Prior to my retirement, I worked in a job which required occasional relocation, which means that…read moreover the years, I have purchased and sold several homes.
My experience with Ramsey as an inspector is the worst I've ever had!
In 2010 Ramsey conducted the inspection of my home in Las Cruces, NM, 88005. At that point, I thought that Ramsay had done an outstanding job inspecting the property I was preparing to buy. I was impressed with his evaluation, so I proceeded to make an offer, and later closed on this property.
Later, in 2012, after reaching my retirement - and in keeping with my husband's dream to live in retirement in Ruidoso, NM - we decided to sell this wonderful home. A couple who knows the property, and loves it as much as we do, expressed their interest and soon made an offer.
Much to our surprise, when conducting the 2012 inspection (merely two years after conducting the inspection which formed the basis of my confidence about purchasing this property) Ramsey "discovered" a litany of suddenly new faults and deficiencies. He presented these issues as such significant concern that our buyers became scared to commit, retrieved the moneys they had put in escrow, and walked away from the purchase.
Ramsey's list of deficiencies (none of which existed in 2010, and we've taken great care of this home) was significant! So far, we've spent nearly TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS addressing these issues, in order to bring the home up to his standards.
One of his biggest concerns...is a stained glass window in one of the bedrooms. According to inspection, this a tremendous safety violation. The window has been there for twenty-eight years, since the home was built. Moreover, that window was there when I was the party interested in buying the property, and hired Ramsey to inspect the house.
We have two air conditioning units on the roof. They are in good shape and work well. According to Ramsey, they're no good. Having reviewed his newfound complaints about the property, I asked Ramsey to conduct a walk-through of the property with us, so he could point out his areas of concern. He refuses to do this. When I asked him why he had found so many new flaws, considering that no concerns had been raised about any of these issues during the inspection he conducted when I was purchasing the property, he gave me the smart-aleck answer of, "Maybe I've become a better inspector."
In conclusion: for reasons unbeknownst to us, Inspector Douglas Ramsey bears prejudice against my husband and myself. We have made repairs and upgrades to this property during the time we've lived in it, and this house is in great shape. He's either invented a list of concerns which were not of concern during his inspection three years ago, or he glossed over the concerns because he was paid off by the original seller and instructed to not bring the issues to light when I was the buyer.
Please be advised of this practice of discrimination on the part of this inspector when dealing with your home, and major investment.
