Real Estate Inspections of Texas LLC

A friend just asked if I knew a good home inspector so I told them about my experience with Craig Lemmon with Real Estate Inspections of Texas. This was 11 years ago in 2004. Thought it would be worth noting for Angies List. First, Craig is thorough. Used a thermal scanner to check heat and then AC from hvac. He bounced a ping pong ball on each of my floor tiles to see if there was any air pockets from improperly set tile (there was and the builder had his subcontractor reset). We were missing brick weepholes over 25% of the exterior. I could go on and on with details but you get the picture. Amazing service. I would never buy a new house without Craig. In fact, I'd positively get the 4-visit package where he inspects at 4 different stages. Worth every penny! Glad we didn't listen to the builder who said, Save your money. Don't worry, the city inspects everything. Like heck they do! There is a world of difference between making it safe/legal vs having a quality built home. (Besides, those weep holes violated code but the city didn't catch it ... or a 1/2 dozen other violations that Craig did) Definitely a great business and one I recommend. PS Price is from 2004

I have used craig twice before. He is detailed, use latest technology and tales interest/pride in his work.

Excellent, professional, knowledgeable, courteous.

I contacted the company (owner Craig) to obtain a quote and he was very unprofessional. I gave him all the needed information to provide a quote for his service and his response was 'let me guess? you are wanting a quote?' with an rude connotation. Then i proceeded to ask about his discount that he promoted by being an angies list member and he explained that his service is already a discount so that there wouldnt be an additional discounts. Out of the other 5 companies i called, they all complied to the promoted discount except for him. I decided not to use his service due to his lack of professionalism.

Mr. Lemon was extremely thorough and took the time to explain why certain items needed to be replaced.

On time, pleasant in work with, very informative.

It was perfect. He is very precise and detailed in what he does. He is very professional and knowledgable.

I found Craig Lemmon with REI through Angies List. Craig Lemmon inspected 2 homes for us and both times managed to squeeze us in on the weekend due to short option periods! The first home that he inspected had so many issues that Craig offered to stop the inspection half-way through and to only charge us half price!! The second home Craig inspected was not in as bad of condition. Craig has a great form that he works off of and it is user friendly for anyone new to buying real estate property. He was willing to walk through the report with us and point out specific issues in the house that he was referring to in his report. He emailed the report to us within minutes after completing the report. Craig is a straight shooter and gives you all the data you need to make a smart real estate purchase. I will use Craig again in the future and refer him to anyone I know.

Being fairly new to Texas I looked on Angie's list for recommendations. Craig Lemmon was at the top of the list with excellent reviews of his Professionalism and Knowledge. On the day of the inspection Craig arrived early and had already started when I got there. Craig allowed me to follow him around, ask many questions all the while being informative, (patient) explaining each step, any issues and how they needed to be corrected. His home inspection report is thorough and leaves nothing to doubt - it's very clear and easy to for me follow as I do my the walk through in my new home in Rhome, TX. I really appreciated his knowledge about the construction of a house; i.e. exterior, interior, electrical, everything and he left me with lots of good ideas and great materials to use in the maintenance of my home. I highly recommend Craig Lemmon to all needing a home inspection and great learning experience.

