Home Inspection Blog

There's a moment during some home inspections when everyone in the room gets unusually quiet. The buyer stops taking pictures. The Realtor slowly lowers their pen. The seller suddenly becomes very interested in the weather outside. And I'm standing there thinking... "Well... this one isn't going to be fixed with a trip to the hardware store." As a home inspector with Midwest Inspect, I've inspected hundreds of homes throughout Illinois. Most homes have normal maintenance item

House flipping can be a beautiful thing. A neglected property gets a second chance. An outdated home gets modernized. An ugly duckling becomes the nicest house on the block. I've inspected some fantastic flips over the years. But I've also inspected some homes that appeared to be renovated by a group of caffeinated squirrels armed with YouTube tutorials and unlimited confidence. The challenge for buyers is this: Some flips are professionally done. Some are cosmetically done.

Are Houses Actually Being Built Out of Cardboard? If you've walked through a new construction home lately, you've probably heard someone say: "They don't build them like they used to."Usually followed by: "This place feels like it's made out of cardboard." As a home inspector, I hear this all the time. And after crawling through hundreds of attics, squeezing into thousands of crawlspaces, and spending more time staring at framing lumber than any normal person should, I can te

"The 5 Things Slowly Destroying Your Illinois Home" 💧 Water ⬇️ Gravity ❄️ Freeze-Thaw Cycle 🌳 Trees 🔧 Deferred Maintenance