Home inspections are one of the most important elements of the home buying process. Making sure you have the “gold standard” of home inspectors is critical. Many people are unaware that it was only in 2009 that WA State required standardized education for home inspectors and licensing began in 2010. Before then it was a grab bag of experience.
We recommend you work with someone who has the WA State license for home inspection, but who also carries a pest inspection license (through the Dept of Agriculture) and who has Errors & Omissions (E&O) Insurance coverage. Going even above and beyond the general inspection, we at Team Reba also recommend sewer scope inspections to know what’s in the ground of your purchase and to prevent nasty surprises post closing.
Here are some of our favorite vendors for these services:
James Rupp of R&H Home & Sewer Inspection: www.rhhomeinspection.com 206.799.6812 cell/text
John Lasswell of Lasswell Home Inspection www.lasswellhomeinspection.com 206.793.0118 cell/text
Seattle Eastside Building Inspection: www.sebicorp.com 425.889.8440
Aaron Branstetter of Seattle Sewer Inspection www.seattlesewerinspection.com 206.335.2315
