Classic Home Inspections Inc.

Thank you for the feedback Amy and Mike!!! It is very much appreciated! Such excitement! Buying a first home. Most first time homebuyers (including myself) are excited yet VERY nervous. They have this anticipation level of me coming out of an inspection expecting me to tell them the house is falling down. I'll be honest, most houses aren’t falling down. Some are, but most are not. Yet, there is so much more with the components that make up a home that can cause the grief. It's these individual components that we need to find out about. I like to put things into perspective. Show the good and the bad. Every house under the sun has good and bad things. Fortunately your first home has minimal wrong and I think it's a great first home to get into. Actually, it was a beautiful first home! ... I'm glad that you were happy with the inspection. Thanks again and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!

Thank you so much for the feedback Chris! I guess if you've used me twice now and after reading your review that you must be happy! That house was a true gem. You know Chris, here is my take on your comment, I figure if you employ me, you want answers. I will do everything that I can to get you those answers. If I have to do an inspection during a heavy rainstorm so be it. (it's actually better for the inspector if it is raining). I want to give you answers, not excuses. Thanks again Chris and for once again choosing Classic Home Inspections!

Wowzers!!! Thank you so much for the feedback Amir!!! I am glad that you were happy with the inspection. You know what made that inspection fun? Your enthusiasm! I told you when we started; I am going have you understand this home in its entirety. Including how to operate a wood burning fireplace. Many people don't know how to operate them properly and won't use them. I said we weren't finished until you had seen and understood everything. Thanks for submitting the picture...I love it! ... Thanks again Amir and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!!!

Thank you so much for the feedback RM! I am glad that you were happy with the inspection. I personally think you picked a super nice place! Please always feel free to contact me if you ever have questions regarding the home...Thanks again and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!

Wow Mike!!! What a review!!! Thank you so much. I can't believe that you picked up on the fact that I was only wearing my socks during the inspection. For precisely the reasons that you had mentioned. Just wearing socks can tell a lot! It was too bad about the first home. It was nice but with all the recent renovations it still required work to the renovations that were done. I mean, $70K on basement renovations and they didn't even put $500 worth of subfloors in? Oh well, but it did lead you to a home your and your wife fell in love with. Which was a real gem! All comes to those who wait...Thanks again, and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!

Thank you so much for the feedback Ken in "The Pocket"! (The "pocket" is an area in East York for those who are wondering). It was great meeting with you. I truly am glad that you were happy with the inspection. It's amazing who many people love the "pointers" going about doing things around the home. The "pointers" can save people a big headache. Just yesterday I was performing a second home inspection for a couple who had used me a few years ago, they had mentioned some of the "pointers" or "heads up" that I had told them at the inspection. They had chuckled telling me that they didn't address them until it was too late. IE: they got leaks. The simple pointers that I gave them worked and solved the problem. As always Ken, please feel free to always contact me if you have questions. Thanks again, and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!

Thank you for the feedback Connell!!! I truly appreciate it. I do try and offer different suggestions when possible. As I have said in many of these responses, you just don't want to know the defects of the home; you want to UNDERSTAND the home as a whole. Many people, including the ones who really know there stuff, say that's it's like a learning lesson. I think it's great! They come out with a whole new perspective on the home. I'm glad that you now understand the home too. Thanks again and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!

Thank you for the feedback Pedram !!! It is very much appreciated!!! I'm glad that you were happy with the inspection. You raise an interesting point; using fear as a marketing tool. Let me tell you, paranoia is running rampant right now with everything. There are a lot of companies making a lot of money right now using fear. If I was to tell people certain things about their home which I know that they don't know about, they probably wouldn’t get out of bed in the morning. Although I cannot "downplay" issues, I do use a practical, realistic approach when doing the home inspection. There's not always a simple fix when addressing an issue, however in many cases, there is. A home inspector should be advising inexpensive alternatives when possible, (trust me, the contractors won't be). How many ridiculous quotes have I seen when people were being taken advantage of? Lots! Yes, always please feel free to contact me! Anytime. Thanks again and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections

Thank you for the feedback John and Patricia !!! It is so much appreciated! I don't know if a person is "nuts" without getting a home inspector for their purchase. However, there is somewhat of an unnessary gamble to take. I don't tell people that they "gotta" get a home inspection. All I tell people is to get a "legit" one if they do. There's too many bad inspectors out there just to tell someone to get an inspection done. Now come on, I'm not "skinny". I perfer the word "svelte" ;-) There's no question about it, some of those attic accesses make me feel like I should be trying out for Cirque du Soleil. However, I gotta get in it! Thanks again for the feedback, I am glad that you were happy. Thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!

Ahhh Xin ... first off, thank you for the feedback. I truely appreciate it! This was an interesting case. Number one, it was a big home. Number two, it did have some pretty serious issues. Number three, I really don't care what the listing agent thought of me. I mean, I do care, but not ones that know of the issues regarding the home and try and downplay some pretty serious stuff. You wanted answers and I gave them to you. I'm honest about things. I have to be. I mean really, you don't have to be a real estate agent to figure out why a house hasn't sold in eight months on the market. (or whatever it was). I would doubt that I was the first home inspector to go in and find those issues. Anyways. I hope in the end it all works out for you guys. Thanks again for the feedback and thank you for choosing Classic Home Inspections!