Home Report Card By Sherlock Holmes

Bob is a true professional. His thorough inspection turned up many items we would have never identified on our own. My husband was present during the inspection and found him to be both pleasant and knowledgeable. His customer service is excellent. He provides a service that doesn’t require him to communicate with the customer in such a positive way, yet he does. The detailed report was excellent, providing us with photos and detailed notes. We will highly recommend his services to all friends and family. His fee is reasonable and of great value to every home buyer.

Nice guy. Bad work. Bob seemed to be thorough but somehow missed several big ticket items that wound up costing us thousands. When I called him to ask about some of the issues that he missed he said he had to refer to his notes and call me back. Despite several more attempts to reach him after that I never heard from him again. How does a home inspector miss an HVAC that isn’t working properly and isn’t up to code? How does he miss a compromised outer wall that led to moisture and black mold in the wall? Black mold??? Not only was it costly to have it repaired but since the mold was in a room that we made into the playroom, my 15 month old daughter was actually exposed to it. That’s simply unacceptable. And if you do make those mistakes have the integrity to answer for them. Incredibly disappointing.

*****I feel that Bob is the BEST inspector in town*****
Bob and his wife worked extremely hard to check out the 3,650 Sq. Ft. house. The appointment was at 9:00am. They were already working inside the house when we arrived.
Two people checked every smallest corner of the house and found many problems that we otherwise never knew. They tested everything to see whether they are working well. Bob sent us, within one day, a 22-​page long report with clear photos of everything that we need to fix. Fairly speaking, Mr. Holmes did much more job than another inspector that I hired in 2009 (for another property).
The price was very reasonable too — considering Bob and his wife worked hard for more than two hours. We have a clear idea about what we need to fix in the future.
The Verdict:
Don’t waste more time on looking for any other inspectors.
Call Mr. Holmes and you will surely be happy!

I was referred to Bob Holmes from a local Real Estate Listing Agent in Oakdale. Bob’s service is outstanding, great customer service, timely, honest, thorough, and most of all REASONABLE! The house that was being inspected was over 2000sq ft which was a higher price compared to a –2000sq ft. He had a combo package that was $ 415 that included a Roof, Pest, and Home Inspection, which in my book was a steal. All three reports were from 3 different licensed contractors that specialize within. All three were also done within 2 days, everything, inspections and reports were all emailed to me which gives my buyers more time to make a decision.