Home Inspection Recommendation

9:19 AM 09/23/2012

Can anyone recommend a good home inspector? We're moving forward with the home buying process and the inspector our realtor recommended has some lousy reviews online. Thanks!

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dchs
Alan Beal, with Mid-Atlantic inspections:

http://www.midatlanticinspecti...

Inspected my home and a few friends have used him as well. Thorough and helpful.

9:33 AM 09/23/2012 | 0 Votes

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kvatch

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I have quite the opposite opinion of Mid-Atlantic Inspections. Read my review on Yelp before you go forward with these bozos.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/mid-at...v5hTJpNsHSEsMfDAsAqFyw

10:31 AM 09/24/2012 | 0 Votes

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northbyne
I had a great experience with Andrew Cleary from Mid-Atlantic. He was very flexible in terms of scheduling, took his time with the inspection, found some non-critical issues that were helpful in negotiating with the seller, and provided a thorough report very quickly. I also appreciated that he took the time to show me how some of the systems in my new house worked as I otherwise would have had a hard time figuring them out myself (e.g. water shut-offs for interior and exterior plumbing, HVAC cleanout, etc).

2:37 PM 09/24/2012 | -1 Votes

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dcrach
I used Cliff Kornegay at Capitol Hill Home Inspection (dchomeinspection@gmail.com). He was thorogh, resposive, and very friendly. I'd have to say, working with Cliff was a highlight of my homebuying experience. He was also able to do the radon test.

2:50 PM 09/24/2012 | 1 Votes

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- rkmdc
  
  I can concur on this one. He uncovered some structural damage on a new construction condo property I was under contract for back in February. I thought he did a great job and prob. saved me from buying a place that could have wound up being a disaster (for the record, a condo home inspection does not require the inspector to look at the common areas, like exterior walls, but he did anyway). He did a nice job for a friend of mine as well. I'll use him again if this market ever picks back up...
  
  3:50 PM 09/24/2012
- rkmdc
  
  Oh, and I forgot to mention that after the initial inspection report, I gave the builder a chance to remedy the issue. Cliff came back out to check the work done to fix the issue at no additional cost.
  
  3:52 PM 09/24/2012
- dcrach
  
  Ditto - Cliff came out to reinspect for me, too. He was also very helpful in pointing things out that, as a first time homeowner, I'd need to keep an eye out for the future. His expertise is invaluable!
  
  6:16 PM 09/24/2012
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lnmorton
Alan Beal at Mid-Atlantic did mine, and two years on I've yet to come across anything he didn't find in the inital inspection. He was also very helpful at the time of the inspection in telling me ballpark costs to fix what he did find, and I've found those estimates to be accurate as well.

4:04 PM 09/24/2012 | 0 Votes

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melc
I can highly reccomend Merrill Johnson with Butterfield Inspection Service. He did the inspection on a condo I purchased in Columbia Heights in April and was very thorough, even getting access to the roof of the building, etc., even though I don't live on the top floor. He clearly marked everything that needed to be fixed before settlement and provides a very detailed inspection report.

8:07 AM 09/25/2012 | 0 Votes

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Oh, and I forgot to mention that after the initial inspection report, I gave the builder a chance to remedy the issue. Cliff came back out to check the work done to fix the issue at no additional cost.

Ditto - Cliff came out to reinspect for me, too. He was also very helpful in pointing things out that, as a first time homeowner, I'd need to keep an eye out for the future. His expertise is invaluable!

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Oh, and I forgot to mention that after the initial inspection report, I gave the builder a chance to remedy the issue. Cliff came back out to check the work done to fix the issue at no additional cost.

Ditto - Cliff came out to reinspect for me, too. He was also very helpful in pointing things out that, as a first time homeowner, I'd need to keep an eye out for the future. His expertise is invaluable!

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