Veteran-owned home inspections in Rochester and throughout Oakland County. Twenty-one years of military inspection discipline, applied to the biggest purchase of your life.
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Rochester Home Inspections
Rochester and Rochester Hills are two different municipalities, and for inspection purposes they're two different problems. Rochester proper is the older, denser, walkable city — early twentieth century homes on small lots near downtown and Paint Creek, with postwar and modern infill filling the gaps. Rochester Hills is largely a subdivision community built decades later. If you're buying in the city, you're buying old housing.
The most common misleading condition I find in this market is the well-executed cosmetic renovation over untouched mechanicals. Rochester homes sell at a premium, renovation budgets tend to go to kitchens and baths, and the wiring, drain lines, and foundation drainage behind those finishes are frequently original. I look past the finishes. A beautiful kitchen on a circuit that was extended three times is still a beautiful kitchen on an overloaded circuit.
Sewer laterals deserve their own mention here. Original clay tile, a street grid full of large mature trees, and a hundred years of root growth is the worst possible combination, and it's completely invisible during a standard inspection. On anything in the older core, a sewer scope is one of the highest-value decisions you can make before closing.
On The Ground
Five patterns that show up again and again in this community — and exactly how I check for each one.
Premium finishes above wiring, drain lines, and drainage that were never touched. I inspect what's behind the work, not the work you can see.
Century-old tile under a mature tree canopy. This is a four-to-five-figure repair that a standard inspection cannot see.
Looks like an upgrade on the listing photos. I open the panel and report what actually got replaced.
Older foundations, limited drainage design, and creek proximity. I check grading, sump operation, and the staining history.
Common in a market where owners expand rather than move. I report structural support, egress, and how the space is actually conditioned.
Serving the City of Rochester including the 48306, 48307, and 48309 ZIP codes, the Main Street, University, and Rochester Road corridors, the downtown and Paint Creek Trail neighborhoods, and the older core north of Auburn.
Services in Rochester
A practical top-to-bottom evaluation of the home's major systems before you close.
From $399Learn more →Identify concerns before buyers do and reduce surprises during negotiation.
From $375Learn more →A second set of eyes before final walkthrough and warranty deadlines.
From $325Learn more →Continuous-monitor radon testing with written results. Michigan sits in an elevated-risk zone.
From $149Learn more →Camera inspection of the lateral sewer line — a costly defect a standard inspection can't see.
From $199Learn more →A return visit to verify the seller actually completed the agreed-upon repairs — before you close.
From $249Learn more →Focused inspections for condos, townhomes, and proactive homeowners.
From $375Learn more →Nearby
