October Home Inspections

I had bought this house sixteen months earlier. It's an old house that had not been well maintained. The inspection I obtained before purchase was uninformative. I needed a good professional opinion to help me prioritize future repairs. I chose October Home Inspections because I was impressed by the articles on its Web site by the owner, Arlene Puentes. They seemed to show a passionate interest in construction standards. She arrived on time and spent several hours examining every component. She didn't hesitate to go up on a ladder or to crawl into a crawlspace and under the porch. Throughout the inspection, she responded usefully to almost all my questions, while honestly admitting that he had no answer to some of them. Her comments had a good balance of common sense and technical information. Communication was easy: she thought about my concerns and addressed them directly. She understands the predicament of the owner of an old house -- figuring out what is a problem and what isn't -- and she frames her comments accordingly. She has a service-oriented approach, never forgetting that she is working for the homeowner.