I would NOT recommend working with Amerispec -- we had a terrible experience with them during our inspection. We had Gary Holt, nice guy and did the inspection pretty quickly and we felt good about the home we purchased. We were wrong to trust his "inspection."
Many things were missed that cost us $3660 to fix (I have the receipts), and all we did was email him after the repairs to be refunded our $375 he charged us for his "inspection." He refused, and I want to save other homeowners this problem which is why we felt it was important to write a review.
Our issues A WEEK (not months, one week) after we moved in:
Water Heater -- It should have been noted in the report that the water heater needed replacing, instead of solely listing its age. According to the various plumbers who have come to the site, this problem should have been found. They have stated there is corrosion and many water stains that should have revealed there were water heater issues. The water heater was leaking a lot. It had to be replaced immediately.
Roof Leak -- Again, I guess he didn't inspect the ceiling that showed the water stain or the attic that clearly showed the leak. It was not shown in the report at all. We had a roofer repair the leak and the damaged drywall.
Pests in Crawlspace -- Not only was moisture found in the crawlspace that he didn't report, there were evidence of rat droppings everywhere! We had to pay for pest controls and the replacing of some of the insulation.
Kitchen Sink -- This was a small leak but we repaired it on our own but again not noted in the inspection report.
We trusted the inspection -- and many things were missed. Instead of apologizing, he refused to refund his service of doing a poor job. Moreover, Amerispec, did not respond to our emails.
Fortunately, after spending over $3500, our home is fine but it would have saved us money if the sellers could have helped out -- that's all you ask of your inspectors to do a thorough job -- it didn't happen here.
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