A relative of mine recommended Mr. Lemmon to me and that is why I decided to use him. He was very boastful about being President of some inspector's association or something. I made a late afternoon appointment with him so that I could meet him after I got off work. My agent and I met with him when we got here and he was working on my report. He pointed out some major problems that needed attention that were very obvious to anyone who actually knew what they were looking at. He was aware of the electrical panel being a dangerous one that needed to be replaced and the very obvious crumbling a/c ducts. Those were no brainers. He did not spend a whole lot of time going over the report with myself or my agent. If he had been more attentive, he would have mentioned the fact to me that the hot water in my garage was installed in 1986-almost as old as my youngest. If he had discussed with me the seriousness of that one major appliance being so old, I would have addressed it immediately. It seems as though he was more concerned with the stove not having anti-tip feature and the caulking on the outside wood and silly little easily fixable problems. I don't believe that he even peaked under the hot water heater blanket to see when the installation date was. That water heater would have been gone before i moved in if I had just known. Much to my dismay with the concerns of moving and family matters that I had to take care of and a garage full of boxes, we did not notice the water leak until it was way too late in October. It had already soaked the carpet in my office, the sheetrock and everything in it's path. We had to totally rip out all of the carpet because it had molded, rip out the sheetrock on both the inside and outside walls, scrub everything down for mold and it was a huge costly mess all because of a passing mention on his inspection report. This is not the first time my family had had an experience with Mr. Lemmon's inspections. My son purchased a house and Mr. Lemmon again pointed out the very obvious problems. He did not however, point out the major problems with the a/c leaking from the pan in the attic or the fact that the drain from the a/c pan that emptied in the guest bath was totally clogged with filth and dirt or that the homeowner had repaired a major problem with the a/c leak that had caused massive water damage in the ceiling over the master bath shower. Totally unacceptable. And once again yet another member of my family has had experience with Mr. Lemmon. My daughter lost the buyer of her house because Mr. Lemmon misidentified what he considered mold under her kitchen sink. She is a laboratory technologist and will correctly identify the dirt that is under there. He also stated that her a/c was leaking. She just had it serviced and repaired. He ripped the vents off under the a/c damaging the wall and only replaced one screw. He also took off another vent in the bedroom looking for who knows what and left half of the screws off of that vent. He is very big on claiming that GFI plugs are either not present or they're in the wrong place. Mine was way too far from the bathroom sink and that's a bad thing??? All in all, Mr. Lemmon had been nothing but a lemon and a huge curse on my entire family. He was hired by prospective buyers because he was and quot;cheaperand quot; than the other inspectors. Why would he be cheaper? It seems as though Mr. Lemmon should be more attentive to detail in ALL of his inspections since everyone else seems to be thrilled. I wasn't, still am not, my husband curses his name just about every day because of all the grief that he caused us with the hot water heater. I curse him because of the problems that he has caused my relatives. In every note on his inspection report, he states that it should be checked out by a professional electrician, plumber or what ever other professional he deems necessary. You pay his fee and then you hire three or four other people to come back and go over what he glanced at to really tell you what is wrong? Why bother hiring Mr. Lemmon if all he is going to do is recommend the other professionals to actually diagnose the real problem? Why not go directly to the source and save yourself a lot of grief? All in all, I hope and pray that I never see or hear of Mr. Lemmon again in my lifetime. I would definitely not recommend him and if you do feel compelled to hire him, stay home from your work for the inspection and follow him around to make sure he doesn't miss something important like an antiquated water heater!

Craig was fantastic! Although this home is a relatively new home in Southlake, he spotted several things that required attention. I was very impressed at how thorough he was. He arrived early and got started right away. He took the time to go over the report in great detail right after the inspection, answered all of our questions and then gave us a list of professionals who could make repairs.Within a couple of hours we had the full report emailed to us so that we could address them with our relator. We even had to email him with a question a few days later and he quickly responded. As an added bonus, he brought along and shared some fantastic cookies that his wife had made....I'm still trying to snag that recipe! We would not hesitate to reccomend him to anyone needing a home inspection!

The overall process went wonderful. Craig was inspecting the outside of the property when we arrived and had already noticed several issues with the house. After noticing several other issues with the house, he gave us the option to end the inspection process and only charged a small fee. I would recommend Craig for all home inspection. Great guy and honest.

Craig was incredibly responsive from start to finish and took the time to answer our first time home buyer questions--and we had a lot of them. He is very knowledgeable and thorough. We learned a lot from him on how a home should be built and how to maintain a home. Craig looks at absolutely EVERYTHING and has a well trained eye. At the end of the inspection he went over the report and discussed with us every comment and picture he made or took. I highly recommend Real Estate Inspections of Texas and know without a doubt who to call next time I need an inspection.

Absolutely amazing. If you want competence and thoroughness - look no further than Craig. My realtor recommended me someone else but we went with Craig. He found items with the roof that the roofing company missed. When I told the roofing company this they made a second go around and found what Craig had mentioned in his report. Craig is a super accomplished guy who takes pride in his work and it shows. Punctual, knowledgeable, friendly, professional, thorough, and sharp. He will not only tell you what is wrong but why things are the way they are. Things don't deteriorate unevenly in a random fashion. There is always a story (why did moss appear in a certain place and why not in others, why are there stains on the carpet where the door closes et. al.) - is it the builders fault, is it because of lack of upkeep by current owners, is it out of compliance because of change in building code, is it because of faulty renovations by a contractor, is it just the age of the house..all such answers are provided by Craig. Though he gives you every minute detail of what is wrong with the house, he is practical in terms of what need fixing the most and what can be ignored. If you want to rest at night knowing that you now know everything that you would want to know about the house you are planning to buy and not get cold feet because of the unknowns - Craig is you guy. Would most definitely recommend him to anyone who needs a home inspector!

