Tag Archives: Charlotte Home Inspector

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Episode 87 John Villella

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John Villella
John Villella

Owner John Villella has brought a strong background in construction into the home inspection industry.  Through education, training, and experience he brings the highest level of service to each customer.

  • New York State Licensed Inspector – NY DOS Lic# 16000006356
  • NYS DEC Certified Pest Technician – ID #C9-824855
  • I am a member in good standing of the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors
  • Certification in Water and Radon sample collections
  • Certification in Mold and Microbiological sample collection
  • Member of the Environmental Solutions Association (ESA)
  • BNAR & WCR Member

Triple Crown Home Inspection Guarantee

We guarantee our competent and professional
home inspection or your money back!

We are so confident in the quality of our home inspection and feel so strong that you are also going to feel confident and satisfied with our service, inspection and inspection report that if not, we’ll give your money back and pay for the inspection of your choice!  You see, we understand this is an important step in your life.  This guarantee is just one more way to demonstrate our desire and commitment to meet and exceed your expectations.  Also, we want to ensure you have an enjoyable real estate experience.

Our 100% Money Back Guarantee Satisfaction:

    •  If at the end of the inspection you feel our service and inspection report does not allow you to make an educated decision regarding the home – it’s on us.  You can keep the report and you own us nothing.
  • Client must be personally present during the entire inspection.
  • The All Pro Home Inspection fee will be refunded by check to the person who originated the fee payment.
  • This guarantee is for the home inspection service rendered.  All other services are not covered by this guarantee.  (i.e. Radon, Water, Mold Samples)
  • A signed and witnessed All Pro Home Inspection release from liability form must be received to initiate the above process.

 Easy to meet limitations and qualifications to the 200% Money Back Guarantee:

  • Client must be personally present during the entire inspection.
  • The All Pro Home Inspection fee will be refunded by check to the person who originated the fee payment.  (This is the 100% return part)
  • The re-inspection will be completed by an inspector who meets the following conditions and is in good standing with these organizations – NYS Licensed Home Inspector, and a member of EthicalInspectors.com.
  • A check to pay for the re-inspection up to the cost of the original inspection will be paid directly to the re-inspection company in their name for their inspection fee up to 100% of our original home inspection fee amount.  (This is the 200% part)  This guarantee is for the home inspection service rendered.  All other services are not covered by this guarantee.  (i.e. Radon, Water, Mold Samples)
  • A signed and witnessed All Pro Home Inspection release from liability form must be received to initiate the above process.

Our 30 Day Free Home Inspection Protection Plan:

  • Client must sign and accept the terms and conditions of this protection plan prior to the start of the inspection and must be personally present during the entire original inspection.
  • If for any reason the purchase contract for the original purchased home is terminated, we got you covered. (Termination for any reason)
  •  The 30 Day Home Inspection Protection Plan Guarantee will only be honored if you are back into a purchase contract within 30 Days of the original home inspection date and the newest home must be similar in size, age and components.
  •  All Pro Home Inspection has the right to invalidate the protection plan without notice to the client. All Pro Home Inspection has the right to change, modify or cancel this Protection Plan without any notice.

John Villella is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector

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Episode 84 Chip Sprague

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Chip Sprague
Chip Sprague

Chip Sprague has been a licensed home inspector contracted with Home Inspection Carolina for over 10 years. Chip is part of the Charlotte Regional Realtors Association and has donated his time performing inspections for the halfway house to better his community.
Being a manager for Lowe’s Home Improvement for over 11 years has given him an extensive knowledge base to identify and relate with clients.
Chip has a heart for animals as you may see him with his trusty sidekick Holly when picking up your Radon!

Our inspectors have been learning and focusing on preforming inspections for years. They are all enthralled with construction and how things are constructed. Our inspectors are not just inspectors but more like investigators. It’s not enough to just identify the problem or defect. Our inspectors love to try and determine the source of the problem to help you make an educated decision when purchasing your home!

Chip Sprague is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector

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Episode 83 Roger Warner

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Roger Warner
Roger Warner

Roger has over 25 years’ experience in Home Building, Remodeling and Residential Inspections. He is the father of 6 children ranging in age from 20 – 9 years of age. When not working for you, you can find him somewhere in the outdoors, camping, hunting or boating.

All Points Inspections provides complete inspection services for the Real Estate Community in all of Central California. Our Consulting/Home Inspection service is a visual inspection of the structural elements and systems which are accessible. The inspector will view the properties with you explaining everything in detail, so you understand it, including the visual limitations that may exist. Extensive training and experience give our inspectors the insight about houses similar to yours, so they really know what to look for and can readily compare your house and its systems with other houses of similar age and condition. All homes have strong and weak points, and they are not always what they seem. The systems that we have incorporated into our company will allow you to gain the perspective and sound information you need to make better decisions.

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

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Episode 82 Rod Dunn

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Rod Dunn
Rod Dunn

Inspector Clouseau Home Inspections is dedicated to fostering effective communication between the home buyer and seller to enable all parties to reach an informed, satisfactory conclusion by providing an accurate, unbiased assessment of the structure and its systems based on common sense and facts, not opinion. Through the use of modern equipment and utilizing over 20 years of extensive experience in residential building and remodeling, as well as through continuing education, Inspector Clouseau educates clients about the inspected home with clarity, integrity, and professionalism.

Contact Inspector Clouseau Home Inspections with any questions or schedule an inspection online today!

Rod Donn is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector

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Episode 81 Peter Hopkins – United Infrared

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Peter Hopkins

Vice-President

United Infrared, Inc.

