Jon is highly skilled and a detailed professional. I refer Jon to my real estate clients with confidence and he always shines. Sometimes the news isn't great but hey better to know before the home purchase. Jon is patient and goes over his findings clearly and answers all my clients questions with intelligence and in spirit of helpfulness. The homeowner always receives a detailed report that methodically goes through the home and lists everything that he finds needs attention and then Jon explains why he flagged that item. I found his insight so useful and on more than one occasion he helped me learn how to best address a problem or fix a flaw. I highly recommend Jon and Hidden Valley Inspections he makes me look good and he does his job with integrity! read more

From the very get go Jon Brigance has been responsive, thorough, professional and very much appreciated. I am managing a difficult estate from 3 states away and Jon has been a God-send! I connected with him through a referral from my real estate agent. He arrived early and was very thorough in going through this home. It brought great peace of mind knowing well-informed eyes were seeing and noting everything that I am not trained to see and know. His report came back quickly and is very well laid out and easy to read. he has provided a great road map of items for me to pay attention to and get repaired now or that are of potential concern and can be deferred. As I am from out of state and not knowing the local people and contractors I found Jon to be a wonderful contact in providing suggestions for multiple contractors to connect with. While he doesn't indorse one over another he provided a list of a few names of folks he has seen do good work in the past. This provided me a great deal of comfort as I embark on new and uncharted territories. Jon has been wonderful to work with and I HIGHLY recommend using him if you would like an honest, thorough, approachable, understanding and kind home inspector. He has far exceeded my expectations and has been present, available and supportive even after his initial job was completed and done. I had the very unfortunate event of having my main contractor die just as he was getting started on my project and Jon has checked in on me unprompted and offered additional connections to pursue. Having an insiders knowledge of the industry and reliable recommendations has be invaluable to me. He is highly professional and extremely trustworthy. If I could I would give him 10 stars! read more

John was great to accommodate our times with our home inspection. However he was not thorough and he did a rushed job. That important and serious things that you want an inspection on such a HVAC electrical plumbing mold, roofing of the house he did not look at very well. He checked the basic things of s smoke alarms working lights turning on and off and garage door opening. Please go with a home inspector that is very thorough and takes his job seriously and is not rushed. Since then we've had to call contractors to fix things and EVERY contractor has said, "The home inspector should have noticed this " read more

I hired John Brigance at Hidden Valley Property inspection to inspect a house for a purchase I was doing from out of state and it was a terrible experience. He furnished me with a huge report full of a giant laundry list of honey-do type stuff. After going through with the purchase and arriving to begin moving in I walked through the home and immediately noticed mold around a loosened baseboard. I walked to a nearby bathroom and again found mold all around the corners of the ceiling and water damage unreported. This mold was completely obvious to a 100% layman like me who has never seen mold in a home before. Beyond the mold I found obvious water damage all over the basement kitchen ceiling and walls which John did not report. I know he wasn't doing a specific mold inspection but If I can see this from across the room having no clue I definitely expect a professional to notice it during a detailed inspection and point it out. I have so far spent over $4,000 on mold remediation and still going. When I contacted John to let him know about these gigantic oversights so that he could use the feedback to improve, he instead sent me a long rambling letter blaming me because he had put on page 99 item 400 that he saw some previous water damage on the window in the room that ended up having mold around the baseboards (and eventually found all through the walls), but that everything was currently dry. If you want a voluminous report cluttered with tiny items like broken toilet paper holders John Brigance is your guy -- if you want someone to spot serious problems with your new home then stay far away from Hidden Valley Property Inspection. read more

Jon Brigance is very professional, detailed oriented, and thorough in his inspections. He did an outstanding job inspecting a new townhouse, that my husband and I are purchasing. The report that he submitted wasn't only in writing but it included photos of the areas he inspected and places of concern. Thank you Jon for being efficient, effective, and exceptionally proficient. read more

We have used Jon for 3 different home inspections and found him to be incredibly knowledgeable. He was very generous with his time at the properties and offered us a lot of valuable insight into the homes. read more

We needed a quick inspection and after being quoted high from other companies I found HVPI. I was very impressed when I got their owner Jon on the phone, he answered multiple questions and was very reasonably priced. He was at our house first thing the next morning, he explained the whole process to my husband while maintaining a casual conversation - he is just a really cool guy. Jon kept us informed as we waited to get our results back, he was very empathetic when our test result came back positive and offered multiple contacts for resolution. He went above and beyond to explain what steps we needed to take and answer any questions we had even though his job was done and he had nothing else to gain. I would definitely recommend HVPI to anyone and everyone! read more

WOW! BEST HOME INSPECTOR EVER!!! Just had the pleasure of a professional, in-depth home inspection performed by Jon Brigance from Hidden Valley Property Inspection. The appointment was a breeze to schedule online and the agreement he emailed before the inspection clearly outlined all services. During the inspection Jon was meticulous, checking all expected items and many more we hadn't even considered. At the end of the inspection he clearly explained his findings and made additional recommendations for future "watch" items. His patience and attention to detail cannot be overstated. Don't bother writing anything down; Jon's got your back! We left the inspection very impressed. But it gets better. When the report of our inspection was emailed, I was blown away. Every item (and more) he mentioned was carefully detailed, complete with extensive pictures. For example, he mentioned adding extra rain gutters to the exterior, but his fabulous report showed pictures of the exterior with "proposed" gutters placed on the photo for easy identification. Other photos had arrows and/or circles clearly illustrating specific items in the report. What amazing detail. I highly recommend Hidden Valley Property Inspection, and particularly Jon Brigance, to anyone needing a home inspection. He is worth more than he charges! read more