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Episode 51 David Sherwood

David Sherwood
David Sherwood

David Sherwood (Owner) , began doing home inspections in 1982. Over time David developed a procedure for evaluating residential properties that is now used industry-wide. Since 1982 David has inspected over 15,000 residential and commercial buildings.

While working as an inspector, Dave studied building diagnostics and building sciences, and continues to do so, keeping himself up-to-date on the ever-evolving standards and norms. David teaches this information to his inspectors during bi-monthly staff trainings, and is hired to teach other industry professionals around the country. David has been a trainer for the EPA radon program, and is currently the lead trainer for the EPA in mold and lead. His unique teaching style combines in-depth information with a dynamic personality to create classes that are both informative and accessible.

Every inspector at Sherwood Inspection Services, LLC is trained by David both in classroom-style training classes, and through supervised and targeted field work. Through this training program David has produced some of the most qualified home and commercial building inspectors in the country.

In addition to building inspectors, David is a certified mold and water intrusion expert, holding the ESA’s highest certification for mold testing. He has developed a unique procedure to trace water intrusion back to the source of its entry, allowing for more accurate and extensive clean-up, and a lower incidence of reoccurrence. David teaches this procedure to all of his inspectors, as well as many inspectors nation-wide.

When David created Sherwood Inspection Services, LLC, he had a vision for a home inspection company that would be thorough and professional, while simultaneously making the information easy to understand for buyers, sellers, home owners, and realtors. He envisioned reports that would be clear and accurate without being dramatic or alarmist. Today, Sherwood Inspection Services, LLC, works to ensure that our clients are getting the best possible information, in an easy to understand manner. Our inspectors happily answer any questions during the inspection or at any time after, and we offer phone consultations for free for any past client. David takes great pride in his company and actively works to ensure that all of our clients are satisfied with the work that our inspectors do. He works tirelessly to ensure that our inspectors have the best and most extensive information available in the industry.

Ultimately, David’s mission with Sherwood Inspection Services, LLC is to “teach people about homes and buildings and how to care for them in a way that will increase the overall quality of their life.”

David Sherwood is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector

Episode 50 Jeff Donaldson

Jeff Donaldson
Jeff Donaldson

My goal is to develop and grow a company that delivers home inspection services with a value several orders of magnitude greater than our fee.

Specialties:Buyer Home Inspections, Pre Marketing Home Inspections for sellers, Builder Warranty Home Inspections, Expert Witness Services, Insurance and Wind Mitigation Inspections

Affiliate

BBSG – Builders Buyer Services Group

December 2008 – Present (6 years 9 months)

BBSG manages new home warranties for builders. We enhance the the builder’s client satisfaction level by setting reasonable expectations and efficiently addressing warranty issues.

President

ACE Preferred Inspections, Inc.

November 2005 – Present (9 years 10 months)

President

Applied Construction Expertise, Inc.

March 1997 – Present (18 years 6 months)

Engineering consultant providing analysis, design and expert witness services on residential and light commercial structures.

Project Engineer

WR Riggs & Associates

June 1991 – March 1997 (5 years 10 months)

Project engineer responsible for coordinating multi discipline design efforts on capital projects at industrial process and manufacturing facilities. Experience includes pulp and paper, metal smelting, chemical processing and beverage industries.

Officer

US Navy

May 1986 – May 1991 (5 years 1 month)

Nuclear trained, engineer qualified, completed six strategic deterrent patrols on board USS Von Steuben (SSBN 632)

Jeff Donaldson is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector

Episode 49 Greg Bryan

Greg Bryan
Greg Bryan

Favorite Book:

Bryan & Bryan Inspections / Titans Commercial Inspections

 – Present (21 years)Greater Houston Area

 

Greg Bryan oversees management and operations for both Bryan & Bryan Inspections and Titans Commercial Inspections.

Bryan & Bryan is one of Texas largest multi-inspector firms proudly setting the standards of Residential Inspection Services in the Greater Houston Area.

Titans Commercial provides commercial inspection services including Property Condition Assessments; Reserve Studies; Partial Inspections; Draw Inspections and Customized Inspection Services based on client needs. Whether a bank, investor, association, property manager, etc. we will exceed all expectations. We gladly customize the scope of our services to meet your unique specifications.

Greg Bryan of Bryan and Bryan Inspections is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector.

Episode 48 Rory Warren

Rory Warren
Rory Warren

Warren Home Inspections offers residential real estate inspection, home energy auditing and home maintenance consulting services to home owners, buyers and sellers in the metrowest Boston MA area. The company conducts approximately 600 inspections and consultations annually. Warren Home Inspections, our home inspection division, is InterNACHI certified,licensed in MA, NEPMA registered and certified to deliver environmental reports by EDR.
Services may be scheduled directly on our webite at www.warrenhomeinspections.com

Warren Home Inspections is the premier inspection company in Massachusetts with over 25 years of experience in residential Real Estate Inspection.

