RLK and Associates

I would give Bob five stars for his inspection service. I am buying a condo and he did a very professional and detailed inspection of the condo.
Some highlights:
1. He will walk you through the condo and tell you which parts of the unit are good and which parts are bad.
2. He will send you follow-​up emails after the inspection to check whether you have questions.
However, Bob does not provide a computer-​generated, narrative type of report. Instead, he provides a hand-​written report contained within a 200-​page inspection book. This may be handy for future use and maintenance, etc., but I think this needs to be improved in this high-​tech world.

I am glad that we had Bob to do inspections for us. He is very detailed and very professional. He may be a little expensive than several other inspectors, but it worth every penny. If you want to do inspection, you are serious selling or buying a property worth hundreds of thousands of dollars usually. Do you want to spend $ 400-​$ 450 to know almost everything about it and find out the proper way to handle anything and prioritize your work?
Please keep in mind that you can ask whether he wants to buy the property after the inspection. That is a good indication of the overall condition of it.

I would recommend Bob to anyone who needs a home inspection. Bob works very thoroughly and in detail. He took 4 hours in our 2800 sqft house and work continually in this 4 hours. He checks every room and every detail, even the smallest things such as the toilet is loose, and the bath wall base need caulk, and point out a spot on the deck could be a potential low point for water to stay. He check every electric outlet to test if they are GFCI protected. And he check the roof almost as professional as a real roofer. He recommend me to ask a roofer to do some further inspection for the roof as he saw something worth more professional opinion. I then asked a roofer to inspect and the roofer gives exactly the same feedback on the issues of the roof.
Bob is really a old school experience guy with many certificate. At first, when he introduces his certificates and his master degree, I don’t think much of it. But later in the 4 hours work, I realized that all the certificate and degree, along with his 20+ years (or 30+, I didn’t remember) experience in home inspection, indeed made his feedback professional and insightful. I am so happy that I find Bob.
Someone on a website says Bob charges expensive than others, I admit that he charges higher than some others, but in fact just 40 dollars more. I asked several home inspection companies, they averagely charge 450. So consider Bob charges 490 and that include tax, it is really not a obvious «higher».
Last, Bob provide us the inspection report with all the details, suggestion on how to fix it and the estimated costs for each items. And a very thick notepad with many tips and knowledges on house maintanence. He give it to us for free as a a part of the report. It is really good for us the first time home buyers. He taught us a lot during the inspection.
I really appreciate the work by Bob. If anyone ask for recommendation, I would definitely recommend him.

We used the company 2 times (so far) to do home inspections. Bob does an amazing job. He is extremely thorough and tells it like it is. He wants you to see and understand the good and concerning points of the home you are looking at. He will show you exactly what the problem is, some ideas of what could be done about it, and how soon it needs to be taken care of. During the inspection he will stop and take notes in a book that is yours to keep. He writes down the major and minor problems, expected cost to do some of the repairs, and general condion of that area of the home. Then there is detailed information that relates to that area of the home, how often maintenance should be done, etc. When you walk away from the inspection you have a good idea of what needs to be done and how to take care of your home, if you decide to pursue it. The notes can also be used for negotiating the price of the home, especially if there are significant repairs that need to be done. Bob is a little higher priced but certainly worth it. There are a lot of inspectors who do not do a good job, but Bob will give you your money’s worth. I hope we don’t need his services again anytime soon, but if we do we’ll call him first.