Home Inspectors in Richmond, VA

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John Cranor — who is the president of the Virginia society of home inspectors or some such organization—is next level. We’ve used him twice. Caveat: He’s so in demand that it can be difficult for him to meet short inspection deadlines. http://www.house-whisperer.com

Harold Gold 8044263125 He happens to be my stepfather, but he's also a great home inspector. He'll recommend great realtors and people to do repairs if you need them.

If you want total peace of mind, I always tell people in addition to a home inspector, hire a separate HVAC contractor, electrician, and plumber if the home inspector wasn’t in one of those trades previously. I find it’s very common for inspectors to look over glaringly obvious and expensive issues.

I used this guy [Aaron Bailey](https://npiweb.com/abailey) to inspect my house before I sold it. The buyers used an inspector their realtor recommended. Aaron found more than three times as many things as the buyers' inspector did. I almost laughed when they sent me their report, like "wait, where's the rest of it?" So yeah, he is thorough.

We had a great experience with Pillar to Post.

If I were the seller of a house that was on the market, there is no way I would let you do an inspection before you make an offer. That's what the good faith deposit is for.

It’s usually tough to do an inspection before making an offer unless it is a weird circumstance but I would recommend A House on a Rock home inspection. One idea is to find a contractor who will walk through a house with you for like $100. They may not be as through as a home inspector but it will give you a good idea before making an offer.

Any chance the houses are off Laburnum, near Forest Lawn cemetery? There are four houses, just on my street alone that are renovated/for sale or are currently being renovated and will hit the market in about a month.

Yeah this a great discussion. We’re not in a rush. New houses that we like within our price range pop up every week. My impression is that the market (though already pricey) will be relatively consistent through the end of the year and the borrowing rates may actually decrease. We’re of the opinion that it’s better to hold out for a great deal on a solid house that we love, and possibly have to pay a premium to do that, then rush into a house that looks polished on the exterior, whose guts are rotten.

Lou Collier of Collier Home Inspections. He's scary thorough (which isn't a bad thing if you *really* want to know everything wrong with the house). He inspected my 1952 house. I think he's inspected several other members' houses.

My home was built 1948. I used Burgess Home Inspections and was very pleased with the experience. Guy really took his time and answered all my questions thoroughly.

When you say project property, i assume you are looking into something relatively inexpensive that you plan to have to renovate. If you are going to be hiring a lot of that out, you might want to have a general contractor walk through the house too. An inspector probably won't give you an idea as to how much everything will cost realistically, but they will give you an idea of what are major areas of concern. Do you have a specific house in mind? I have renovated a few ~1920 four squares in the Northside and can give you a general idea of what should be done to update that era of house. Some issues are pretty common in all old homes.

We used US Inspect, they did a great job with our home, built in 1908. Quite thorough. http://www.usinspect.com/

Ray McMurdy at [Capitol Home Inspections](http://www.capitolinspections.com/). Seriously. If there are other people as good as they are, go with them. But what I heard from the builder of my house and my real estate agent, is that they are amazing in a way many others are not. They were very thorough on our new house.

Anyone ever use Richard McKann? I like his radio show. May listen to the podcast right now actually.

Allen Walsh b a Walsh construction 363-0943

Martin Hardy Jr. ...

Richard Hufner, licensed, insured. Check Hufner's Custom Carpentry on facebook for my work

Exteriors R Us his name is Ron 804 929 0338

John Cranor is who you need to use if your buying a home and need an inspection. hes so thorough, selling agents hate him. we loved using him so much, we used him twice

Capitol Home Inspections. I use them for every one of my buyers (I'm a Realtor). Call Jen at 804-639-1171. Website is: http://www.capitolinspections.com

Capitol Home and US Inspect. They are the only inspectors I recommend to my clients. Ray at Capitol is fantastic and I use Henry Blau or Mack Carr at US Inspect.

http://www.corspecva.com/