I love and enjoy the detailed work of home inspections and having the opportunity every day to teach customers about their homes.  You will find that I love answering your questions while encouraging you to ask questions.  After all, my primary focus is on your needs, your need for critical information that helps you decide if you want to buy or not to buy.  You and your future satisfaction on purchasing a home are my number one concerns. Therefore, I go over your potential home thoroughly, and walk you through every aspect of the inspection. I review your report with you at the end of the inspection to clear up any questions or concerns you may have. I believe it's critical that you participate in the inspection with me -- after all, this is your hands-on opportunity to learn how the various systems of the home work and about any maintenance recommendations, positive features, and any potential problems your potential home may have.  Because your satisfaction is the key, time is not of the essence when I conduct an inspection that will educate you on your future investment.  

I purchased my first home in 1977 without the benefit of a home inspection.  Home inspections were not well known then and most realtors, if any, ever encouraged their clients to hire an inspector.  This may have been attributed to their lack of knowledge about the valuable service a home inspector brought to the table.  As a result of my unfamiliarity of the role the home inspector played in a real estate transaction, I purchased a home that turned into an eleven year financial nightmare. The only trades training I was familiar with at that time was Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. I had completed the A/C & R Technician Course offered by a state university in California.   Unfortunately, the home did not have A/C.

During the eleven years of ownership in that house, I learned a lot about the various trades involved in the process of home building.  I worked for various contractors and sub-contractors part-time while holding down a regular job.  I worked in the fields of home improvement, the trades of plumbing, electrical, framing and HVAC installation and service.  

After retiring from my regular job within local government, I naturally gravitated to the home inspection field where I worked for a nationally recognized home inspection company located in Maryland.  Since my official entry into the home inspection career field, I have accomplished a lot and learned a lot that will be of an enormous benefit to my customers. I am a full certified member of the American Society of Home inspectors. I am a certified Independent Contractor Disaster Housing Inspector for a major FEMA contractor.  Please feel free to review my credentials listed below.

Home Inspection Credentials as of January, 2009

•    Full Certified Member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI # 212299)

•    Passed the National Home Inspectors Examination (NHIE)

•    Completed Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technician Course @College of the Desert,       Palm Desert, CA

•    Over fifteen years experience in home improvement work involving plumbing, electrical,              interior finishing, and framing.

•    Over 7 years work experience as A/C & Heating Technician.

•    Performed over 1,000 fee based full home inspections (from new homes up to 150 years of age)

•    Completed home inspection training through Building Spec’s., Inc. Home Inspections &               Environmental Testing Course. (Student # MD-04-11/04)

•    Trained and certified by the National Institute of Building Inspectors (NIBI), Bound Brook,           NJ. (#163505RT)

•    Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trained Disaster Housing Inspector               #22399 independent contractor for PaRR Inspections (Partnership for Response and               Recovery)

•    Trained in the use of the FEMA field computer software NEMIS and ACE III

•    Trained in Gas Equipment Installation Inspection by UGI Utilities, Inc. Gas Training Center       Reading, Pennsylvania

•    Apprenticeship training conducted under the following home inspection company: Delgado       and Associates LLC, Home Inspections and Building Analysis.

•    Apprenticeship training and employee inspector with HouseMaster of America Home                  Inspection Company (dba) Potomac Home Inspections, Rockville, MD

•    Member # 5412200 US Chamber of Commerce

•    Certified HUD Housing Quality Standards Inspector for HUD HCVP Housing (Section 8)

•    Worked as a Contract Inspector conducting Quality Control Inspections for DCHA Office of     Audit & Compliance

•    Worked as a Supervisor in Quality Assurance Housing Inspections for the DCHA Office of         Audit & Compliance

Note: This is a true fact that surprises many people.  Of even the seasoned home inspectors that have been doing inspections for many years, only a small percentage of them have taken and passed the National Home Inspectors Examination (NHIE).  The NHIE exam is a nationally sanctioned technical competency test.  It is the test that many states use as a requirement for licensing.  The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) rigorous requirements to be a full certified member include passing the NHIE. I have passed the NHIE exam, the ASHI Code of Ethics and Standards exams.  Make sure “ALL” the inspectors you are considering have passed this important Benchmark and are associated with ASHI. To learn more about the American Society of Home inspectors go to www.ashi.org or click on this link.