Inspector recommendation for South Side Chicago suburbs?

Question

I'm under contract on a property in South Holland (Southwest of Chicago) and looking for input on inspectors.

I've been referred to Ryan Valan at a company called General Property Inspections (http://www.valinspect.com/) but would love to hear from other investors about folks you've worked with.

Keith Anderson · Answer

Thank you! @Mark Ainley @Crystal Smith @Keishee Hill

Crystal Smith · Answer

We use inspector referred from Granite Construction Inspection.  We started using them because the Hard Money Lenders we work w/ used Granite.  They are a national firm & support the Chicagoland area.  Once we found a couple of good ones we contracted directly w/ them but we started w/ Granite.

Keishee Hill · Answer

@Mark Ainley will you please send me a PM with your contact as well.

@Keith Anderson I do not have a recommendation, but I would say stay away from John Sulek. I used him and he failed to recognize that the entire basement was filed with mold. The inside of the wood paneling in the built in cabinets down there were even rotten. He also said the roof was leaking because one shingle needed to be replaced, but that did not explain why every room and bathrooms in the upstairs had water marks running down the walls. I could even tell that the entire roof was bad. He said that he checked the foundation and it was fine. But there was a huge crack in it, which was allowing the mold to harvest (with the addition of the leaking water main, which he did not notice either). He also did not want to talk during the inspection or answer any questions. He kept telling me it will all be in the report.

Mark Ainley · Answer

i will instant message you our guy who we use after each rehab.  He is a one man shop so prices are efficient and he is super detailed. He operates in South Suburbs.