Home Inspectors in Durham, NC

You definitely want Bill Stratton with Cornerstone Residential Inspections, LLC. His number is 919.682.6865.

Advantage Inspection, Dave Park 919-850-2526; just used them the last couple weeks. My Dad is a home inspector out of state and I had him look over the docs and he said they did a great job and were very thorough in their reporting. They did all inspections for us, I am also considering them for our home warranty. I highly recommend them.

Hi Cynthia, I saw your post and your interest in a Home Inspector. My name is Bill Stratton, Cornerstone Residential Inspections, 919-682-6865. I have been doing inspections for over 18 years, am ASHI certified and licensed in North Carolina as well as inspecting in Virginia. I am a contractor as well and can provide not only the home inspection but it you need termite, radon, septic, well, etc. I provide a full written report with concern pictures as well as informational pictures as well. If you have questions after the inspection, I am available to answer them. Please give me a call, I would like to discuss your need in more detail. Thanks, Bill Stratton, ACI

Scott fuller home inspection services. Very reliable and knowledgable. 919.524.5987

Bill Stratton does all my inspections. Highly recommend him.

We used Steve Smallman Property Inspections - twice. He pointed out so many serious problems with the first house we chose that we walked away from the deal. Then we hired him again and bought a better house. He specializes in older homes.

My wife and I are buying an older home and we went with Jernigan and Associates based on recommendations and reviews. I would advise against letting the Realtor steer you to a particular inspector. Also, one of the things I've learned about the area is that heating oil was used pretty widely before the 1980s. If you look at a place built before 1980 make certain you know whether an underground storage tank exists. If there is a UST on the property it can be very expensive to remove, especially if it has leaked. Best to know the status of a possible UST while under the due diligence period. One thing you can do is check to see when PSNC connected gas to a property. If you look at a house built in the 60s but gas wasn't hooked up until the 90s then it likely used oil heat before. Jernigan and Associates, Inc. 3333 Thomas Road Raleigh NC 27607 919.782.0545 voice jaainspections@gmail.com

One other thing to be aware of if you haven't bought a house in NC before. The laws here changed a few years ago and now favor the industry and the sellers. As a buyer, you really have to look out for your own best interests more so than in other states. One issue is that there is no longer a contingency on financing, so if your financing fell through in the 11th hour, you could lose your earnest money. It used to be that contingencies were built into the offer to purchase contract but that is no longer true. Today, you have your due diligence period and you can walk away for any or no reason upt to that date. Because of the lack of a contingency for financing, some people want due diligence to extend to the closing date. Of course, sellers prefer to have it as brief a period as possible and Realtors driven by self interest push for short due diligence periods too. In a competitive market like the triangle, this makes it tough for buyers.

We used Jim Suchy ( http://www.jimsuchy.com/ ) Found him to be very comprehensive. He was quick on his responses and had all his findings typed up into a tidy document that I could use as a guide when I requested fixes to be done before we purchased. Not sure how his pricing compares to others, but his findings resulted in us negotiating $12 k in repairs so whatever we paid for the inspection was worth it.

I actually just closed on my Bull City house yesterday and we used Chris Buffaloe. He was thorough and professional. Best of luck with the process!

Commenting to save. We're buying a house here too!

I can highly recommend Alan Beal from Pillar To Post http://raleigh.pillartopost.com/ Alan has done four home buying inspections for me and my relatives in the past three years.

Is it a very old home? If it is, make sure you use an inspector that is familiar with those. If it's a relatively new home, then don't bother with an inspection. Just kidding. Always do an inspection.

Last 2 homes I bought I had inspected by Buyers Protection Group(BPG). Ask for Michael Edmonds Inspector #845 as he was really really thorough and patient. Super nice guy too!

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Hey Annamarie Dearr! Call me at 919-475-1130