We finally found a house that we really liked but wanted a really good inspection because we had some concerns because of the seller's disclosure. Craig was very thorough. He found instances where the aluminum wiring had not been addressed (aluminum wire still landed on the terminals of outlets in three of the four bedrooms!), loose junction boxes in the attic, etc. In addition he let us know that the windows the seller had installed in the bedrooms did not allow egress nor were they large enough for firemen to get in! Craig wasn't trying to scare us or anything, he was just telling us the facts about the house. In addition, he gave us a list of and quot;Craig approvedand quot; contractors that we could contact to look further into any issues. I called the electrician Craig recommended and got a quote to fix the house; it was completely reasonable. [Not related to Craig, the seller offered to reduce the sale price a fraction of the cost to fix the aluminum wiring and ignored the other safety items Craig identified (not windows, plumbing, fireplace, etc.); so we didn't buy the house.] I just got off the phone calling Craig to inspect the next house!

We had a very short option-period for our home contract and needed to get an inspector out to the house ASAP. I called Craig at 3PM on Friday, and he was out at the house at 1PM on Saturday. This was a HUGE help in meeting our deadlines for the option-period. He made the scheduling process a breeze and was incredibly flexible. Craig did an absolutely wonderful job on the inspection and was a pleasure to work with. We were first-time home-buyers insisting that we follow him around through the entire inspection with a paper-pad and pen. Craig was very patient and took the time to explain each issue in detail and answer any question we had. Ours was an interesting situation, with a seller that insisted on being at the home through the inspection. Craig handled the seller's questions (and at times objections) with absolute professionalism. Really and truly, he helped us and quot;break the iceand quot; with the seller on many of the issues. This proved helpful during our option-period negotiations as the seller was already aware of the importance of each item. All in all, Craig spent 4 1/2 hours with us (1 1/2 hrs extra than was scheduled due to our's and the seller's never-ending questions) and then had the official report typed up and sent to us 1 hour later! I would highly recommend him to any home-buyer, whether you need quick/efficient, patient/informative, or both; Craig will meet your individual needs perfectly. He certainly did for us! ADDED BONUS** Craig is just a really nice guy in general... his wife even sent DELICIOUS home-made cookies that made the inspection process even more pleasant :)

I am a real estate broker (since 1995) and have recommended Craig Lemon to many of my buyer clients over the past few years. Craig is very thorough. All of my clients who have used him to inspect their prospective homes have appreciated his knowledge and experience. His pricing is very fair and competitive. Compared to the many other inspectors I have been associated with over the years, Craig's knowledge is above average. Several of my repeat clients who have purchased multiple properties, have asked for Craig with their next home purchase. They might not remember his name, they just say, and quot;Can you find that inspector who did such a good job last time.and quot; I recently had a client who was considering a home where an inspection had recently been done by another inspector. That inspection resulted in the prospective buyer deciding against purchasing the house, so the house was placed back on the market. My client subsequently made an offer on this property. Since the listing agent is required to provide any prior inspections, we were able to see the findings of the 1st inspection. My client (who had used Craig to inspect her previous house), wanted Craig to re-inspect this house because she trusted his opinion. Carig volunterred to review the 1st inspection report before charging my client for a new inspection. After reviewing the 1st inspection report, Craig took the time to call the 1st inspector to discuss the findings. Without charging my client, Craig advised my client which of the home's issues should be of most concern (the house was built in the 19950's, so there was a long list). Carig gave my client a ballpark opinion of what he thought the cost might be to remedy the major concerns. As a result, my client decided against purchasing that house. She was very relieved to have avoided purchasing a and quot;money pitand quot;. If any of my clients ask me for an inspector referral, I do not hesitate to refer Craig Lemon. Annette Thurmond Broker and Owner of Performance Real Estate

Craig Lemmon provided the most thorough home inspection I've received.

This inspection was for our first home, and I wasn't sure what to expect with an inspector. Craig was an absolute pro. He was very thorough in the inspection of our home and did a great job of explaining everything to me in terms that I could understand. His inspection report was very detailed and included pictures to document any concerns that he had. Craig was very personable, and made me feel at ease to ask any questions that I might have had. I was very pleased with his work, and would gladly recommend him to anyone.

Craig was wonderful, I feel completely confident in his inspections.

The inspector was there when I arrived and explained what was being done. He let me go along with him and informed me on every step of the process. Well worth the money and the report enabled me to have the seller fix some items. A++ transaction.

Craig was very professional. He explained all the details about the inspection in everyday language. He told us what was a big deal and what was okay. He did a great job of informing us about the ins and outs of the house.

I've worked with Craig before, and he does quality work. He answers questions very thoroughly.

His service was excellent. We got confused re-reading report later and Craig was able to explain everything so we didn't panic about house's condition. Use this guy with confidence!! You will truly know the condition of the home.

Great! Craig was on time, went right to work, went over the details of his inspection, was very courteous and professional. I will be highly recommending him.