ALPHA CHECK INSPECTIONS

After purchasing a house in 2014, I discovered drainage issues and water in the basement not known by the prior owner. John came out to inspect the property. He offered a number of great suggestions on the spot and more in his report. Three contractors later and I had a new sump pump, a drain in the basement, a pipe to take water to the front yard and all new grading around the house. The end result six years later is no water in the basement and no issues with drainage. Thanks John for the professional service.

I would recommend John for any property inspection purposes. He is timely, professional, and takes the time to explain to you through all of the issues or concerns found at your property. If you are looking for a reliable and professional home inspector, you should go with John at Alpa Check Inspections.

John was excellent. I would highly recommend him to anyone.

John is a really good inspector.  The first two homes he inspected for us seemed like good options.  Turns out they were duds and John helped us avoid the money pits!  Each time he provided facts and guidance while leaving the ultimate decisions to us.  He was able to talk about what these failures (such as a cracked sewer pipe, failing water heater, etc) would cost up front and long term, as well as what to look for in future homes.  The inspection reports were detailed and thorough without being nitpicky and provided helpful cost estimates.  He worked with us to provide reports to the seller that got us out of each bad deal.  

On the third home, John provided guidance on how we could make some of the repairs ourselves ("just pick up a replacement at home depot- costs $5, or you can pay some one and it'll cost $150"), and even identified potential high energy appliances to consider removing.  He was friendly throughout and gave recommendations on the housing options to consider in our price range.  He is incredibly knowledgeable, has great ratings on yelp, and we would recommend him to anyone and everyone we can!  Also we'll be filling in a yelp review soon too (5 stars!).

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On the positive side, John was very responsive to my emails and phone calls in providing a quote and setting up the appointment.  His prices were competitive with the quotes I received from other organizations.
He confirmed via text message and email, the location and time of the appointment.  He said that he would get started at 3p, and I would not need to arrive until 4-4:30p.
Outweighing any positives - JOHN DID NOT SHOW UP TO THE APPOINTMENT!!
I arrived promptly at 3p - and good thing I did!  After 15 minutes of no-show, I called him repeatedly until he finally picked up ALMOST AN HOUR LATER.  He claimed that he had no record of the appointment - though it was ALL DOCUMENTED and he CONFIRMED via email!  On the phone, he continued to blame me and some kind of paperwork issue, for his lack of attendance!  He didn't apologize ONCE or accept ANY RESPONSIBILITY.
After John informed me that he was at his home, and did not have record of the appointment, I expected him to remedy the situation some how, maybe get in the car and do the inspection?  He did not.  After hanging up the phone, I forwarded him the email trail evidencing his confirmation of all the details - HE HAS YET TO RESPOND or take any responsibility!
I was shocked at the level of unprofessionalism.
I was extremely fortunate that I had scheduled an inspection at the beginning of the 10 day window in my contract.  I called several other inspectors and was able to find one with immediate availability.  John's lack of attendance almost COST ME MY RIGHT TO A HOME INSPECTION!
He wasted my time and my husband's (we both took off work), as well as my realtor, and inconvenienced the Seller who now had to vacate the house to be available for inspection a second time.  I was extremely embarrassed, and furious with John.
I could not recommend more strongly, to AVOID THIS SERVICE PROVIDER.  Unless for some reason, you're willing to risk a no-show!

Outstanding job. Found John randomly over the internet so I was concerned that it would be sketchy, but he was very thorough and very professional. Took the time to answer all of my questions and his report at the end was top notch.
Will not hesitate to recommend him to others. 

Sidenote - I think the lawyer of the home seller and the home seller himself were so impressed that they may use him in the near future!