Common Questions to Consider When Hiring a Qualified Inspector
Serving Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Bella Vista, Springdale & All Surrounding Northwest Arkansas Communities
1. Are you affordable?
People who actually spend the time and energy to fully investigate hiring a professional realize that basing your decision on price alone is almost always a poor choice, particularly when you are looking for experience and expertise. Unfortunately a significant number of people go for the "cheaper" option thinking that an “inspection is a inspection”..... This could not be further from the truth. If you pay $100 less upfront and later on find you received inaccurate information or worse yet hidden issues, which one was the better investment?
2. If you hire an inspector for less money upfront but they miss very expensive defects, which one is the better investment?
This is commonly referred to as “False Economy” and can be a very costly mistake. The reason you hire an experienced inspector is to give you “Peace of Mind” about the largest investment you will most likely make in your lifetime. It’s worth the upfront cost to avoid costly repairs and headaches in the future and hire someone you can trust and who has a proven record of satisfied clients.
3. Did you know, in the State of Arkansas, you can become an “Inspector” without any prior construction experience as a tradesman or builder?
Peter Roe, the owner of Advanced Inspection Services has 26 years of home building and construction experience prior to starting Advanced Inspection Services. This is in addition to the 26 plus years and over 10,000 residential and commercial buildings in the inspection services industry. You will be very hard pressed to find this type of experience with most inspectors who mostly work part time, have no experience in the building industry, do have the necessary specialized equipment and/or training and simply work out of the back of their pickup truck. Nothing against pickup trucks of course!
You’ll want to make sure you research who you’re hiring, what their experience and background is, verify national professional certification & be sure to Review Independent Client Feedback not Associated with the Business Web Site who generates the content.