My husband and I are first time home buyers and we decided to go with the services of SCOUT Inspection Services. I had a great experience with Tim. He answered all my questions thoroughly during the inspection and was just as responsive with any follow-up questions I had afterward. His attention to detail was also great. He checked every aspect of the property and provided a well-documented and timely report. Beyond his expertise, he was professional, punctual, and very easy to communicate with. I recommend his services especially if you are a first time home buyer. read more

I have worked with several home inspectors, and what truly stands out about Tim is his unwavering integrity. He is exceptionally thorough in his inspections and takes the time to answer buyers' questions without rushing. Tim makes himself readily available to both myself and my buyers for any follow-up questions, providing a quick and concise recap at the end of each inspection. Tim is my top choice for referrals. He consistently shows up early to every job, communicates effectively, and ensures timely follow-through with all communications and reports. His personable nature and professional approach make him a favorite among my clients. I would also like to note before I was in real estate as a buyer my husband and I used him and were very happy. We now have been in our home for 6 years. I highly recommend Tim for anyone in need of a reliable home inspector. read more

First time homebuyer here and I am very happy that I went with Scout Inspection Services. I was going thru the recommendation list provided by my agent and went on trusty Yelp to read each inspector's reviews. Tim of Scouts Inspection responded very quickly over text and provided a fair quote for his service. Since my escrow closing time is 25 days, I needed the inspection ASAP and was glad there's a time slot that worked for all because Tim is pretty booked! On the day of inspection, Tim and my realtor arrived on a timely manner to start the inspection. My condo is modest in size and quite new, so thankfully there weren't many findings to address. I liked how Tim would verbally provide feedback during the inspection and even show me how to order/change AC filters in the future. I didn't even know I had to change the filters every 6 months lol. The completed report was emailed to me on the night of the inspection. The report is thorough with pictures and easy to follow. It was such a pleasure working with Tim. Highly recommend for all your home inspection needs. read more

Have you ever tried to close escrow in less than 30 days because of a holiday weekend? Well, we are! We are first time home buyers and in a CRUNCH! Much of our choices go on recommendations from our realtor Elevate Estates (see review when this process is over ), whom we trust. When Chris from Elevate suggested we use "their guy", who will be able to do the inspection in 2 days, we jumped at it! Our agent went to inspection on our behalf as we were present virtually (remember the pandemic?), and we appreciate that so much! The concerns that were reachable and easily accessible were shown to us via video. At the completion of the inspection, Tim gave us a verbal run down of his immediate concerns. He was able to get onto the roof briefly and found that there was damage. Mary Poppins chimney sweep dancing has to be passed up as the roof was sagging, and his personal safety was compromised. But he did get a good look at the major parts. The inspection report was sent to us the same evening, it was extremely thorough, broken down and color coded to: [SC] safety concern, [FE] further evaluation, [RU] recommend upgrade and [CR] corrections recommended. The report also included pictures and many footnotes that were extremely helpful. I think the most valuable part of this inspection report is the recommendations for the future, things as a new homeowner, you might not necessarily know to upgrade, replace regularly, and pay close attention to. I highly recommend Scout Inspection Services! Thank you Tim!! COVID safe: proper PPE, social distancing Responds rapid fire fast Detailed inspection report! Family owned and run read more

Tim is our go-to guy for home inspections. We're realtors so we want someone who takes good care of our clients. His is knowledgeable and has a great bedside manner. In fact, when we bought our own home, which was a 1920's Craftsman home in the Fullerton Historic District, we chose Tim to do the home inspection because we knew Tim was also an owner of a vintage home in Fullerton and would know all the intracacies of a 100 year old home. We highly recommend Tim for all your home inspection needs, old or new. read more

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Timothy has been such a great help in this complex home inspection process. He cares and is very professional. We had him over in Hawthorne to take a look at a house that was completely renovated, and due to his background as a plumber, he could figure things out and give us some advice that other inspectors wouldn't be able to know. At first, Tim was not able to access all the way through the crawl space underneath the house. I had to ask the owner of the house to fix and open the space for my people to come over and finish the inspections. It was not a problem for him. He came back a few days later to finish his inspection. His report was very detailed and complete. He is very quick and his prices were very competitive. He is going to be my inspection guy for future transactions for sure! I do recommend him to anyone in LA. Give him a try! read more

