots of details and pictures, was in my inbox in less than 24 hours.  I feel a lot more confident now about buying this house.

Dan was fantastic and helped point out any problem areas with our new house and alleviate our fears regarding other potential problems.  He took the time to sit down and explain the whole process too before he started.

An Affiliated Inspectors contractor met me at the home that needed to be inspected. The contractor gave me the associated paper work to look over and sign. The contractor went over the inspection process with me and told me what he was going to be doing and that if anything needed to be fixed, I would receive an email with the details of the file that was submitted to the builder.We then proceeded to the construction site where the contractor met with the site manager and then began the inspection. After the inspection was completed, the contractor showed me the errors that were found and showed them to the construction manager so that he could note them as well. Then the inspection was complete. Later that day I received an email from Affilated Inspectors with a pdf file of the photographs and an explanation of what they found and what the builder needed to correct.

Robert inspected the house which we offered to buy. He was punctual, detailed, cheerful. We worked with his colleague who is also a grerat guy in the past but after using Robert for a pre-inspection on a house we lost to another buyer we decided to work with him again.

Larry Wasson arrived early and led me through the apartment pointing out all problems and describing the remedy. He then sent me a report two days later. He was very professional and was clearly my advocate which I greatly appreciated. I recommend him wholeheartedly!

Larry Wasson at Affiliated Inspectors is solid gold.  He is thorough, careful, and can quote building code statutes from memory.  He inspected our home before we purchased it last year, and he saved us lots of money by catching all sorts of hard-to-find but important flaws.  His inspections took a little more time but were well worth it.  I waited to write this review until we had been in the house for a year, and his findings have been borne out by our experience -- nothing has gone wrong that he didn't find in advance. 

Larry did the most thorough job on an inspection that I have every had.  We are in the process of buying a 35 year old home and were very concerned about the age of the house.  The only negative was that he arrived 20 minutes late but he was very apologetic and I did not feel that he short changed us on time at all.  We started with an inspection of the kitchen in which he found a few minor issues.  Then moved throughout the house.  He provided a great breakdown of the deficiencies that he ffound.  Which ones were probably going to be expensive to fix, which ones were easy to fix yourself, etc.  This made the decision on easy for the process for determining which deficiecies were ok to live with and accept as-is and which ones needed to be remidiated by the owner.  The biggest issue was that he found mold in the garage and air handling unit.  Mold could be a big problem costing thousands of dollars to fix.  He saved us a lot of money and I would definitely use him again and recommend him to family and friends.

As an extremely experienced professional, he quickly identify problems, offer your solutions, and let you know appropriate costs when asked. 
I can not expect more out of the fantastic service.

Larry was highly recommended by our real estate broker, whose advice and opinion we had already come to trust *implicitly*. And once again, that trust was proven right. After performing our due diligence in researching his background, we contacted Larry and were able to make an appointment for just a few days out.

He was running a bit late for the appointment as we were scheduled significantly further south than his office location, and during the hellish DC rush hour. When he arrived he went immediately to work, spending the next 3 hours going over every inch of the property, and explaining what he was looking for along the way. He answered every last question (and believe me, I asked more than my share!) and gave us additional info that we didn't even know to ask for. His experience was absolutely invaluable.

And I had a good time doing it.

I would definitely recommend Larry's services to anyone in need of a home inspection, and we'll absolutely use him again.

Besides the fact that he was running a little bit late for the appointment, Larry performed a thorough inspection, providing me with a lot of very useful information on not only my condo unit itself (I have since purchased the unit), but about the condition of the condo building as well.  He was very helpful in answering my questions (even those I didn't even know to ask :)  ).

Larry proved to me that his 30 plus years experiences matter! 

The property I was buying is a 10 year old townhouse that looks really new to me. Larry spent 3.5 hours on the inspection. He inspected the foundation, structure, roof (visually from ground), A/C, heating furnace, utility box, attic, and everything inside and out.

Larry found lots of problems of the house, such as water damage on the roof edge, garage door does not reverse automatically, fire sprinklers have gap, some windows have broken seals, etc. Most importantly, he found a mold problem in the basement. He took samples of the mold and sent them to the lab for a report, which comes out in 3 business days.

The inspector (Larry Wasson) was early and covered most of the house very thoroughly, spending about 4 hours.  Learned a lot of history about local building materials and things to watch out for.  You can tell he has a lot of experience.

I say "most" because roof was not inspected beyond visually from the ground (did not bring a ladder), and the attics weren't physically inspected (inspected w flashlight from the scuttle hole).

The price was most reasonable of all the ones I had contacted.

He did not use infra-red imaging device.  Old fashioned flashlight, electricity detector, screwdriver, etc.

It did take a while to get a response for a followup question (couple of days), as he had not wrote down the problem with the condensate pump.

Report was scanned and sent via email in PDF file, with handwritten notes (which needed some deciphering).  Pictures were included where appropriate for any issues.

Great inspector, but it was a bit like inspecting w your old neighbor.  Plenty of stories, very entertaining, but sometimes I wished he would explain what he's doing more.  My preference would have been for a science lab report type instead, but my wife liked his folksy charm and I have to admit he was easy to talk to and answered all questions in detail.

All in all, I think i got my money's worth and more, and I highly recommend Affiliated Inspectors.