It would be my pleasure to recommend Guaranteed Inspection Services. My wife and I recently…read moredecided to buy an older home and were afraid of anything wrong with our new home. Jon Krauss came out, and itemized all defects with our new home in detail, eliminating any unforeseen problems. The home inspection and my septic inspection reports were completed within 28 hours and submitted. Also, we can't forget the extremely flexible and professional the office was working with me to get the time we wanted. Thank you Melanie! Thanks Again, Bill C.

Do not use! This firm missed a major life and safety hazard that was plainly visible in the attic…read morecosting a lot of money, time and effort to rectify. 60 wires, chewed by varmints with bare copper wire exposed all over the place. Once contacted by my realtor regarding the situation, the owner of the company had an extremely bad attitude. Came back to reinspect and offered a refund of the inspection fee. Did not come close to the amount of money lost. If they did their job properly and it was found within the inspection period it would've left me the opportunity to renegotiate or walk from the deal without a loss. Matthew the owner of this company is not reliable or honorable. Strongly recommend you use another service! If I could leave less than one star, I would

I highly recommend Woodenthumb for anyone who needs a home inspector! My wife and I had been…read morelooking at mid century modern homes and Michael Morrisette of Woodenthumb looked at two properties for us. We rejected the first home in a large part due to the inspection report which listed in great detail all of the deficiencies and problems with the house. He looked at the roof and went down below the house which was a pier and beam structure. My wife and I were amazed because looking at the inside and outside of the house we didn't notice anything. With our second home with a lot less problems, Woddenthumb gave us a detailed inspection report with lots of photos which we used to address issues with the seller to fix including our house not having a chimney cover. I now have a reference with details like the year and make of our A/C unit.

Mike Morissette of WoodenThumb is outstanding and we would definitely recommend to anyone needing…read moreany type of inspection or home-related consultation. He's very thorough, detail-oriented and knowledgeable. We've used him three times: for the initial home inspection, for a follow-up inspection on a newly installed roof and for a home maintenance consultation. During the pre-purchase home inspection, he walked the roof and found that approximately half of the shingles had not been fully glued down during the original installation in 2016. We worked with our realtor to negotiate a new roof install as a part of the purchase. If Mike had not walked the entire roof during the inspection, the problem would not have been found. He also re-inspected the new roof after installation and identified a couple of minor issues that we then had fixed before closing. We asked Mike to come back a month later to walk us through the key maintenance items for our home. He took us through each area, explaining step-by-step how and when to perform the needed maintenance. We've been homeowners for over 25 years and got new and useful tips and info to keep our home healthy and well-maintained.

Lange has complete all 3 inspections for our new construction home. Inspectors are great at their…read morejob and pointed out to our builder code violations and their recommendations for a quality build I wish there was another star because I would give them 6. Highly recommended if you want your house built right. The Austin's

I was initially satisfied with the open wall inspection on a new home build. Later, I found that…read morethere were a few areas that left me dissatisfied. 1. After the initial inspection, a City of San Marcos inspector inspected the home and found that there was a problem with the trusses. A structural engineer had to inspect afterwards to certify that the repairs were corrected. This was not discovered during the Lange open wall inspection. 2. I felt that the support upright, which appeared to be a load bearing post, was inadequate on one corner of the home. It was simply some 2x4's. This was at the time brought to the attention of the inspector, who related there didn't seem to be any concern. I had no other like-models being built to compare the upright posts to. When I later found the same model in the framing stage, I noted that the post that seemed inadequate in my build, was substantially beefed up in this new build. I contacted Lange and asked them to advise me where I could go to get an opinion. A repair at that stage would have been easy to have corrected. Instead of advising me of the simple question that I asked, I just got the simple CYA response: - My eye didn't pick that up that day (bowing boards) - Whether that is proper load bearing, we don't have the papers and I'm not an engineer I just go by what is seen on the day of installation We didn't email the inspection company in order to complain about the inspection, we emailed and directly asked: "where you would you go to get this question resolved quickly? If this were your home, what would you do?" I was hoping to get a structural engineer referral. Time was of the essence and I didn't appreciate the inspector trying to cover himself, rather than giving my husband the answer he sought. To our surprise, the builder agreed with us and corrected the apparent defect. When we told the inspector the builder agreed with us, he corrected his report. At first, he wouldn't. We are getting a different inspection company for the next phase inspection.

The inspector was very thorough, knowledgeable and took the time to explain his findings in a way…read morethat was easy to understand. He set this first-time home buyer's mind at ease.