I shopped around for inspectors and not only was Tim the most courteous of them all he was the one most readily available and fair priced. As I wasn't buying or selling I knew he wouldn't be able access a lot of the items an inspector might need to check. He still did a very thorough job finding a few things that even I didn't realize were needed in a house I've lived in all my life and have had inspected before. Thanks, Tim! read more

Tim conducted our home inspection and he was fantastic. Turns out, he is an expert in historical homes which is just what we needed. Tim was personable and took the time to answer our questions as he conducted the inspection. In addition, we had questions after we received the report and Tim took the time to answer all our questions. I would highly recommend him to others. read more

The home inspection was excellent and thorough, providing detailed insights and observations about the condition of the property. The inspector was knowledgeable, professional, and provided clear explanations, making the entire process easy and informative for me! read more

The best! I have been using Scout Inspection services as a Real Estate agent for years and they have never steered me wrong! Not only are they efficient and friendly, we always get our reports in a timely manner and I have never had an issue scheduling for my clients. Highly, highly recommend these guys if you need an inspection read more

Tim was originally referred to me by a fellow realtor and now he's my go-to for all my clients. Not only is he always so friendly, but they guy is so good at what he does! He's very thorough and detail-oriented. He has a wealth of knowledge when it comes homes and pretty much everything. I have learned so much just listening to him speak to my clients. He takes his time to explain his findings and answers all questions without rushing through any detail. I can tell he really loves what he does and he truly enjoys helping people. I've even asked his advise for concerns I had on my own home, and he didn't hesitate to help me out. I feel blessed to have him to rely on and to refer to my clients. He is the BEST in the biz! read more

Tim was referred by a friend, and did not disappoint. He is very professional, informative and took his time explaining the finding to us. He is on time, very accommodating on appointment timing. I would highly recommend him, and will definitely use him when needed again. read more

Tim is incredible & so knowledgeable! He was on time, very thorough and explained everything to us that needed to be done to the house. His expertise & very detailed report made up our mind to purchase the house. It's always a nerve wracking decision not knowing the condition of the house inside and out. Tim was superb! Book him already. You will have no regrets! read more

We couldn't be happier with Tim's work inspecting a house we made an offer on. He was professional, thorough, clearly deeply experienced, and explained everything to us while he was going thorough different areas. The previous homeowner did some shoddy DIY electric work that were potentially unsafe, but we never noticed during previous viewing as the changes were in the attic or inside walls. Tim found out all of the modifications within the first half an hour. We feel very lucky to have hired Tim on our realtor's recommendation, so that we narrowly avoided buying a house with unsafe electrical modifications. Thanks Tim! read more

We used Scout Inspection Services for our general inspection during the purchase our first home, and we couldn't have been more satisfied. Tim was able to fit us in on very short notice (literally the evening before the inspection), he showed up on time, was extremely professional, and very thorough in his inspection and report. As first time home buyers, we greatly appreciated the extra time Tim took to show us how to do simple homeowner tasks like shut off the main water supply, where to replace the furnace filter, how to open the fireplace vent, etc. I would highly recommend Scout Inspection Services and Tim Johnson! read more

Tim did an excellent job! He was right on time. We highly recommend him to anyone who needs a home inspected.

Tim arrived early and was very professional. He is very knowledgeable and friendly. I would definitely hire Tim for future work.

This guy, Tim Johnson, I believe his name is, is the home inspector you need! Trustworthy, fairly priced, and a genuine all around decent human being that does his job inpartially and integrity. He's our home inspector for life! read more

Tim did a home inspection on a house we are in escrow on. Tim is super professional and thorough. Answered every question we had throughout the process and provided a very informative inspection report. We would recommend Tim to anyone for home inspections, he was an absolute pleasure to work with! read more

Tim is great! He really knows what he's doing. I value all the feedback he gave us and felt good in knowing that he went through the house being appraised with a fine tooth comb. read more

Tim is great!! In preparing for my first child I needed some help installing a closet organizing system in the babies room. And while it's not his main gig of doing inspections, he went ahead and made time to fit me into his schedule to install my closet system for me. He was great with communication and response times and very friendly. I would certainly recommend him to work with! read more

