Haystack Home Inspections

Chris was amazing. He was very informative and thorough. He helped us to make the decision to not buy a house that looked really good as it was recently cosmetically updated inside and out. Due to its lovely appearance and realtor's claims that it was a solid house we were very much interested in buying this house despite the hefty price tag. After Chris' inspection we learned the roof was in the last leg of its life, there needed to be some substantial work to ensure that drainage from walk ways wasn't channeled right toward the house, hidden rot on a patio, required maintenance for the exterior that was just painted but not patched and many other smaller price tag items. When purchasing a house at such a high price, there wasn't any room left to spend on the significant amount of upkeep that needed to be done. We couldn't justify spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to leave our current home which has been updated and has no large ticket items to worry about for 20 years for the sake of a little more space but lots more work ahead. Chris called me after to go over items that were better explained on the phone rather than by email. It really allowed me to be clear on various parts of the inspection and advice to move forward with.
Thank you so much Chris, we will definitely be referring people your way and be using you again as we continue on our hunt.