A Thorough High-Rise Apartment Inspection
Ted is knowledgeable, takes his job seriously, and is a great guy. My wife and I were about to purchase our first home in a downtown apartment building and were willing to spend a bit more to get a legitimate, thorough, unbiased inspection. The selling agent was annoyed at the length of time Ted spent inside the home, which pleased us greatly. The above-average cost has turned out to be more than worth it, as Ted remains available to answer questions for his customers well beyond the inspection date. We would definitely recommend Ted if you're looking for the real deal.
- Approximate cost of services:
- $800.00
- Company Response
Hi,
Yes even though we didn’t discover anything major, there were nevertheless a handful of small maintenance and repair issues, fairly typical to the age of your unit. The fact that they used deodorizers throughout, after we requested all deodorizers be removed 24 hours prior to the inspection. Yeah that gets me a little nervous. Deodorizers not only block odors, the insidious part is they block your odor receptors preventing or drastically reducing your ability to detect any odors other than the nauseating artificial flowery/fruity signatures.
Public notice: at the risk of offending some people; if you use these scented devices in your home, that's about all you will smell. All your meals will taste like a combination of food and artificially scented deodorizer A good house does not have any scent at all. 85% of the flavor we experience is due to our sense of smell. http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/how-we-taste-food/
Agents are salespeople they shouldn't “noticeably” get upset and make a fuss, unfortunately this inspector was not going to follow the agents direction or time constraints. The agent was forewarned that we would be there till 2 or 3 PM, as it turned out, we were there from 8:30 till 1:00. Unfortunately that's what some less experienced agents think their job is: to create a distraction and maybe even crank up the stress levels. Duh!! Agents are simply unaccustomed to inspectors who do not obediently kowtow to their directions, wishes and constraints. Most inspectors have been well trained (by agents), if they don't follow the agents direction they simply won't survive.
I don't know why sales agents make a big fuss when they have already been told ahead of time, the parameters of my inspection. When agents create these distractions, I believe they think they are serving the seller’s best interest, when in fact I get the uneasy feeling they're hiding something. This tactic generally causes me to look more closely, slowing me down rather than speeding me up.
Happy trails...
Ted