Trusted Home Inspector in Detroit, MI

Detroit Housing Stock a Home Inspector Sees Every Week

Most of the houses we walk in Detroit went up between 1915 and 1955. Brick veneer, plaster walls, old galvanized supply lines, and electrical that has been added onto by three or four owners. Some still carry knob and tube in the attic. A Detroit home inspector has to expect all of it and still check the basics: roof, drainage, furnace, panel, plumbing, windows.

Our full home inspection covers the house from the foundation to the roof cap, with thermal imaging to show moisture and heat loss you cannot see with a flashlight.

Basement Water and Sewer Backups on Detroit's East Side

People who lived through the June 2021 storms remember basements on the east side and in the Pointes filling with water in a matter of hours. Those houses are on the market now. Some were cleaned up right. Some were painted over.

We look for tide lines, efflorescence on block walls, failed drywall at the floor, and the condition of floor drains and backflow protection. Where water has pushed against the walls for years, step cracks and bowing show up, and a foundation inspection tells you whether you are looking at patching or a bigger structural repair.

Two-Flats and Multi-Family Inspections in Detroit

Detroit has thousands of upper-and-lower flats, plus small brick apartment buildings tucked into neighborhoods like Woodbridge and the North End. Each unit gets its own look at heat, water heater, electrical service and egress, and we check what the units share: roof, foundation, common stairs, and the main water line.

For buildings with more doors, our multi-family inspection service scales up to the whole property so a lender or partner sees the same report you do.

Land Bank and Rehab Purchases for Detroit Investors

A lot of Detroit investment property comes as-is, whether through the Detroit Land Bank Authority or a tax foreclosure. Nobody discloses anything. You are buying what you see, and the bid is due fast.

Rentals in the city also need a certificate of compliance before tenants move in, so knowing the big repair items up front keeps your rehab budget honest. Investors who buy more than one house a year can set up one of our investor inspection plans and get the same report format on every address.

Commercial Inspections Along Detroit's Business Corridors

Storefronts on Livernois in the Avenue of Fashion, old banks on Gratiot, light industrial off the Lodge. Commercial buildings in Detroit tend to be older than they look from the street, with flat roofs, mixed electrical service and decades of tenant build-outs.

We handle commercial property inspections up to 100,000 square feet, covering roof, structure, mechanicals, and the items a buyer or lender will ask about first.

Mold Behind Plaster in Older Detroit Homes

Plaster hides a lot. A musty upstairs closet or a stain under a bathroom window can be the only clue that moisture has been working in the wall cavity for years.

Our NAMP certified mold inspection uses lift tape or swab samples and spore trap air tests, with lab analysis on both viable and non-viable samples. You get numbers from a lab, not a guess.

VA, FHA and HUD Loan Inspections for Detroit Buyers

Many first-time buyers in Detroit use FHA or VA financing, and those loans carry property standards of their own. Peeling paint, missing handrails and dead outlets can hold up a closing.

We perform VA, FHA and HUD compliant inspections, including the VA wood destroying insect report (NPMA-33), so your lender gets the paperwork it expects.

Report Within an Hour for Detroit Inspection Contingencies

Speed is the reason many agents call us back. A home inspector in Detroit who takes two days to send a report eats two days of your negotiating window.

Booking a Detroit Home Inspector From Our Lapeer Office

We are based in Lapeer, about an hour up M-24 and I-75 from the city, and Detroit is the core of our service area. Early starts are normal. So are weekend inspections.

If you typed home inspector near me from a Detroit address and landed here, call or text with the property address, the square footage and your contingency date. We will give you a time that fits the deadline.