Your Inspector is licensed and insured and has training that exceeds the standards of both the state andInterNachi.

Our detailed reports are prepared individually for you and are integrated with digital photography to identify any problems referenced in the report. They are delivered electronically within 24 hours of the inspection, eliminating the need for you to wait as they are written on-site. This ensures that you will receive the full attention of your Inspector to perform just what they were hired for, to inspect, and it allows you to get on with your day.

Buying a new home may be the biggest investment you’ll ever make. Although the process is very exciting it quickly becomes overwhelming. While the home you have selected may appear to be just what you’re looking for, how can you be sure there aren’t potentially serious unknown defects which can make your investment in your future a costly one. Having your new home professionally inspected by Warren Home Inspections as early as possible in the buying process can save you thousands of dollars on items which you may be able to have the seller or builder correct.

Warren Home Inspections is dedicated to providing you with valuable information about your new home. We thoroughly inspect all major components of the subject property to expose unknown defects and advise you about future maintenance about your home once the purchase is complete. Warren Home Inspections will give you the information you require to make an informed decision.

Providing home inspection services throughout eastern and central Massachusetts.

Rory Warren is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector.

Episode 47 Jon Bolton

Jon Bolton

  • (2) B.S. Building Construction, Univ. of Florida
  • ASHI Certified Members #204955
  • FABI Registered Professional Inspectors RPI0354, RPI0736
  • State Certified Building Contractor CBC056105
  • Certified Level 1 Infrared Thermographers #18752, #18967
  • Certified Residential Thermographer #2014061902
  • ICC Residential Building Inspector #5180744-B1
  • ICC Certified Residential Plumbing Inspector #5180744-P1
  • State Certified Home Inspectors HI171, HI8396 , HI2299
  • State Certified Mold Assessor MRSA1841
  • EPA Certified Renovator RI-8391-10-0022
  • ITA Certified Manufactured Home Inspector #102802f
  • ITA trained Residential Inspection, Pool & Spa, Manufactured Homes
  • PaRR/FEMA Disaster Housing Inspector
  • SBCCI Certified Rehab. Inspector #1993
  • SBCCI Property Maintenance & Housing Inspector #056G
  • SBCCI Housing Rehab. Code Enforcement Officer #414
  • State Certified Radon Measurement Tech R1715
  • Combat veteran, Senior Chief, 26 years United States Navy
  • As heard on Simanton Real Estate show 660WORL, the Fred Allen Real Estate Show 660WORL, The Handyman Hour with Jeff & Debbie Gold 660WORL.
  • As read in The New York Times and CFRI, IRC and FABI Newsletters.

Jon Bolton is interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector.

Episode 46 Delivering Happiness

Charlotte Home Inspector Preston Sandlin
Charlotte Home Inspector Preston Sandlin

In this episode of the Successful Home Inspection Podcast Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Home Inspector reviews the book “Delivering Happiness” by Tony Hsieh.

Now in trade paperback, the hip, iconoclastic CEO of Zappos shows how a different kind of corporate culture can make a huge difference in achieving remarkable results — by actually creating a company culture that values happiness –and then delivers on it.

  • Pay brand-new employees $2,000 to quit
  • Make customer service the responsibility of the entire company-not just a department
  • Focus on company culture as the #1 priority
  • Apply research from the science of happiness to running a business
  • Help employees grow-both personally and professionally
  • Seek to change the world
  • Oh, and make money too . . .

Sound crazy? It’s all standard operating procedure at Zappos, the online retailer that’s doing over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales annually. After debuting as the highest-ranking newcomer in Fortune magazine’s annual “Best Companies to Work For” list in 2009, Zappos was acquired by Amazon in a deal valued at over $1.2 billion on the day of closing.

In DELIVERING HAPPINESS, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh shares the different lessons he has learned in business and life, from starting a worm farm to running a pizza business, through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more. Fast-paced and down-to-earth, DELIVERING HAPPINESS shows how a very different kind of corporate culture is a powerful model for achieving success-and how by concentrating on the happiness of those around you, you can dramatically increase your own.

Episode 45 Chris Thornberry

Chris Thornberry
Chris Thornberry

Chris Thornberry started Green Sky Media in 2007 after graduating from the Telecommunications program at Ball State University. From the start, his goal has been to bring high production value to Green Sky’s agile team. Aside from being behind the camera, Chris’ other duties include recording voice-overs for various projects, drinking too much coffee, and concept creation for new campaigns.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys traveling across the US and Europe with his fiancée Astrid. He is also an avid runner, and often connects this pastime with giving back. This year, Chris is a member of the Tatum’s Bags of Fun Triathlon Team (visit the TBoF website to learn more about this great cause)

Green Sky Media is a video production firm based out of Carmel, Indiana. With in-house post-production, voice-overs, and a green screen studio, we can be a one stop shop.

