Background checking contractors, inspectors, and more

[Benjamin Barredo]

Hello again

I am looking for a home inspector in my area. I found some with great Google ratings and reviews but I was curious to see if any of them have had legal troubles due to poor service or something.

Other than Google searching the name of the company and the inspectors, are there any other free resources for vetting people you want to hire? I hope that the right person will become part of my team eventually so I'd like to do the due diligence of weeding out the low hanging fruit before it becomes too late.

[John Vo]

Benjamin Barredo Home inspectors are usually license by the state. You can check with state board to see if they have any complaint logged against them. Also check with BBB to see if their business has any complaint. Yelp is a hit and miss sometime. You can also check with a national home inspection organization to see if any of their members served your area.

Same can be said for contractors that required license. I also use homeadvisor.com to look for local contractors. It's a hit and miss, but it's a starting place.