RONALD I GIVENS REAL ESTATE INSPECTOR

He came back three days on my home and wrote an 86 page report. He went over everything. He then categorized what needed to be done by importance. I wouldn't use anyone else. He is they greatest buyer's inspector ever.

Ronald Givens was hired by our prospective buyers to inspect our bay home. He arrived at 10am wearing a suit and tie (it was over 90 degrees outside), and he did not leave our house until 4pm....that is 6 hours to inspect a 1650 sq. ft. home. He bascially lied about numerous things on his report. He said our air conditioning did not have a good reading when we had just had a service person look at it the day before and said is was working good. We also had supplied the buyer with copies of our bills from the hottest months of the year to show how efficient it was. He said our garden tub had not been installed correctly and that the material underneath was not the correct material and that we had caulked and recaulked it. We have lived in the house for 4 years and never caulked around the tub because there was no need to...and how does he know what is underneath? He said our bedroom was sloping in the corner, which is in the center of the house. It is very easy to see just by looking at it that it does not slope. We put a level on it and it was perfect. There are no cracks or seperation in the sheet rock. He said our bay room did not have enough support. The bay room is built like every other house in that area and survived Hurricane Ike just fine. He said our gas stove igniter was not working....it worked find after he left! Not sure what else he had on the report because we chose not to look at it. The items mentioned above were just things that was told to our Realtor by the FORMER buyer. He scared them away and killed the deal for us. He asked our Realtor what kept the house attached to the foundation, so obviously he was not familiar with how a bay house is built. Read his reviews on Yelp too! Stay away from this guy even if you are a buyer!

It was a terrible day, and a waste of money. His inspection report offended the sellers and almost killed our deal.

Excellent! Mr. Givens saved us money, frustration (since we did not have to tear down our sheetrock wall) and possibly saved us from being taken advantage of by someone who wants to profit on a nonexistent plumbing "leak" as we had originally assumed.

Mr. Givens was punctual - I was not; my realtor had to let him in. Upon my arrival, he introduced himself, gave me his card, and invited me along to inspect with him. In just the first hour that he was there, Mr. Givens had identified several major issues with the house, including: roof at end of its life-cycle, foundation issues, aluminum wiring, an electrical panel box that was a fire hazard, not enough voltage coming into the breaker box, moisture behind stucco with visible wood rot, & improperly installed skylights and glass block in the master bath. (The pest control company had also identified an active termite infestation.) Once I made it clear that there was too much wrong with the house for the purchase to go forward, he graciously offered to reduce his fee from $400 to $100, since the entire inspection would not be performed. His integrity, thoroughness, and professionalism really impressed me and I will definitely hire him again when we find another house.