WARNING! READ ENTIRE REVIEW FOR ALL DETAILS
Jesse did a home inspection for us and he told me prior to the inspection how he would look at every detail throughout the property and that he would provide photos etc.
The day of the inspection came, I got a call from our realtor 8 min before the inspection was to start and she said that he had finished and was leaving. We went directly to the property within 3 min and caught him prior to his leaving, I thought this was so incredibly unprofessional for him to: (1). not arrive at the scheduled time (2). not plan on reviewing his findings with us (who were his clients!) (3). dismiss his behavior as being "normal" (Our realtor was not happy with this either)
After I explained that I had traveled over 1,000 miles for this inspection and I wanted a full review he started to tell me "all" that he had already done.. like open cabinets and check floors and things...
The only thing he said was a problem was that there was a "double tap" on the electrical panel. He said this in front of the buyer, the realtor, AND the seller (inappropriate for an inspector to do) The seller agreed to fix the problem and we were ok with that. How ever, Jesse DID NOT include this in his inspection report!!! Can you believe that?? (I am checking into this with florida law, but I think that might be considered fraud!)
After getting the report and all of his "photos" I noticed that he did not include any photos from under the structure, which he said on the phone prior to the inspection that he has someone that crawls under it to do that inspection (which was never done, nor any photos were taken or on the report)
When confronted on the phone after getting the report, Jesse used foul language and was VERY UNPROFESSIONAL in his treatment of us as his clients.
I feel a strong need to inform the public of his behavior and unprofessionalism. (Let alone the missing electrical problem he stated in person but excluded on the report)
PLEASE be VERY careful before you consider hiring him.
To also add a bit of background, I have been a professional realtor for a long time and have sold over 2,000 homes and have been on over 1,000 professional home inspections, which gives me some perspective on him and what he did, this is the first time I have encountered such behavior and I have seen a lot! read more