Magnum Property Inspections

Mike Allmon came to do an inspection on our house at the cost of the buyer. He was on time, but lacked professional appearance. He also requested that I leave because "the buyers are coming shortly" and it "weirds them out" to have the seller present. I agreed to leave when the buyers arrived. An hour later (the buyers still having not come), I left because I had errands to run. He finished and left, but later told the buyers that he could not complete the inspection because he couldn't access a panel in the garage. He made no effort to communicate us via the buyers or their agent while he was there to get the problem solved and finish the report. There was a small parts storage bin blocking a couple screws on the panel that he could have easily moved. He charged us $75 to come re-inspect after we moved the bins. The next morning he came out to re-inspect, and my husband and I both stayed home while he worked. He said the buyers had asked him to check the furnace too. My husband opened the attic for him, and a while later, he left without saying a word to either of us... only to call the buyer later saying he couldn't access the heater! We were both at home and could have easily moved the box that was in his way. He wanted to charge another $75 to come out again, even though my husband and I were both home the first time. He came out for the third time, agreeing to not charge again, and complained more about stuff being in the way and saying he couldn't talk to us because we were the seller. Unbelievably poor service, terrible communication and a lack of effort to actually get the job done without raising excuses that allow him to charge more for re-inspections. There are tons of inspectors out there and whether you're a buyer or seller, you can do a lot better than Mike.