Do not recommend, this company missed an electrically wire that was bubbled, burned and melted in…read moreour electrically box. This error put our family's safety at risk of a house fire. It was a huge wire and visible to the everyday person that this was a huge danger wire. It was never mentioned in the report or most importantly communicated to us. Since we were not aware of the problem, we never negotiated the issue to the sellers. It ended up costing us over $10,000 to repair. This a small operation, so the manager never filed the claim of the 90 day guarantee, it is all BS. They are not an inspection company, I would recommend or trust to protect a home and family. Stay clear.

From the moment I requested an inspection, Raul and Annalisa were so responsive and professional…read more During the holiday weekend (Saturday), they were able to get me scheduled for the first working day of the week. The inspector, Clint, conducted a thorough inspection and provided the detailed inspection report within an hour of concluding the inspection. Clint even returned to the home the following day to inspect an area that was inaccessible because of furniture. He updated the report just as timely. I highly recommend Rio Bravo Home Inspections for anyone buying or selling a home! They were professional, timely, highly responsive, and made this process so easy.

Very professional and knowledgeable inspector. Findings were explained in a form that the buyer…read morecould understand and the report was supplied by the end of the day of inspection. This all made for a more relaxed and easier transaction. Would recommend again.

As a Realtor, I attend many home inspections and understand that inspectors have a job to do…read more Unfortunately, my experience with this company was very disappointing. I arrived at the property at approximately 9:13 a.m. on behalf of my buyers, who were unable to attend. After locating the inspector, I introduced myself as the buyer's agent. Instead of a professional greeting or introduction, I was met with an abrupt "What are you doing here?" When I explained that I was there for my clients, his response was, "Well, I'll be here for three hours. What do you expect?" I found the interaction rude, dismissive, and unprofessional. I drove an hour and a half to attend the inspection and expected basic courtesy and professional communication. At no point did the inspector introduce himself or make any effort to create a positive working relationship. Real estate professionals frequently refer inspectors to clients, and customer service matters. Based on this experience, I will not be recommending this company in the future. I hope management addresses the importance of professionalism and respectful communication with both clients and agents.

I needed to schedule an inspection in a short turnaround time as I'd just put an offer on a house…read moreand the seller accepted the same day. Early the following morning, I called the number on the site, and a woman helped get me set up with a time for the next afternoon. There were some details we needed to sort out so I received a text about 3 hours later to confirm the timing. Once that was done, I received an email to go over the pre-inspection agreement and then make my payment. Overall, a seamless process. The inspection was scheduled for 1 pm, but my assigned inspector, Nick, was able to get to the property and start a half hour earlier. I live in Austin and couldn't attend that day, but my agent said they'd be there. The day before, I received a phone call from another woman on the Priority Team who wanted to confirm the appointment and answer any questions I had. I'd asked if I should send someone I trusted to attend on my behalf, to which she answered it wasn't totally necessary, but up to my level of comfort, so a friend or family member could totally go.  I'll spare y'all the drama of what resulted in the routine inspection of a new build just under a year old... Nick called me sometime before 5 pm to go over any major issues I'd need to consider moving forward and also explained how when I was to receive the inspection report later that night, it would be color coded to the level of ease/severity of each item discovered complete with photos and videos to reference. Aside from the headaches that were uncovered with the house, I was really grateful that Nick was available to conduct a thorough inspection of my potential new home and gave me the resources I needed to make an informed decision. As a result, I dodged a bullet and was able to walk away before my option period ended. I highly recommend Priority Inspection Services if you're in need of a knowledgeable team that can get it done reliably.

I hired Empire Home Inspections to do my 3rd party inspection on our new build home. They were…read moreextremely thorough and walked me through all their findings. The price was very fair and the best value you can get! I can really tell they cared about what they were doing and I have already recommended them to some family members that need an inspection.

Great guys and excellent work. They didn't miss a thing on the inspection and made sure that a…read morefirst time homebuyer like myself was aware of everything--what to look for and how to function everything. Could not recommend these guys more, the price for quality is unbeatable.

I purchased a home 6/25 and had big 24 do the inspection. I've already put in several reviews. This…read moreis another item to add to the list. My dishwasher wasn't cleaning my dishes so I started my own inspection. I discovered that the dishwasher was connected to the cold water line under kitchen sink. I called the home warranty people that the seller purchased when I bought the house and told them what was going on. I explained in detail everything and had to pay the $85 service call up front. They sent out a appliance repair person and he found what I already knew was wrong. The home warranty company is a real joke I've had them come out 5 times at the tune of $690. I didn't want to deal with the home warranty people do I called my own plumbing company. He reversed the valves and that was another $350. Hey big 24 or should I say little 24 whats going on I think you need to get rid of some of your inspectors or send them back to school. As I've said in all my reviews don't hire a inspector that's buddies with your realtor.

Chris was our new home inspector, and he was nothing but impressive! Extremely knowledgeable and…read morethorough, which made our home buying experience less stressful because we were confident in the home we were buying! I would highly recommend him as an inspector!