"I'm long, but please read me!" Jon Cooper gave me 3 home inspections and 2 radon tests. Buying a home is one of the biggest financial hits I've ever made, and I wanted to be certain I had someone be as critical and honest as possible about my potential home. I made a Facebook post that asked something like "Who is the best home inspector in Buffalo, NY and the world?" I received TWO recommendations on this Facebook status for Jon from friends who don't know each other, and a third person who confirmed his work.
For my first home inspection, I brought along 4 others (which Jon had no problem with). Two people were mentors who have bought several homes, one was a friend, and the fourth was my landlord who is also an inspector. After being in the basement for awhile, everyone was fairly confident it was a strong foundation... except Jon. He noticed a hidden issue that could've been blown off but he's so thorough he would never overlook something even mildly questionable. He explained what he was noticing (as he explains as he goes, and puts everything on the inspection report) and eventually found the culprit. What he found compromised the integrity of the basement's foundation in such a drastic way that it is a dangerous home to live in. The most impressive thing about this is that NO ONE else noticed (even the other inspector there AND the renovators of the home who have been redoing homes for decades).
I could give several examples of his expertise and thorough work but that would make this too long. After my first inspection my landlord (again, also an inspector) looked at me and said "I can't believe he found that. This guy is good." Also, the mentor couple told me they'll be using Jon for all of their future inspections.
On top of his great work, he is super friendly, making all of us laugh the majority of the inspection (even with all the bad news), he responds to texts and calls quickly, and he goes out of his way. For example, he did a radon test a different day after my last inspection to give me time to think about if I was sure about buying the home. He came back a separate day to fly his drone over one of the homes because it was raining the day of the inspection. He also picked up my water bottle I left in one of the homes. He sends the reports out in a very timely manner. Etc etc etc.
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