Don't trust their report, it will miss critical issues such as mold. I beg you to read what…read morehappened to me before hiring them. We booked GCIS through our realtor (realtor had the invoice sent to me few hours before our offer was redacted.) Supposed to be the "best" in bay area, they charged me double the average inspection price. Mark Nolfi showed up on the property and performed a 1.5 hour inspection on a 2700 sq ft property (google average inspection time for larger properties in bay area for comparison). During the inspection, I pointed out concerns about mold smell and stains on the interiors, which he said it was no big deal. Mark Nolfi sent the reports to the wrong email address and got it delayed in my hands. The final report did not address any mold issues which I raised multiple times during the inspection, just mentioned water damages and ventilation issues. Regardless of their clean report, I hired a mold inspector to check the property. Guess what, mold inspector found active black mold under the bathroom sink. It's up to your decision, but I will never trust GCIS report ever again. Funny fact during the inspection, Mark Nolfi seemed to argue with my realtor that he got to be paid more for inspecting non-permitted spaces and spending extra 30min on it. LMAO, interesting company with interesting employees and interesting relationships with realtor. To me, it's lesson well learnt. I paid quite a bit to GCIS, but avoiding them will save me thousands of dollars from now on. Hope my story can shed some lights to home buyers. Happy house hunting guys!

I couldn't be more disappointed with the inspection. We bought a place 2 months ago. The sellers…read morepaid for an inspection and we paid again so that we could walk through it with them. So they got paid twice. In the 2 months that we have been in the place, here's what we have found: - Day 1 - water heater didn't work. They disclaimed inspection because the gas was turned off when they visited. - Siding leaked - we had a contractor out and he told us that the siding was not properly sealed. He noticed just by looking and he wasn't trying to sell work. He actually recommended we call someone else to do the work. Estimate is $12K. Not in the inspection report. - Roof leaks. Our contractor was out looking at the siding leak and pointed out a bubble in the ceiling paint. Said we should check it out. My husband poked his finger up there and it went right through. Roofer came out and said it was a completely terrible roofing job. There's another few thoughts. So thanks for your useless inspection. Certainly provided zero protection. Their report is also pretty difficult to read. Inspections I have received when purchasing other houses had pictures and level of concern to help a non-expert like me understand the significance of the issue.

You can always count on top professionalism from JMC Inspectors. I recommended them…read morevery highly.

East Bay real estate is crazy and many buyers are now foregoing home inspections, which is really…read morenaive. Sellers' agents usually use sellers' inspection companies - ones that are not thorough and miss a lot of things. The first house we bought was like this. Not getting our own inspection cost us more than $200K and 1.5 years of costly but necessary renovations down the road. The sellers' inspection totally missed that half of our house was run on knob and tube, that our deck supports were completely rotten, and that most of the siding needed to be replaced. Since then, we've used JMC twice. Both times Lee Parsons was our inspector and I can't say enough great things about him. He doesn't mind if you follow him around and explains things along the way. Because of offers being due, he worked at night to finish our report so we could decide how much to bid the next day. Also the owner is great and scheduled us in last minute on one of the inspections, responding to a voicemail and texting over the weekend. On one inspection, the house was marketed as new construction and looked great, but had a lot of hidden issues. The gutters needed to be replaced, there were flashing issues with the roof, the skylight was not secured to the roof, there were drainage and retaining wall issues, rats had gotten into the HVAC ducting (missed by the pest report), several appliances were not functional, and there was no hot water going to a section of the house. There were 5 offers on the house, 4 with no contingencies, but only 2 had done inspections. The house sold for $1m above asking with no contingencies! That buyer will soon discover all the issues with their "new" house! On another house, which was over a hundred years old but renovated less than 10 years ago, there were minor issues and our family has lived in the house for several months now. Lee's inspection helped us determine our small projects and one big project (the detached garage has no seismic retrofitting and has knob and tube). Overall we're very happy with this house, because no big surprises!

My client scheduled and paid for the inspection appointment. The inspector & owner Jason was a no…read moreshow. When I reached out to the office they said they're only able to help with scheduling and ultimately they were not able to reach him. He eventually texted me saying he thought it would be okay to sneak in a different appointment during my slot. And then he never responded again. I asked for a refund and a cancellation and the "office" said they only do scheduling as that is all they are contracted to do. The inspector did not respond to my request to issue a refund. My client will have to take up with the credit card company to reverse this fraudulent charge. If you dont want to pay for an inspection only to have the inspector not show up even though he took your money and confirmed the time- start with someone else.

