Southwest Premier Home Inspection provides thorough and comprehensive Home Inspections throughout the entire Phoenix area, we focus on the quality of the inspection as well as the accuracy and detail of the final Home Inspection report. To find out what you get for your money when you have your Phoenix Home Inspection performed by Southwest Premier Home Inspection, and a little more information on choosing a Phoenix Home Inspector then read on…
Home Inspection Standards
Here in Arizona, Home Inspectors have to be licensed by the Arizona Board of Technical Registration (BTR) and follow their Standards of Professional Practice for Home Inspectors (SOPP). This SOPP is the absolute minimum standard for performing a Home Inspection in Arizona, some Home Inspectors will adhere to the minimum standards only and others go above and beyond to give the buyer more information about their future home. At Southwest Premier Home Inspection in Phoenix, we believe in going above and beyond and giving you as much information as possible to help you make your decision.
Who Is The Home Inspection For?
The Home Inspection is being performed for the benefit of our customer who is typically the buyer of the property. The buyers real estate agent is usually involved in the Home Inspection process in one way or another but the inspection is not being performed for them. All real estate agents are different on their opinion of Home Inspections, some have their clients best interest in mind and want them to get a thorough inspection to know what they are getting into. Other agents have their own interest in mind and want their client to get the absolute minimum information about the home so there is less chance of the deal falling through due to the condition of the home. Hopefully your real estate agent is looking out for you and want’s you to get a thorough Home Inspection to know what you are getting into! The majority of real estate agents that we come into contact with appear to have your best interest in mind.
What Home Inspection Company Should I Use?
One important fact to remember is that the Home Inspection company that you choose is solely up to you! You are the one paying the money for the inspection and it is for your benefit, so do some research and make sure the company you choose is going to deliver the product you are looking for. At Southwest Premier Home Inspection we like to give you as much information as possible on our website www.swpHomeInspect.comto let you decide if we meet your Phoenix Home Inspection needs.
Make Sure They Fit Your Needs
If your real estate agent recommends a specific Home Inspector for you to use, check them out yourself and see if they fit your needs. Even if your real estate agent recommends Southwest Premier Home Inspection, you should still do the research on your own to make sure we are the company that you want to perform your Phoenix Home Inspection! Most Home Inspectors these days have websites that give you information about their company. Make sure you look at their sample inspection reports online and see if it is easy for you to understand and meets your needs, if they do not have a sample inspection report easily available or if they make you request it then you might want to look elsewhere.
Pricing
Many consumers these days are looking for the absolute lowest price available, everybody likes a great deal! Prices vary quite a bit between Home Inspection companies and this can cause the buyer to migrate to the absolute lowest cost. At Southwest Premier Home Inspection we believe in giving our clients the best possible price that we can that is commensurate with the service that we provide to you, however this price is not always the lowest out there. We also believe in Up-Front pricing, we provide all of our pricing on our website and don’t make you call us just to get a price quote (although you are welcome to give us a call if you prefer). If a company makes you give them a call for a price quote then keep in mind that they are going for the hard sell, they will be extolling their own virtues and trying to talk you into booking with them immediately. We encourage you to check out our website, shop around and make the decision yourself if we are the Home Inspection company for you! When you are ready to schedule or if you just want some more information then please feel free to give us a call! Our office staff is eager to answer your questions and set up your Phoenix Home Inspection.
Low Cost Home Inspections
If we were to compete with the lowest cost Home Inspection company in the Phoenix area we would have to drastically cut the level of quality and customer service and we refuse to do that. Many newer Home Inspectors charge rock bottom fees so that they can get business, they often times don’t maintain Errors & Omissions (E&O) insurance since it isn’t required by the State of Arizona . This reduces their overhead so they can charge you less but at the same time increases your liability since they aren’t insured if they miss something major. They may also perform a sub-par home inspection due to lack of inspection experience or knowledge. You may get a great deal up front but it could cost you allot of money in the long run!
Home Inspectors Experience
Experience is definitely something that you should keep in mind when looking for your Phoenix Home Inspector but don’t get fooled by the claims of some Home Inspection companies. You may find companies that claim tens of thousands of inspections performed, while this may be a true statement regarding the quantity of inspections performed by the company, you need to consider the experience of the Home Inspector performing your Phoenix Home Inspection. Let’s say a company touts that they have performed 30,000 Home Inspections, what if you get the Home Inspector that has only performed 300 of those? It’s the experience of the individual Home Inspector that is what should be considered primarily.
