HOME HELPERS INC HOME INSPECTION SERVICES

Cliff was extremely thorough! I'm a first time home buyer so I was concerned about what the inspection report might turn up. But Cliff spent 3 hours inspecting the house and then walked me through his findings step by step, answering all my questions.

Cliff Wermig was not only on time but early. He did a very careful and thorough evaluation of the potential purchase spending over three hours. The full report was emailed the night of the inspection. I am in the process of purchasing my ninth house. This was the best home inspection I have ever had.

I'm thrilled to report that Scott Makseyn of Home Helpers, Inc. did an outstanding job. I'm a N.C. Real Estate Broker and it is very important that I build a reliable vendor base who I can count on and trust. Scott made the cut - hands down. A few years ago, we moved back to my home state leaving Chesapeake, VA. I have worked with many home inspectors over the last 8 years as a real estate professional. Scott is someone that I recommend for many different reasons. First, his promptness for getting back to me was extraordinary. I contacted 3 home inspectors, 2 of which told me that they couldn't give me a day or time when they had an opening and the other never called me back. Scott, on the other hand stayed in contact with me up until our scheduled appointment. Secondly, Scott arranged for a termite inspection, performed a radon test and did a thorough home inspection on a very large house that had been a foreclosure (which sat empty for months). Thankfully he addressed all my areas of concern, went beyond what most inspectors do anymore. He actually crawled up on the roof, and into the attic to look for the source of an old water leak. He didn't just use binoculars, which I perssonally do not like. Thirdly, Scott used the latest technology and was able to test and rate various mechanical systems. I felt confident in his assessments and findings. He addressed all the findings no matter how large or small and advised the homeowners any areas that needed focused attention. Thankfully, the worrisome areas were still minor, surprisingly. Finally, Home Helpers, Inc was very reasonablly prices. No charge was out of line and actually for the service we received, I think Scott was a bargain. I would strongly recommend him and plan to use/suggest his company to all my clients. It is with great pleasure I can give Scott and Home Helpers two thumbs.

If you are in need of an inspector, call them. Not sure what was going in life with the guy who had gave such a bad review on here-Scott (the inspector's name) was awesome! One of the best things about Scott was that he agreed to accompany my wife and myself on a second showing of a home we were considering purchasing. A HUGE RECOMMEND! See, the advantage here is that you can pick his brain for future costs of repairs and know what you are getting into. What most people don't know is that sellers do not have to fix things as long as those things are "performing as intended." So even though a roof will need replacement in less than two years, as long as it is doing its job now, the inspector can't comment. Now the drawback in waiting to discover these things once an offer has been made is that you are locked in to the contract unless the cost of "necessary" repairs exceeds a figure around $5,000. Focus on the word "necessary." This place we were considering purchasing had multiple things which would need addressing within a year but since they were "doing their job" now, we could not request they be repaired. Why do I mention this? Scott and his company were the only ones who agreed to come with me and my wife to do this. I contacted others who were rated well on here and they brushed off my request as "unnecessary." Don't know about you, but I find saving several thousand dollars in repairs pretty necessary. So I started asking around at work and two people recommended Home Helpers. In short we gave the aforementioned home a pass, found another and made an offer. Scott did that inspection too. He is very thorough, personable and professional. He welcomes you to accompany him on the inspection and breaks up the process into three stages so that he can review with you issues that he noticed. He missed nothing and his report was off the chart! You can't beat being able to go with your inspector and watch. Gives you a great feeling when you are making the biggest purchase of your life. Call him...you will not be disappointed!

He caught things that were not even issues like the shutter being pushed out from the home. While he was there I walked up to and looked behind the shutter to point out that it just was not hooked to the latch. He never even looked at it. Never caught the loose steps, did not test after I was gone the washing machine that conveyed with the home, which did not work and cost me for a service call and disposal based on Whirlpools advice. He brought in a guy to look at the alarm system, which was a guise for a sales pitch. Horrible fluff work and left things out of the report, which I had to have him correct. He is the reason along with my Realtor that I joined Angie's List.