Green Sky has a large portfolio of national brands, while maintaining a strong hold on local video productions as well. Owner Chris Thornberry says, “I like to keep the focus on Green Sky producing corporate videos for companies who need training videos, commercials, and exposure for brand management.” This niche style of video production, however, does not limit Green Sky’s capabilities.

Green Sky is also known for working side by side with local non-profit agencies to increase awareness for the organization through a partnership. Green Sky Media looks to partner with a single organization each year, but does not limit their interaction with non-profits to just one organization. Previous partnerships include Back on My Feet and Team T3 Multisport. Currently, Green Sky is partnering with Tatum’s Bags of Fun for 2014.

Green Sky has recently launched a video library product that provides video content for a specialty industry’s social media and marketing efforts. The companies who purchase the video libraries are provided with their company branded videos on a quarterly basis. Through collaboration with industry professionals, the content of each video has gone through a gamut of editing to ensure accuracy and reliability.

Contact Green Sky Media today about your video needs.

Chris Thornberry of Green Sky Media is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector.

Episode 44 Patty Thornberry

Patty Thornberry
Patty Thornberry
President
Castlewall Security & Video

 – Present (10 years 1 month)

President

Parthenon Commercial Corporation

 – Present (10 years 7 months)

Vice President

Forever Fit

 – Present (17 years)

Vice President

Security Home Inspections

 – Present (31 years 4 months)

Member

Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors

 –  (25 years)

At Security Home Inspections, we pride ourselves on providing the most thorough, informative, and objective home inspections in Indianapolis and the surrounding communities. While typically requested by homebuyers, those not planning to move will also benefit from a detailed home inspection report from the certified professionals of Security Home Inspections. Each home inspection includes a computerized report containing full-color digital photography and detailed descriptions of findings that pertain to the integrity of structural and mechanical systems in your home. This information can be used when buying, selling, or maintaining a home. The standard checklist will contain an evaluation of the following components and systems:

  • Heating and central air conditioning
  • Interior plumbing and electrical
  • The roof, attic, and visible insulation
  • Walls, ceilings, floors, windows, and doors
  • The foundation, basement, and structural components

Patty Thornberry is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector.

Episode 43 Bold

Preston Sandlin
Preston Sandlin

In this podcast Preston Sandlin reviews “Bold” by Peter Diamondes. Preston recently read this book and thought it would be a great book for home inspectors.

 

From the coauthors of the New York Times bestseller Abundance comes their much anticipated follow-up: Bold—a radical, how-to guide for using exponential technologies, moonshot thinking, and crowd-powered tools to create extraordinary wealth while also positively impacting the lives of billions.

Bold unfolds in three parts. Part One focuses on the exponential technologies that are disrupting today’s Fortune 500 companies and enabling upstart entrepreneurs to go from “I’ve got an idea” to “I run a billion-dollar company” far faster than ever before. The authors provide exceptional insight into the power of 3D printing, artificial intelligence, robotics, networks and sensors, and synthetic biology. Part Two of the book focuses on the Psychology of Bold, drawing on insights from billionaire entrepreneurs Larry Page, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos. In addition, Diamandis reveals his entrepreneurial secrets garnered from building fifteen companies, including such audacious ventures as Singularity University, XPRIZE, Planetary Resources, and Human Longevity, Inc. Finally,Bold closes with a look at the best practices that allow anyone to leverage today’s hyper-connected crowd like never before. Here, the authors teach how to design and use incentive competitions, launch million-dollar crowdfunding campaigns to tap into ten’s of billions of dollars of capital, and finally how to build communities—armies of exponentially enabled individuals willing and able to help today’s entrepreneurs make their boldest dreams come true.

Bold is both a manifesto and a manual. It is today’s exponential entrepreneur’s go-to resource on the use of emerging technologies, thinking at scale, and the awesome power of crowd-powered tools.

Preston Sandlin is the owner of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector

Episode 42 Dawn Wilder

Dawn Wilder of Ace Inspections
Dawn Wilder of Ace Inspections

DAWN, SUPPOSED TO BE RETIRED.

(Sarcastic laughter in the background)

Dawn is working her way to Hawaii or New Zealand one inspection at a time.

She’s the Miracle worker behind the scenes. She has stunning catlike agility when you try to sneak a piece of lasagna.

SCOTT, MASTER INSPECTOR AND FOUNDER

His attention to detail and the positive way he communicates his findings has put him in the top 6% of home inspectors in the nation for the number of inspections he performs each year.

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Before inspecting homes, Scott has remodeled many homes, installed flooring, tile, and carpet, as well as numerous other repairs and building. (you name it)  Scott is a licensed builder and has been a certified member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) for over 15 years

Dawn Wilder of Ace Inspections is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector.