I contacted Home Front to perform a mold inspection following a bad flooding in my employer's library and basement. When I first called, I was impressed that one of the owners, Hugo, answered the phone. Hugo was courteous and clearly laid out the expected costs of the inspection. On the day of the inspection, Hugo was kind enough to give me advanced notice that he was running late due to bad traffic, allowing me to adjust my schedule accordingly. Anyone who has dealt with "technician arrival windows" can appreciate that level of communication and consideration. When Hugo did arrive, he was quick, courteous and again clearly explained what ought to be expected with respect to the timeline for the delivery of the results. I highly recommend Home Front Inspect and Hugo! read more

Home Front was very professional and inspected my future home in-depth. They took the time to review their findings to make sure I understood everything. Then followed up with a full report . I highly recommend them for your inspection needs. read more

Holy hell. 1 regret I will never forget. All the negative reviews are correct. He must have paid for all the good reviews because there was not 1 thing good with this experience.... Booked him for a Monday 9am appointment paid in advance... he showed up 1 1/2 late. Said his other inspector was late due to the time change (time change happens sundays not Mondays) anyways he just "happened to be in the area" so he would take over. Said he would send us the report in 24 hours... it's Thursday. I called him over 50 times no answer... texted, emailed, nothing. One can only think, he stole our money! $900 down the drain. $699 inspection $199 asbestos testing. Do not repeat our mistakes. He is a complete fraud and scammer. read more

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You get what you pay for but in my case you don't. Stanley the owner is nothing short of a crook and changes his story about what is included with each package. I called this guy to set up a home inspection.  He was friendly on the phone but his attitude was quick to change when I started calling him out on his lies which tells me this is something he is prepared for and use to doing due to his inconsistencies.  When I initially called I gave him the details about the townhome I was purchasing. He quickly recommended the advance package. I asked him repeatedly why the advance over the regular. He told me the advance package includes environmental test and inferred testing both of which I did not receive. This is the only reason why I chose this package because my townhouse was built around the year lead and asbestos were banned. I'm still in the dark. I also have no ideas what's going on behind my walls since inferred testing was not done. When talking to Stanley about him switching​ what he told me and explaining to him certain things were not done that was suppose to be included in the package. He made zero efforts to make it right. I said ok I'll just pay for the basic service since that is all I got. He quickly said, "No no that's not how it works." He tried to make me feel guilty by saying "You are a first time home buyer and I'm trying to make you understand." What a ridiculous thing to says for many reasons: 1. I am a licensed, working real estate Broker. I know how home inspections work.  2. What does that have to do with you giving potential customers accurate information?   I take pride in protecting my clients from those like Stanley who take advantage of first time home buyers. I can only find slight comfort that this happened to me and not one of my clients. He also kept mentioning how great his inspector was which I totally agree but does that make up for the fact that you pry on first time home buyers and mislead them to upsell packages that are unnecessary for a townhome? Or that I didn't get everything included in my package? No Stanley it does not. Give me what I paid for. If I went to In and Out and ordered a burger and fries and only received a burger. Would it make it right if the manager said my cook made the best damn burger be happy. Again no Stanley. I feel sick to my stomach that I actually paid for this service. I felt obligated due to the type of business owner Stanley is...misleading and crooked. If I didn't pay I'm sure he wouldn't have had paid the inspector and that did not sit well with me.  The conversation ended with me hanging up on him. He kept saying "What you going to do?" as if making threats. I have no time for that ignorance and unprofessionalism​. Just terrible! At the end of the day Stanley recommended a package that I did not need even with him knowing I was buying a townhouse and that my place didn't have an attic. He said, "How do you know the place didn't have an attic?" Well Stan because I didn't buy this townhouse blind. I actually spent time as a buyer/broker looking at the place before I made an offer just like most buyers do. I will make sure my company and associates never do business with this guy. Last thing I want is for him to take advantage of my clients especially my first time home buyers who are already under enough pressure. For your sake Google what environmental inspection means by other reputable companies. To Stan all he means is that he will visually check for these things if necessary. His words not mine. No way would I have paid more $$$ just for Stan to tell me, "You may have lead and asbestos." Actually the more and more I write this the more frustrated I get. This guy duped me. I will be taking further action. read more

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Timely appt.arrical for a stressful situation. Made this necessity of home selling a pleasant and educational experience. Would not hesitate to call again for the fast, courteous and prompt service!!! read more

I'm very disappointed at Stanley. He missed a major plumbing issue when he inspected my place. It was easily noticeable when the plumber came, the spout was placed inside the tub, it was suppose to be above the tub. How could you have missed that? I want a full refund. Please contact me to resolve this issue. I have called you several times, emailed, text...no response. read more

I was in a fix as my buyer's contingency window was closing, and I needed a mold inspection in a hurry. Stan from Home Front Inspection stepped right in to save the day! During our initial conversation over the phone, he explained his process and instrumentation, and then I was convinced he could be trusted to thoroughly check my prospective home for mold. Within a few hours, he conducted his inspection and then called me to communicate his findings. My agent met with him at the property, and sadly, I missed the opportunity to meet with him in person. He took air samples, and he produced the lab results and inspection report the following day! Many thanks, HomeFront Inspections! read more

I am very very very disappointed with the inspection and the inspection reports. I thank you for the immediate service though.

Stan is the ultimate professional! He's extremely passionate about his job. He is prompt, thorough, cordial and efficient! Stan exhibits a sincere regard for his client and he encourages you being present while he diligently inspects the dwelling. He communicated immediate areas of concern after having inspected and he advised me as to when I could anticipate the upload of my final report; mine was received several hours earlier than stated!! Thank you Stan for being an honest, engaging "people-person" professional extraordinaire! :) -Joseph read more

I am disgusted by my experience with this company. For now, it is a 1-star review--the owner promised me a "full refund" that has not been received at this point. When I originally contacted this mold inspection company via a Yelp inquiry, I received a text from a 949 area code number that was used to book the appointment and for all business communications from the very beginning. There is also an 800 number and a 310 number on the company's website/Yelp page, which appear to be official company numbers. Well, guess what? ALL THREE phone numbers route to this guy's personal cell phone--I will just call him "the owner," since he never properly introduced himself to me. At the beginning, I assumed that this company had a receptionist and levels of management--but that is not the case. The owner showed up an hour late to the noon appointment on a Friday, despite telling me that I was his only appointment that day. I acknowledge that he didn't take extra air samples that he thought were unnecessary--he only charged for the basic $399 mold inspection. He told me that the lab results would come on Tuesday, and "at latest" on Wednesday. This was good because Thursday was July 4th, so I expected the lab results before any holiday closure. I needed these lab results ASAP, as I repeatedly emphasized to him, because my young daughter has wheezing issues and we needed to rule out mold as the culprit. It turns out that the owner did not even mail out the air quality samples until Monday--3 DAYS after the appointment. His excuse was that the lab is 'closed on weekends'--okay... so mail it out on Friday afternoon, Saturday, or even Sunday so that it gets to the lab by Monday?!? Instead, the lab apparently received the air quality samples on Tuesday. So he said it was unlikely we would get the results by Wednesday as he had promised, since it's a 48-hour turnaround and everything would be closed on Thursday (July 4th). So then he was telling me it would probably arrive on Friday, an entire week after the appointment--and even that didn't sound assured to me. On Wednesday morning, I asked him to follow up with the lab for me--which he agreed to do. But he NEVER responded with an update--I heard nothing at all from him about any follow-up. In fact, as I will soon describe, he didn't even seem to know who I am--there was no way to trust that he would follow up at all. I didn't contact him on July 4th. But after 7 am on July 5th, I sent a text to the 949 number (which again had been used exclusively for all business communication with this company from the very beginning) to simply say that I had not heard back from him with any follow-up on Wednesday, and I wanted to make sure that he followed up with the lab on Friday (before it closed for yet another weekend). This was done in the interest of my daughter's health. I didn't trust this guy to follow up with me anymore. According to the company's own Yelp page, it is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. But apparently, the owner had partied too hard on July 4th and neglected to silence his "personal cell phone" that ALL THREE company numbers are routed to. So he was furious that my text message to the 949 number had woken him up. In fact, he had no idea who I was--he was calling me "Sir" even though we had texted each other back and forth for the appointment, he had exclusively dealt with me for this entire situation, and I'm a woman. The guy's attitude was outrageously unprofessional, and I wanted to call his manager/supervisor (at the time not realizing that there was no one else). I assumed a receptionist would pick up when I called the 800 number so that I could leave a message with his superior. Instead, the owner picked up the phone and started viciously yelling at me for waking him up after 7 am on a weekday, the morning after a holiday--again calling me "Sir" before I had a chance to say a word. I told him I didn't understand why he had picked up the phone from the 800 number and hung up--then I tried the 310 "company" number. And from the 310 "company" number, he picked up again and I heard him calling me the B-word (I assume conversing with his wife), at which point I hung up without saying a word. Then came a flood of psychotic text messages--even after he declared that the text conversation was over (at which point I stopped texting him back), this moron was continuing to text me like a crazy person. During the course of his ongoing barrage of text messages (hilariously accusing ME of 'harassment' and threatening to report me to irrelevant entities for calling seemingly official company numbers after 7 am on a weekday, for a company supposedly open 24/7), he mentioned that I could have paid an 'expedite fee' to get the air quality samples sent to the lab earlier--he NEVER mentioned any possibility of an 'expedite fee' at the appointment, which I obviously would have paid considering our circumstances. SHAME on him for stressing my family out with his nonsense. read more

This is one of those industries where the character of the business is THE MOST important. Honesty, effort and simple "know how" is what you would want and those qualities were demonstrated to me. I wasn't even their customer! Basically, my car was smashed by a hit and run. Anyone who's been through it knows it's an awful experience. However, Stanley, happen to witness it and documented it all on his phone. I was not even there. My car was parked and He just took it upon himself to be a Good Samaritan and put off his daily to help out a stranger. Not only did he not let the perp get away with it, he went above and beyond by calling it in and filing a police report on my behalf! I was walking to my car as he happen to drive by and asked if it was mine. I said "yes", then he told me what had happened. He showed me the pictures and sent them to my phone. He even helped me with simple instructions on how to take care of it with the police department. Of course I was shocked but even more so that this man did all that he had to help. He explained how he was paying it forward and how he would have liked someone to do the same for him. If this is his character towards a stranger then I can only assume the quality of care he gives to his customers is top notch! If you want to do business with someone of INTEGRITY then you found it. I know I will be a happy customer with them. read more

I had an amazing experience with Home Front Inspect! Hugo was incredible! Quick, efficient. thorough and professional. I would highly recommend him to my friends and family. read more

Stanley was very thorough and professional and very detailed about his finding which helps a lot on what to do about each finding. I definitely recommend him to anyone. read more

To be honest, I will no longer use this company to be my home inspector because they totally ruined my schedule; they did not show up when the date of appointment and they called me a minute before that they couldn't make it and will show up next week at the same time. There is no way for you to do this. At least, the seller would not extend the time to remove the contingency; so the physical inspection contingency has to be signed without the inspection. This company totally make me in the embarrassed situation!!! I do not want to get trouble again. This was the first time and also the last time. read more

Stanley did a great job even with all the pressures of the agents constantly asking how long it was going to take. He's a pro thank you for the hard work Stanly! read more

I've used Home Front Inspections for couple of properties. Stanley has been thorough. He also offers o the services such as the infra red and sewer inspection which it convenient for clients. I am just giving him a 4 star since I've only had a few experiences using Home Front. I may change my review in the future after a few more inspections. read more

I've bought 8 houses in my life and there is NO COMPARISON between ANY of those previous inspections and the one provided by Home Front Inspect. The inspection was timely, detailed, thorough and educational. The reports reflected the findings and recommendations and no question went unanswered. If you want to go into your next home purchase with confidence that your purchase had no hidden issues, you'll want to call Home Front Inspect. And I forgot to mention that there pricing is as reasonable as I've seen with no comparison on the value provided. read more

Jon and his team are great at what they do. I've been a realtor for the past 6 years and sometime you get inspectors that are very knowledgeable, but don't understand how to communicate what they see to their clients. Every time Jon inspects a property, he is able to easily explain what he see so we can understand. I appreciate their expertise and their professionalism as they reflect well on me and my business. If you need an inspector, call home front and you won't be disappointed. Will Chiang (Realtor) read more

I did $350 for 3 samples for old ceiling in a condo (asbestos testing) and got the report in 2 days. They are efficient and responsive.

I am updating this review. Stanley has been in contact with me trying to resolve the mystery of how an old review was posted with a new date of 5/9/2019. Though its still not resolved, I appreciate his efforts trying to get to the bottom of it. I will update this review once more, once I speak to Stanley and his team next week. read more

I originally found him on Google and decided to use his services because the price was just right even after the fact that we needed the results asap. Great communication, efficiency, and not so bad on the wallet either. I hope that we don't have to go through another inspection like this but at least now we have a guy! read more

We had our new home inspected by Stanley "Stan" over the weekend. He sure did an amazing job! Stan was so through, then he went over everything with us with pictures and a walk through! Before we even got back home same day, he had uploaded the report online to be available for us and the agent! I really appreciate the amazing job that Stan had done. read more

Stan and Home Front have done many inspections for my clients and I have always been extremely pleased with their services. They do a great job of assessing what is a real concern versus what is a minor item. Excellent turn around time, great summary presentation of items and always available for questions. They have always had fair prices and been able to work with me on rush situations. I highly recommend! read more

Got a quote for $375. Mentioned I was going to purchase the yelp deal and the owner Stanley immediately changed the price to $399. You lost $375 over $24. Not sure why you have a deal if you are just going to charge the difference. Very unprofessional. So glad I decided to go else where ended up finding a great company for $250. So thank you. Beware! Scam! Over charging! read more

Since my last post, the manager reached out to me numerous times to apologize and see how he could make things better. I ignored him at first, but then had to admire his desire to correct a bad situation. He did correct the situation and I trust that my unfortunate situation was simply a fluke. Great guys and great service! read more

I had a really great experience with Home Front Inspect and would recommend their services to anyone! My partner and I are buying a condo and James was our inspector. He was timely, professional, courteous, knowledgeable, and very patient with our questions and amongst the chaos of having our realtor and HVAC people over at the same time. James produced a detailed report within a day, and I am very happy with it. James was also great about making sure that the coupon I bought from Yelp worked - I hadn't bought it yet and he wanted to ensure that I could use it, so he encouraged me to wait to talk to the owner Stan before buying it because he didn't want me to to waste money. I was able to use the coupon and feel very satisfied for the services we paid for! read more

Stan was able to fit us in under very short notice. He was very professional and knowledgeable. Very happy with his service!

Stan was a pleasure to work with. He made himself available on short notice, was punctual and professional. The results were returned expeditiously. I appreciate being made s priority given the urgent nature of my plumbing situation. read more

I had an excellent experience with Home Front Inspect, specifically Isa. The time he took for the many questions I had was greatly appreciated. He was professional, efficient and I highly recommend this company. I have referred to several colleagues and they were also extremely happy with their service as well. read more

Inspector: Stanley To start, I called Stanley last minute and he was able to book me within 3 days. I thought I would have to wait a week or so. When Stanley arrived at the property, he had all the necessary equipment and got started immediately. At the conclusion of the inspection, I was astonished by the amount of things that found that I personally would have not seen. I would highly recommend Stanley and his company to anyone needing a pre-purchase home inspection. read more

If you read nothing else, know that Stan has earned every 5 star rating and you will not be disappointed! Look no further and call him now to schedule your inspection. I am a first time homebuyer and new to the entire inspection process. My agent sent me two companies. Like most, I went right to Yelp to see their ratings, which didn't compare to Home Front Inspect. When I read Home Front Inspect's reviews one word kept repeating... STAN. A lot of these companies on here discount their services for these fake 5 star ratings, this is NOT the case for Stan and Home Front Inspect. So all of you out there worried about that, know Stan has EARNED and DESERVES every 5 star rating. Stan was able to work with my schedule and showed up early explaining the entire process in detail. I asked a lot of questions and followed his every move. Not once did he seem aggravated or annoyed and happily answered all my questions. His FLIR thermal camera didn't work during the initial inspection, but he pointed out potential water damage behind the washer/dryer. Stan recommend that he come back, at no charge, once he got his camera working. Within 2 hours of leaving the first day he called to schedule the follow up inspection. I am glad I listened to his advice, because we did find extensive water damage with the FLIR camera. Stan saved me THOUSANDS!! The detailed report arrived in my email that evening and I couldn't have been happier. You will not go wrong with this company and when I buy another home Stan will be the inspector. read more

I'm a first time home buyer and needed to someone to come out and perform a home inspection. My realator suggested a few contractors and recommended I Yelp and check ratings....I can see why Home Front Inspections had a five star rating...Stan from Home Front Inspections was on time (early even)...he got to work and provide detailed feedback of what he found after he finished his inspection...he even pointed some things out that I didn't see during my initial walk thru when I viewed the home(I was a little giddy giddy about purchasing a home)....Really easy going but thorough guy...you will not be disappointing with his work read more

I booked an inspection for a home , Hugo showed up on time professional and got the job done under 2 hours on a hot summer day. Great job good professional service I would use and recommend them again. Thank You RJ read more

Stanley walked me through my inspection results and explained each item thoroughly. Thanks! I hired two separate mold inspectors for our home and his explanation was much more informative than the other. read more

I needed someone to come out and inspect a property the day of and Stanley sent over Frank. Frank rushed over, did his inspection, explained everything in a hurry (which I appreciate a fast talker) and we were done. I appreciated the fast service and also the turnaround time for the inspection report. Now let's all pray we get this property! read more

Thank you Stanley and the rest of the home front inspect team for doing your best to make the customer feel satisfied. The reports were thorough and very easy to understand. If there were any issues Stanley was quick to reply and was readily available. Thanks again for making the home buying process less stressful. read more

We had worked with a home inspector on two previous properties we wanted to buy and weren't that satisfied with the outcomes (one was very expensive, the other missed a major window leak in major water damage in the basement, under the carpeting - both inspectors had been recommended by our then agents). This time I looked on yelp for home inspectors with good reviews and found Home Front Inspectors. They were timely in returning my call, in scheduling the home inspection and offered 3 different packages to choose from which was a great option to have (we went with the middle one that did not include sewage line checking). Stan came out on a Saturday morning, did the whole inspection in a few hours and was very thorough. We appreciated the detailed report that followed along with the clear images, highlighting exact possible problem areas and solutions/recommendations. We feel confident with all the detailed information learned, and appreciated the honesty, transparency and promptness they demonstrated - including the follow up call to make sure the work and report were to our satisfaction. We highly recommend this company and will use them again. read more

I had a home inspection done by these guys over the weekend and let me tell you they were professional and on time. I was impressed that it was 2 insosctors which helped the time framd since I had a plane to catch. They provided me a detailed report with pictures and I had my report sent back to me with in hours. I would definitely would recommend HOME FRONT. Oh and inspector had a crawl space ro ot that let me see what they were inspecting under the hom which was pretty darn cool. read more

Stanley performed 4 home inspections for my clients in Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach over the past 2 weeks. Very professional, efficient and thorough with his approach. Couldn't have asked for a better overall experience. Detailed and precise with his inspections.... and takes time to explain everything so that my clients have a clear understanding of what his report would show. Highly recommend his services! Will definitely be using him again in the future. read more

I rarely write reviews but we had such a terrible experience with our inspection with Stanley that my wife and I decided to let others know about the horrible service we received. If I can give this company a zero I I would have because they don't even deserve a 1. Stanley did a very sloppy and rushed job on the inspection of the home that we wanted to buy that we hired another company to have it done again to compare the reports and we found that Stanley did a very incomplete job and missed a lot of important things that we wouldn't have known about otherwise. He also charged a lot more money than the other company. We called him back to let him know how his report compared to the other company's but he was very rude and disrespectful and told us that he's the owner of the company and that there's nothing he can do to help us. Don't waste your money with this company. You've been warned! We will be taking further action. read more