Ann Arbor Michigan Home Inspector

Ann Arbor Home Inspection, provides the most professional, concise, useful and independent home inspection through Richard Becker, a certified Ann Arbor Michigan home inspector and licensed Michigan builder with over 30 years experience.

If you are, engage my services as a professional home inspector. I will inspect your home with the knowledge that over 30 years of experience and continuing education have given me. I am sensitive to the fact that your prospective purchase could be one of the most important decisions that you will ever make, and that it is critical that you understand the condition of your new home and the future expenses that you will face after its purchase.

A description of my unique home inspection report creation system follows below. Links to several sample reports are located at the bottom of this page. After reviewing my sample reports and reading the information on the other pages of this web site, you will begin to understand how well my home inspection reports and my extensive experience can serve you. I look forward to the possibility of your scheduling a home inspection with me. Feel free to call to discuss any of your questions or needs.

State of the Art
Home Inspection Report System

I use a portable computer and a highly customized Home Inspection Report Creation System to input my findings during each home inspection.

This efficient and easy to use system allows me to comment on any inspection item and to add photos and illustrations where appropriate. I no longer need to write long paragraphs to explain or describe a particular situation, and instead can include a color photograph which is merged into the report at exactly the right place and then add arrows and narrative text to further describe what is in the photo.

My Reports are Concise, Informative and Very Useful

The reports created by most other inspectors consist of long and useless checklists describing what was inspected rather than focusing on items of concern. One of the most popular industry report systems uses a 32 page checklist (no photos) which is very tedious and difficult to read let alone fill out.

My reports focus on describing minor and major maintenance and repair items, and when discovered, major concerns. Through the use of digital photos, I can create a report that is concise, informative, and to the point and which focuses on the items that need to be reviewed.

digital home inspection photos

As a result, the quality of my Ann Arbor home inspection report and its ease of reading and understanding greatly exceeds that of typical pre-printed checklist style reports as well as most other computer report creation systems. I use the only system available today that creates reports in HTML format to produce Internet web pages which can be shared with anyone anywhere in the world using only an Internet browser.

A Pictorial Walk Through For Your Family & Friends

When appropriate, I also insert color photos of rooms and areas inspected to provide an excellent pictorial walk through of the home using a digital camera and wide angle lens. This allows my client's to share a walk through of their prospective home with family and friends via the Internet - the same day their inspection is completed.

pictorial home inspection walkthrough

Your Report Is Uploaded To The Internet!

After the scheduled Ann Arbor home inspection has been completed, I convert my report to electronic format and upload it to the Internet where it can be viewed using an Internet browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Apple Safari, etc.) No other software or plug ins are needed! My clients can access their report anytime in the future since it becomes a permanent online record. In addition, they can print as many copies as they like and can refer friends, family or advisors to their own password protected report area to participate in the purchase process from anywhere in the world. (This is a great feature when a client isn't available to participate in the actual inspection.)

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The majority of my clients would rather spend their scheduled time focused on the inspection itself and elect to receive the uploaded electronic report the day of the inspection and the printed color copy of the report sent to them via US Priority Mail the following morning. This also gives me more time to review each report and add additional comments that might not come to mind during the inspection.

home inspection report

After the report has been uploaded and made available for viewing (usually within three hours after completion of the inspection), I send each client an email notification providing the Internet address where their report is located and their own username and password and I call them immediately to notify them that the report is online. Upon their request, I also send an email notification to any other advisors that are requested.

Ann Arbor Michigan Home Inspection
Sample Reports

Sample Report #1
Purchaser's Inspection

Custom Home
Click here to view sample report 1
(A 17 year old custom home over 4,000 square feet in excellent condition.)

Sample Report #2
Purchaser's Inspection

New Construction
Click here to view sample report 2
(I inspect quite a few new homes prior to owners taking possession from a builder. This 3,100 square foot home is a model that has never been lived in and in much better condition than most new homes that need to go through the punch list process.)

Sample Report #3
Purchaser's Inspection

Starter Home
Click here to view sample report 3
(This is a typical 1,000 square foot starter home built in the 1960's. My client asked that I consider what expenditures if any would immediately increase the resale value and return a profit if they owned the home for 3 years. You will find my recommendations for a minimal kitchen remodel, deck addition, and basement update as part of the report.)

Sample Report #4
Purchaser's Inspection

Needs Considerable Work
Click here to view sample report 4
(This 1,000 square foot home is over 100 years old and needs considerable repair to make it inhabitable. The primary issue that needed to be resolved first was the foundation and mechanical condition of the house. The home has an old brick foundation and sagging floors so I first spent over 2 hours in the basement before moving forward to complete the rest of the inspection.)

Sample Report #5
Seller's Inspection

Inspection Goal is to Optimize the Sales Price
Click here to view sample report 5
(This beautiful Mission style bungalow was being put up for sale and the seller wanted me to perform a home inspection to determine what issues might come up when a buyer makes an offer on the house. More important, however, they wanted to determine what should be fixed up to maximize the selling price. Typically, I can identify improvement items that might cost a few thousand dollars and result in generating ten thousand or more dollars in return. In this case, the cost for the improvement items recommended might be between $5,000 to $7,000 and the resulting increase in sales price could be $20,000 to $25,000 or higher as a result of making the recommended improvements. Review Section 13 of this report to read my improvement summary and to learn about the items that will generate the optimum payback my client was looking for while preparing the house for a much smoother and pleasant sales process.)

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