Without a doubt one of the best inspectors I've ever hired. Tim was amazing--I was working with buyers on the purchase of a historic 1940s craftsman in Floral Park, and anyone who's purchased a home knows this can be an emotional, tense, and turbulent process. Not in this case. Many times I've worked with inspectors who take all the photos and produce the glamorous reports but are not able to explain to the client in plain English what they're looking at. Not in this case. Tim was extremely thorough and precise. His presentation was professional and highlighted areas of concern for us which we never would've known about. I cannot emphasize enough how well Tim was able to explain to us in clear terms what we were looking at and how this could impact our move. We are greatly appreciative of his work and highly recommend him to others. I look forward to continuing to work with him in the future for his professional service, thorough attention to detail, and for going the extra mile when needed. read more

I looked around for a local home inspector and decided to hire Tim. Tim's inspection was thorough, he easily explained the report and the price was reasonable for the quality of work. He was even available by phone after the inspection to answer my questions. He also did me favor by coming out to the property after the inspection to look at an aspect of the report in which I needed a second review. I'm glad I kept my business local and called Tim. It was well worth it. Call Scout Inspection, you will be completely satisfied and happy. read more

The buyer of my grandparents' home used Tim for a home inspection yesterday. I thought it was really generous of him to explain his observations to the buyer, with us, the sellers, in the same room and be willing to answer our questions as well. Truth be told, he didn't owe us anything, as the buyer was his client, not us. Nevertheless, he was gracious and treated us just the same. A pleasant surprise! Thank you, Tim. read more

I was a first time home buyer and had no clue what i was doing. When it was time for an inspection- I had no clue where to start. I found Scout Inspection Services and the price was very reasonable. I was able to get an immediate appointment for the next morning- which was awesome! Tim came out, dressed professionally and on time. He spent a good time going through everything on the inspection list and even walked me through a few things that were funky with the house. I highly recommend his services to anyone looking for a home inspector. read more

I used SCOUT when I purchased two condominiums simultaneously in 2017. When I moved into one of them the next morning I could not get hot water in the shower or bath. My realtor called SCOUT, who had performed my home inspection for the unit. It took SCOUT 15 - 20 minutes to figure out that there was no problem with the water heater, rather the issue was how to position the shower handle itselfto get hot water! And this from the company who I had just paid to "inspect" my new home! Meanwhile, my realtor is frantically calling my new home warranty company, who flatly deny any claim. Needless to say this, combined with other issues, I will not be recommending SCOUT to anyone. Never a good idea to use vendors reccomended by other vendors, better to fo your own independent research. And as far as Yelp goes, it's been my own personal experience that a lot of these "glowing" reviews are usually friends of the business owner. Let the buyer beware. read more

First time homebuyer and Tim was absolutely terrific! He took the time to thoroughly show us the ins and outs of our new home and quickly delivered a detailed inspection report the next day. His personable and professional manner helped me feel at ease to ask any question during the inspection process -- no matter how "dumb". I highly recommend him for any first time buyer jumping into home ownership. Thank you Scout Inspection Services! read more

Tim conducted the inspection for the purchase of my husband and I's first home. Tim was extremely helpful and thorough in conducting the inspection. He educated my husband and I on a variety of important topics. Tim went above and beyond for us and I would highly recommend Tim to anyone looking for a great home inspector! read more

Same as the other reviews: Tim was so kind and patient with us I had to come write a review of Scout Inspection. He took his time to thoroughly and thoughtfully inspect the home we were buying. Shared his major concerns with us and even found a major leak that a previous inspector missed! So glad we worked with Tim!!! read more

I use Tim exclusively on all my escrows, whether I am the listing agent or the buyers agent. His ease of character makes it a pleasure to work with. He is very efficient with the work that he does on all my inspections and always willing to speak to my clients and explain his findings. He also is very quick to accommodate his schedule to my clients needs. read more

I worked with Tim during my home inspection, and he was great! He was kind, accommodating, and very knowledgeable. He was thorough while inspecting the house, and efficient with sending back the actual report. Tim took the time to come back to the house during my escrow process to check on the work that we requested the sellers to repair. He also helped me over the phone when I needed specific answers for my home insurance agent to finalize escrow. He was wonderful to work with, and his prices are very fair! read more