Individual Experience
Almost all Home Inspectors came from other careers or professions prior to becoming a Home Inspector, some people believe that construction experience is the only type of experience that qualifies you to be a Home Inspector but this just isn’t true. Home Inspectors are inspecting the home and not constructing it, knowledge of construction methods is critical but knowing how to inspect is just as critical. You can get a Home Inspector that has been a licensed contractor for many years and knows how to put something together, but if he doesn’t have the eye for detail or the ability to properly express his findings then it doesn’t do you much good. An eye for detail and knowledge of inspection is critical to a good home inspection. For transparency reasons, here is a little bit about my own personal experience and background: My personal background includes some construction experience but the majority is in the field of aircraft maintenance and quality control inspections. I spent approximately 16 years inspecting and maintaining large commercial aircraft where there is no room for error, I have a spotless FAA license due to the attention to detail that I put into my work . I learned valuable inspection skills over the years that translate very well into Home Inspection. Over the last several years, the inspection experience that I gained from my previous field has transferred very well into Home Inspection. I have personally performed approximately 2,000 Home Inspections in the Phoenix area. Every Home Inspector that works for Southwest Premier Home Inspection has to be qualified and meet my own personal standards, we do not hire brand new inspectors just so that we can pay them less. I expect them to perform in a professional manner and follow the Inspection protocol that I have crafted over the years.
The Finished Product – Your Home Inspection Report
The Home Inspection is complete and now it’s time for you to learn about the condition of the home and review the Home Inspectors findings. A well written and properly formatted Home Inspection report is crucial to understanding what the Home Inspector has found. The inspector can perform a very thorough Home Inspection but if you can’t make sense of the report then it’s not of much use to you. Many Home Inspectors overlook the last critical step of the process which is presenting the information to the client in a detailed and readable format. Most Home Inspection report writing software comes with pre-written report templates, these templates are a good starting point but are very vague and general. At Southwest Premier Home Inspection we have fully customized our report templates to provide a clear differentiation between different sections and items found during the Phoenix Home Inspection. If you look around the internet at sample Home Inspection reports you will find that many of them just run on from start to finish and are difficult to understand. Well written statements about defects and the condition of systems are key to the client understanding what we are talking about. We understand that every client has a different level of understanding about the items we are talking about, we try to write our statements in language that can be understood by anyone no matter what your level of building knowledge. We do our best to describe the problems that we find in plain English and not technical jargon. We try to give you detailed information on the actual defect, the reasons you should have it repaired and what types of contractors you should contact to have the item looked at further or repaired. All of our Home Inspection reports include lots of color photographs, these are used to make the report easier to read and to give you a clear understanding of what is being reported. Many companies put all of their photos at the end of a section or the end of the report so you have to flip back and fourth. Our photos are located in the defect statement so you can see what we are talking about without having to flip around through the report. We try to document the report with enough photographs that when you are no longer at the home you can still get a good understanding of where the problem is and what it is about. Please click on this link to view one of our sample Phoenix Home Inspection reports. After you are done looking at our sample inspection report, I welcome you to look at some other Phoenix Home Inspection companies sample inspection reports. The reason that I don’t mind sending you out to look at our competition is that I feel we provide a great product that you will be happy with. I understand that it might not be what every client is looking for in a Home Inspection report, if not then it’s in your best interest to find a company that provides exactly what you are looking for.
Report Delivery
At Southwest Premier Home Inspection the majority of our Inspection Reports are completed on-site, if you attend the Phoenix Home Inspection your report will typically be color printed and bound on-site for you to take with you. We wire bind the reports right there so that your Inspection Report is durable and easy to read. We don’t just stick it in a three ring binder or paper clip it together, we make the extra effort to actually bind it together! In addition to binding, you will receive your Phoenix Home Inspection report via email by the end of the day and often times before we leave the inspection. This report will be sent to you and your real estate agent as long as you have provided email addresses. There are occasions when the report will not be completed on site, these occasions are usually due to the condition of the home or the size. If the home is in a state of serious distress or is extremely large then we will have the report to you by the end of the day. We don’t compromise on quality just to get the report to you by the end of the actual inspection. If this is the case with your inspection, we will go over the findings with you prior to leaving the home so that you don’t walk away in the dark.