As a San Francisco realtor for the past 32 years I have reviewed and attended hundreds of…read moreinspections. In today's world where so much gets lost in translation, I use and recommend JOC often because their reports are easy to read and have photos that refer to the "issues" which is so important as most buyers are not "construction" savvy. Additionally if I have buyers that I am representing on a property, even if I was not the one to pay for the inspection (seller did), the inspector is always available to have a 10-15 minute conversation to clarify questions a buyer has. To me, that is above and beyond. I don't want to say too many great things about them because I want them to be available when I need them ;).

Brian is one of the best in the business. He is thorough, detailed orientated, and easy to work…read morewith. His reports are easy to read and he will gladly take the time to explain things to you, whether you hired him or are the other party in the transaction. Highly qualified and personable.

I've worked with Brian now twice. One on the inspection for selling my condo and the second time…read moreinspecting our home (after purchase). Brian is direct, kind and compassionate...which is BONKERS when you consider his role as an inspector. Brian is also incredible at taking complex jargon and simplifying it for me. Both times we've worked together my questions have all been answered and when you need him to go deep into the details he's also stellar. I'd suggest anyone looking for a GREAT home inspector to reach out to Brian on his website: https://cogleyinspections.com/ as he's also got some helpful resources there as well.

We absolutely LOVED working with Shelby of Redwood Property Inspections for our home inspection!…read moreShelby went above and beyond. Her report was not only super detailed but also packed with fantastic photos that made everything crystal clear. You can immediately tell she cares deeply about her work and her clients. The entire process felt smooth and stress-free. Shelby explained things in a way that was easy to follow without being overwhelming, which gave us so much confidence during a usually stressful part of buying a home. If you're looking for an inspector who's professional, incredibly thorough, and actually fun to work with, don't even think twice, book Shelby. We're so happy we did, and we'll be recommending her to everyone we know!

The inspector, Shelby was prompt and thorough. She took a few minutes to give me an overview of…read moreher findings so I knew the main issues for my home.

House inspections conducted were minimal at best and do not provide thorough enough information for…read moreHome Buyers to make a good decision. The house inspection reports only consists of a few pages, very few photos and barely any descriptions. Make sure you get your own inspections done before making a home purchase of a house that was inspected by this company

Bought a home that was inspected by the company. In the report it indicates stove is "serviceable"…read morebut in fact one of the biggest burner is not clicking. The bathroom sinks are indicated "serviceable" but all bathroom sinks have slow draining. Two of the doors throughout the house are somewhat jammed or not easy to open/closed, but it did not get reported at all. There are multiple uneven spots on the floor, with some of the areas are 2 inches lower than others, but also did not get reported by the inspection report. Overall report quality is below average and lacking details compared to other home inspection reports I have seen. I also email this company trying to get some details about the inspection, but never hear back from them. If you are a home buyer and see an inspection report that is done by this company, then please hire your own home inspector.

Shalene is great and my wife and I recommend her if you are looking to buy a home in the East Bay…read more Finding a home we would be happy with in 2021 in the East Bay with our comparatively modest budget felt impossible. Our close friends recommended Shalene after she helped them find and close on a place so we reached out. Shalene was quick to respond and remained that way during and after closing. She was patient with my many questions and diligent with my many requests. Shalene went with us to see any place we were interested in and helped us craft several offers. Beyond being helpful with the process, Shalene is a great resource for homebuyers. For example, she knows a lot about East Bay neighborhoods, she connected us with several trusted finance folks (we ended up using one of her referrals), and she provided us with other referrals for designing and constructing a second bedroom (again, we ended up using one of her referrals). I cannot overstate the added value Shalene provided at every step. Finally, Shalene is a nice person and a pleasure to work with and know. Instead of being condescending or annoyed, she is generous with her time and goes out of her way to check in even long after closing a sale. Shalene gave us a thoughtful--and useful--congratulatory gift and seemed genuinely interested in helping us reach our goals. She succeeded. We love our condo and have no regrets about purchasing it.

Shalene and Michael were amazing to work with! We were looking to buy our first house, and started…read moreworking with another team (referral from a friend) - unfortunately they were just not very proactive and we felt like we were doing all the work. We are so glad we switched to working with Shalene and Michael - from our very first conversation it was clear how knowledgeable they are about the bay area and all its quirks and how real estate works in the crazy bay area! It was clear they didn't want us to just settle for something, they wanted us to feel at home in our new home. Thank you!

Chester is an awesome guy. His inspection for our house was immaculate, and helped us to surface so…read moremany issues that we wouldn't have found otherwise. What I'm most grateful for is that Chester gave us peace of mind. Not only was his writeup extremely detailed + came with recommendations for safety improvements -- but he spent an extra hour with us on the phone to go over detailed sections of the inspection, explaining to us things that we were too embarrassed to ask anybody else :) Our home transaction went so much more smoothly thanks to Chester + West Valley Structural! Thank you!!

Ghosted me when trying to contact them about details in the report multiple times…read more They were thorough, but don't follow through with what they quote.