Good home inspector in San Diego area?

Question

Hi all - I just got an older house under contract in the La Mesa area which clearly needs work. I need to know what repairs for existing issues will cost and am looking for a VERY THOROUGH home inspector who can uncover even the smallest issues before I am locked in to buying the house. Anyone have experience with and can recommend a good inspector? Thanks!

Dan H. · Answer

He is not the cheapest and does not provide cost estimates but we use Jason at nation wide inspections.  He is very thorough.  His reports are very thorough.  If he sees issues that require further expertise such as foundation issues he notes it and recommends you have additional inspections.

We will likely use Jason for life.  We once negotiated 1/7 off of a property based on his inspection report.  That savings alone warrants using him forever.

We used him last month and he got the report back to us real fast.  This is not always the case but likely indicates he is not super busy right now.  Either that or he provides us higher priority service.

If you desire you can indicate I referred him to you.

One thing is that he is so thorough that the reports often looks like the property is falling down.  This is because he is very thorough.  Often a decent Handyman can address virtually all or the issues in a day or two.  Realize this.  Concentrate on large findings that should result in price reduction or a credit at closing.

Good luck