In this episode of the The Successful Home Inspector podcast Preston Sandlin the host and owner of Home Inspection Carolina is on “The Real Estate Today Show Talking about how to prepare your home for sale. Preston has come up with a Sellers Inspection Checklist and you can find it on Ask the Charlotte Home Inspector. You are welcome to use it. Preston and Meg have been supporting our community for over 20 years. Preston a licensed home inspector and Meg have created a company with one focus in mind, Customer Service! “Provide the customer with the best home inspection experience and the most knowledgeable home inspectors and the rest will fall into place.” With Customer service as the #1 focus has changes the home inspection industry. Preston and Meg have created a company you can trust and rely on!
Preston has created additional training that is required by all Home Inspection Carolina inspectors. To ensure, not only informative but educational reports from over 25 inspectors. “Purchasing a home is the single most important investment of your life, and we are here to help you through that process.” Preston Sandlin.
My passion for real estate started around the age of 12, when I began helping my Dad renovate houses. He was a career enlisted soldier in the Army and in those days a second job was a necessity. There were always lots of G.I.’s being transferred to the Army base in need of housing so he started to buy old houses that could be improved and rented out. When he passed away, about 10 years later, the real estate assets, accumulated through his “sweat equity”, allowed my Mother to live financially independent for the rest of her life.
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I’ve been involved in real estate investing most of my life. I bought my first undeveloped lot when I was 15 and went on to rehab bungalows in the Houston Heights and on Main Street in old Sugar Land. Fortunately I’ve never lost money on Houston area property investments, although, there were times when some projects were more enjoyable than profitable.
For the past 12 years I have been helping home buyers in the Houston area avoid buying a money pit by providing comprehensive Houston home inspections of the property under contract. I’ve inspected thousands of houses, from 650 to over 12,000 square feet, with list prices from fifty thousand dollar starter homes to multimillion dollar River Oaks mansions. During this time I’ve also had the pleasure of working with some of Houston’s most successful real estate agents and brokers, who share my goal of protecting the interests of the home buyer.
Along with my bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Houston I’m also a licensed Texas real estate broker. The broker’s license has been a great way to further my real estate education and stay connected with Houston’s dynamic real estate community.
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You can find out more information about how I can help you in your real estate endeavors at www.abouthehouse.com.
Whether purchasing your first home or investing in a commercial property, the key to a wise investment is understanding the full condition of what you’re buying. A leader in the industry since 1986, ProTec Inspection Services provides comprehensive home and commercial property inspection services in Washington, D.C.,Montgomery County, MD, Fairfax County, VA, and the surrounding areas.
Let us equip you with a fully detailed report to make a wise decision. Contact us today at (301) 972-8531 to schedule an inspection with a certified property inspector.
We believe that by truly caring about others and helping solve their problems, our problems and those of our company will take care of themselves.
We believe family is the most important thing in our lives and by helping our clients keep their families safe, ours will thrive as well.
We believe everyone deserves a home.
When purchasing a home for your family, you want to be well informed of its strengths and weaknesses. Home inspections from ProTec provide a complete overview of the property’s condition, identifying any problem areas that may need addressed and guidance on what needs immediate attention.
Led by Butch and Kathy Upton, and backed by a one-year written limited repair reimbursement guarantee, HouseMaster has been serving the Charlotte metropolitan area in North Carolina for over ten years. Every inspector in this high-quality team is a member of both the National Association of Certified Home Inspection (NACHI) and the National Institute of Building Inspectors (NIBI), is re-tested and re-certified annually, and is fully licensed to perform home inspections in the state of North Carolina.
Serving nine counties in the Charlotte NC area, HouseMaster offers thorough inspections for everything from new condos to old townhouses, as well as a wide variety of ancillary services. Mold, lead paint, wood-destroying insects, radon, crawlspace moisture — our HouseMaster team will inspect your home with the same high level of thoroughness and quality we�ve used for over a decade, and will provide you with password-protected online access to your home inspection report, making it easy for you to share the report with any friends, family and real estate professionals you may wish to consult. For a guaranteed high-quality home inspection in the Charlotte Metro area, trust HouseMaster. Call Butch and Kathy Upton today at 704-846-7777.
Founded Advantage Inspection Service in 1988, a company that has performed over 65,000 home & commercial building inspections. Primary author of the Arizona Home Inspector Licensing statute in Arizona. Serve as Designated Lobbyist for the Arizona Home Inspectors Coalition, an organization that influences state licensing activity. Licensed as a Home Inspector, Termite Inspector and Real estate Salesperson in Arizona. Serve on multiple committees at the Arizona Board of Technical Registration to assist in the regulation of home inspectors. Member and former national board member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). Former President of the Arizona ASHI Chapter. Provide training to home inspectors locally and have presented to national audiences.
Specialties: Primary author of the Arizona Home Inspector Licensing Statute, serving as Chairman/ Designated Lobbyist for the Arizona Home Inspectors Coalition, an organization that influences state licensing activity.
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.”
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.
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)
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.
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.
