Drew just stopped us from making a quarter of a million dollar mistake! Boo yah! We scheduled him after the realtor recommended him. But I made sure to secure his services after a thorough fact check. In past real estate transactions I have been burned by realtors who recommend an inspector or tradesman who is in collusion with them to expedite the sale. Good way to bring out the full Viking! Anyway, I told him I had some serious concerns about the foundation and asked him if he could initially just look at the low hanging fruit of these concerns and if he Verified my worries, then we would abort the inspection and not buy the house. He said he would be happy to charge me on an hourly basis. When I returned to the house to find out where the crawl space was and found that it wasn't much bigger than a doggy door, I called him to find out how big he was and whether he could fit through this ridiculous access hole to the crawl space. He said he was in the neighborhood at his sons soccer game and why didn't he drop by and take a look. He later called to report that it would have to be dug out before he could access the underbelly of the house. BUT! In his time there, without being asked to by me, he did an experts eye quick look at the foundation and discovered that the house had in fact separated from the foundation! Not only that, he found that the Mud sill showed clear evidence of a major powder post beetle infestation. Needless to say, we withdrew our offer. BUT, when I offered to pay him for his time, he REFUSED to take my money! I give Drew Fleshman five stars with full oak leaf cluster for just saving us from a quarter of a million dollar mistake! Full marks! read more