Veteran-owned home inspections in Troy and throughout Oakland County. Twenty-one years of military inspection discipline, applied to the biggest purchase of your life.
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Troy Home Inspections
Troy is a strong, competitive market, and competitive markets create a specific problem for buyers: pressure to waive or rush the inspection to win the house. I understand the pressure. I also know exactly what it costs when it goes wrong, and I schedule around your contingency clock precisely so you don't have to make that trade.
The housing stock here is dominated by 1960s through 1990s construction, with a substantial wave of 1970s and '80s colonials on generous lots and continued higher-end building through the 2000s. The 1960s and '70s homes are at the stage where nearly every major system has either been replaced once or is overdue. What I find most often isn't catastrophic failure — it's an accumulation of deferred maintenance that adds up to real money in the first two years of ownership.
Troy also has a high rate of renovation and updating, which is a double-edged finding. Updated kitchens and baths are great. Updated kitchens and baths done without permits, with drain lines run at improper slope, with electrical circuits extended past their capacity, and with bath fans that vent into the attic, are a problem hiding behind nice finishes. I look past the finishes. That's the entire job.
On The Ground
Five patterns that show up again and again in this community — and exactly how I check for each one.
Beautiful finishes over improper drain slope, overloaded circuits, and missing GFCI or AFCI protection. Very common in this market.
Roof, furnace, water heater, and windows all arriving at end of life within the same few years. I put the timeline in writing so you can plan.
A renovation shortcut that dumps moisture directly into the attic and drives mold and ice damming.
1960s and '70s services that have absorbed decades of added circuits without an upgrade. I pull the cover every time.
1980s and '90s builder-grade double-pane units fogging throughout the house. Not urgent, but it is a real number you should know before closing.
Serving all of Troy including the Big Beaver, Rochester Road, Long Lake, Maple, Crooks, and Livernois corridors, and the neighborhoods surrounding the Somerset area.
Services in Troy
A practical top-to-bottom evaluation of the home's major systems before you close.
From $399Learn more →Identify concerns before buyers do and reduce surprises during negotiation.
From $375Learn more →A second set of eyes before final walkthrough and warranty deadlines.
From $325Learn more →Continuous-monitor radon testing with written results. Michigan sits in an elevated-risk zone.
From $149Learn more →Camera inspection of the lateral sewer line — a costly defect a standard inspection can't see.
From $199Learn more →A return visit to verify the seller actually completed the agreed-upon repairs — before you close.
From $249Learn more →Focused inspections for condos, townhomes, and proactive homeowners.
From $375Learn more →Nearby