As a first time home buyer one of the tips I kept getting the most from other home owners was to make sure and get a GOOD home inspector. Well... Tim truly exceeded my expectations. My realtor gave me the choice to pick whoever I wanted so I looked around, made a few calls but after a day of getting nowhere and getting expensive quotes, I called my Realtor back and described her the type of Inspector I was looking for, so she quickly said she knew of one that fit that description, which ended up being Tim. Upon meeting Tim I quickly felt comfortable, very nice genuine fella but more importantly, right off the bat he made it clear he was there to work for me and asked me what my main concerns were for the house. Throughout the inspection he shared all of his knowledge, gave some very helpful tips on how to save money on repairs and covered every inch of the house thoroughly! Not to mention that Sunday it happened to pour all day here in the OC and he didn't miss a beat, he put on his rain coat and was up on the roof , in the attic, in the back yard, the patio you name it. The entire time he kept communicating with us and kept us informed in his findings and would explain if it was good, bad or of minimal importance Truthfully, my realtor couldn't have picked a better guy. In my short buying experience I noticed that many people try to make a quick buck from you when you're in the middle of buying but this was not the case with Tim. He was there to help and educate you as his priority. Even better was that his price was the most affordable I found when I was looking around! So in sum, If you are looking for a very thorough, honest, knowledgeable, genuine, friendly, affordable and helpful inspector, then I wholeheartedly recommend Tim! read more

Tim is professional and very knowledgable. He arrived on time, worked quickly but thoroughly, and gave us helpful feedback throughout the inspection. He's also a really nice guy! :) I'm a Realtor and I'll definitely be referring my Buyers to Tim from here on out. read more

My wife and I are purchasing our first home and going through a short escrow period. Tim was able to schedule on very short notice and was early & already well underway when we arrived. He was very knowledgeable, thorough but efficient, and took the time to answer our questions and help us understand any issues he found. read more

Tim showed up early and really knew what he was doing. He completed the home inspection more quickly than was expected, yet his inspection report was exceptionally detailed and brought issues to light I never would have thought to check for. He gets my highest recommendation. read more

I have been a real estate broker for over 20 years and through the course of my tenure as a broker I can honestly say that Tim Johnson is on a very short list of only 2 home inspectors that I have worked with over the years that delivers above and beyond expectations each and every time. Tim is thorough and seasoned as a physical home inspector, he finds the good, the bad and the ugly with every inspection! Not only does he find all of those things, but he walks the buyer through each and every area of the good, bad and ugly prior to completing his report; which by the way is extremely easy for a buyer to read and understand! Through Tim's inspections he allows the buyer to make competent decisions with current and future areas of issue when purchasing a home. When paying for a physical home inspector that's exactly what you want! I will continue to utilize Tim's services for many more years to come. FYI my recommendation of Tim comes directly from utilizing his services for many years and is not a paid or internal endorsement, in no way am I affiliated with Tim Johnson or Scout Inspections. "When you use Tim, the buyer wins" read more

Tim is more than just being responsible for the job, he would show you all the details about the property and make sure that everything is safe for you. He helped me with my property inspection in Pasadena. When we found out that the seller forgot to ask the gas company to switch on the gas, which made inspection on kitchen impossible, Tim told me not to worry as he would come back for another time, from OC all the way to Pasadena, to finish the inspection with no extra charge.   Through the inspection, I am surprised by his knowledgeability and his obsession with details. He even spent some extra time just to make sure that we know the proper way to operate some fancy switches within the property. His report is very detailed and reliable, everything was documented properly. Overall, I am very satisfied with his service, and I would recommend him to people who needs property inspection service. read more

Being a first-time buyer, I felt so comfortable and confident in Tim's hands as he thoroughly inspected the home. He walked me through the process, explaining what he was doing, and even found a problem that should've been disclosed by the seller. He is such an expert in his field and also just a good human being. Absolutely amazed and satisfied by his efforts in going over and beyond in his inspection, sharing his knowledge, and providing customer service. read more

Arrived early and did a great job of explaining everything step by step. Excellent experience!

I am a first time home buyer and our real estate agent recommended Scout inspection Services because of all the great yelp reviews. Tim the inspector was very thorough in his inspection. After doing his inspection he walked us around and showed us all the things that were positive about the house and all the things that may need to me fixed/updated. Reading his report I was impressed how he saw things that I wouldn't even notice. While Tim was performing his inspection our agent whispered to us that Tim was very thorough with his inspection and she would definitely recommend him to other clients. If I ever need an inspector Tim is my go to guy! read more