Veteran-owned home inspections in Romeo and throughout Macomb County. Twenty-one years of military inspection discipline, applied to the biggest purchase of your life.
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Romeo Home Inspections
Romeo is ten minutes from my house and it's one of the more interesting places in the county to inspect. The village holds a National Register historic district — Greek Revival, Italianate, and Victorian homes, many close to two centuries old — and the surrounding countryside is farmhouses, orchards, and newer custom builds on acreage. Almost nothing here is a standard suburban tract house.
The single biggest difference from the rest of my service area is that a large share of these properties are on private well and septic. That is two major systems a suburban buyer has never had to think about, and they are expensive to get wrong. On well, I want flow, pressure tank operation, and visible condition of the equipment. On septic, I want tank and drainfield location, evidence of surfacing or ponding, and an honest conversation about what a county evaluation and pump-out will tell you that a visual inspection cannot.
In the historic village, the findings are what any two-hundred-year-old house produces: stone and rubble foundations, framing that predates dimensional lumber standards, knob-and-tube and cloth wiring, plaster, and roof systems layered over generations. These are wonderful houses. They are also a maintenance commitment, and you deserve to see the real number before you sign.
On The Ground
Five patterns that show up again and again in this community — and exactly how I check for each one.
Flow, pressure tank operation, and equipment condition. I also tell you plainly which water quality questions require lab testing that a visual inspection cannot answer.
Tank and field location, surfacing, ponding, and what a county evaluation and pump-out will reveal that I cannot see from the surface.
Historic village construction with limited headroom and moisture management that predates modern practice.
Standard in the historic district, often partially abandoned and partially still energized behind a newer panel.
Rural properties come with structures the listing barely mentions. I document their condition rather than ignoring them.
Serving Romeo, Bruce Township, and Armada including the 48065 and 48005 ZIP codes, the Van Dyke and 32 Mile corridors, the Romeo historic district, and the surrounding rural properties on well and septic.
Services in Romeo
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