November 2007 – Present (8 years 5 months)Bonsall, CA

Vice President of United Infrared, Inc., A national organization formed to promote thermography and provide education, business management, interpretation and job referral services to its members. Classes are application specific, such as CMU construction, energy, roof, electrical, moisture, data centers, marine and equine. Membership insures that customers will receive a high quality, standardized survey at an affordable price.

President & Chief Thermographer

SoCal Infrared

October 2005 – Present (10 years 6 months)Bonsall, CA

President and Chief Thermographer of multi inspector firm. Specialties include residential and commercial clients for energy audits, electrical maintenance thermography, commercial roofing, commercial and residential leak detection amongst specialty applications and product evaluations.

President and Chief Inspector

InspecDoc Inspection Services, Inc.

August 1996 – Present (19 years 8 months)Bonsall, CA

Chief Inspector of Multi Inspector home inspection firm operating in Southern California

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

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Episode 80 Bill Goldsmith – Joe Ferry The Home Inspector Lawyer

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Joe Ferry
Joe Ferry

Meet Joe Ferry

A professional attorney who understands the inner workings of the home inspection industry and the legality that often finds home inspectors just like you fighting for your professional reputation and livelihood.

Joe Ferry has responded to over 900 claims during the last decade as the preeminent attorney in the home inspection industry. His mission is to educate and advocate on their behalf against clients looking for someone to blame for their own misfortune.

Joe is the creator of ClaimIntercept™, his proprietary method of early intervention that covers a home inspector against potential professional liability claims.

He travels the country presenting educational seminars, informing and engaging inspectors in a presentation that details how to minimize risk and maximize protection from meritless claims.

The Law and Disorder Seminar has also been packaged into a 19-video online offering now available for viewing at your convenience!

Bill Goldsmith is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina or Ask the Charlotte Inspector.

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Episode 78 Chistopher Casey – Monroe Infrared

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Christopher Casey

Christopher Casey

Christopher Casey is a West Point graduate with a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He pursued his MBA from St. Martins University while still on active duty stationed at Fort Lewis, WA. Since 1990 Christopher has held various leadership positions with regional & national companies where his expertise in organizational management, creative problem solving and ever-positive focus have led to substantial growth.  Christopher purchased Monroe Infrared in 2011. He is highly motivated, goal-driven and clearly focused on exceeding both customer and vendor partner expectations as the path to overall business success.  His belief:  success thrives from true partnerships,  developed through doing what you say you’re going to do, over-communicating, never assuming, and sweating the details no matter the size of the customer, task, purchase or commitment.

Christopher Casey is being interviewed Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector.

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Episode 75 Bruce LaBell – Drones

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Bruce LaBell
Bruce LaBell

In this interview Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector interviews Bruce Labell of Royal Home Inspections all about drones and their use in home inspection.  There is a lot of confusion about using this great tool. Member of the National ASHI Board of Directors Since  2010

Board of Director for the ASHI Foundation  2015

Member of the ASHI Drone Task Force 2015

Member of the Board of Directors for ASHI Education Inc. 2012                                    

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Certified Inspector  # 245362
Arizona State Board of Technical Registration (BTR) Certified Inspector # 41795 

Member of the Enforcement Advisory Committee (BTR)  2014-2015
Approved Instructor with ADRE
Certified Advanced Residential Mold Inspector
Certified Disaster Housing Inspector (FEMA)

TRI- Tile Roofing Institute Certified

Certified CREIA Inspector

 

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Episode 73 Preinspections (Your Real Estate Today Show)

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Preston Sandlin
Preston Sandlin

Although Preston owns one of the largest multi-inspector home inspection firms in the country; Home Inspection Carolina, he is only the boss at work.   That is because at home Preston has a beautiful wife and two beautiful daughters, a dog, some fish and a hermit crab.  As you can imagine he is way down the food chain there.  Preston also owns to other home inspection related businesses; Home Inspection Flyers and Inspect New Homes.  He has master’s degree in Education and a bachelor’s degree in Finance both from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro.  Preston is a great person to learn from because in his 20+ years of being in the home inspection business he has done just about everything wrong you can do.  You Preston is successful by the process of elimination and if you listen to him maybe he can shorten your learning curve.

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Episode 72 Scott Warga

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Scott Warga
Scott Warga

Scott Warga is a Residential and Commercial General Contractor in the state of Arizona and the Qualifying Party for ACSI American Construction Specialists and Investigations LLC.

He has over 15 years combined experience as a builder, inspector and consultant in the construction, construction failure-analyses and forensics industry.

Scott is additionally a Certified Home Inspector in the state of Arizona and has been appointed to the Arizona Board of Technical Registration’s Enforcement Advisory Committee.

He is on the Board of Dirictors of The American Society of Home Inspectors. (ASHI), has Served on ASHI’s Council of Representatives (COR) as a representative and as Speaker of the COR, has served as Arizona ASHI’s Vice President and Central District Chairman and has performed over 2500 inspections. He also holds a qualification as a Certified Residential Mold Inspector (CRMI).

Scott has provided OSHA compliance assistance, risk management and loss control services and consultancies to construction companies, constructors and property managers. He is also a noted Arizona radio commentator in construction issues for consumers, an accredited local and national educator in inspection, real estate, disclosure and construction and forensic practices and has acted as a consulting expert witness in construction and inspection disputes. His services have been rendered for a wide array of construction companies, inspectors, agencies, attorneys, Mediators and Arbitrators, property mangers, agent and owners.

Scott Specializes in Thermal Imaging Inspections, Home Inspections, Construction Defect Analysis, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Expert Witness, Forensic Construction ConsultantandWater Intrusion investigations.

Scott Warga is being interviewed by Preston Sandlin of Home Inspection Carolina and Ask the Charlotte Inspector