Home Inspection

Know Before You Buy: Plumbing Checkups Prevent Leaky Surprises

By Brenda Masse / November 1, 2025 /

If you are a homeowner, plumbing problems are unfortunately about as inevitable as the tides. But the last thing you want when you purchase a home is to be faced with leaky or clogged pipes, faucets that won’t run, drains that don’t drain, or what-have-you right out of the gate in your new house. A…

Surprising Home Inspection Finds You Did Not See Coming

By Brenda Masse / October 25, 2025 /

Any experienced home inspector will tell you that just when you think you’ve seen it all, something crazy will leap out of the crawl space and surprise you. But sometimes even a healthy sense of “expecting the unexpected” isn’t enough to prepare you for the surprises in store. Today, let’s check out some of the…

Three Reasons To Always Get a Home Inspection Before Buying

By Brenda Masse / October 11, 2025 /

Believe it or not, there are some people out there in North Texas who buy a home without getting it inspected first. In fact, I have a dear friend who once said to me, “There’s nothing a home inspector could tell me that’s going to stop me from buying a house, so I never bother…

Walking the Roof With a Home Inspector

By Brenda Masse / August 30, 2025 /

Walking the roof is one of the more dangerous parts of a home inspector’s job, but it’s an important one. When you choose a home inspector to look at a property you intend to purchase, make sure they either walk the roof or have a drone license to conduct an aerial inspection when a roof…

A Roof Shouldn’t Have To Be on Fire To Get Your Attention

By Brenda Masse / August 16, 2025 /

As I’m sitting here singing the classic song “The Roof Is on Fire” by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three (which I very nearly misattributed to George Clinton btw *embarrassed face*), I have to say that while classic funk and hip hop tunes are great to riff off of when crafting catchy headlines, that’s…