Home Inspection

About Our Home Inspections

Advantage Inspections is a local, family-owned business dedicated to providing you with the service and care that you deserve. We understand the risk and concern our clients have with home buying and selling in Brooksville. Whether you are buying or selling, Advantage Inspections is the best home inspection company for you!

We know what to look for, and how to interpret our findings. We inspect every home as if it were going to be ours. Advantage Inspections comes highly recommended by real estate agents and home buyers. We strive for professional and timely service, extreme attention to detail in every inspection, and to provide you with the tools to make the right decision in your home purchase. If you need a home inspector in West Central Florida, call Advantage Inspections today!

What to Expect From Your Inspection

If you are in need of home or insurance inspections in West Central Florida, Advantage Inspections is here to help. Whether you need a 4-point inspection, a wind mitigation inspection, or you just are interested in a home inspection to ensure proper maintenance of your current home, you can trust us to deliver excellent services.

Our certified home inspectors are always here to help, and ensure that you are aware of any potential issues with your current home, or a home that you’re interested in purchasing.

We are focused on education, and our goal is to provide you with all of the information you need about the property in question, and its overall condition. We welcome our clients to walk through the home with us and to ask any questions they may have throughout the inspection process.

Advantage Inspections has a thorough, multi-point checklist that ensures that no stone is left unturned. We will explain the overall, general condition of the home and its systems to you and your agent after your inspection is complete.

In addition, we will compile a comprehensive Spectora report, delivered online via HTML or PDF format, documenting all of our findings, including images, references and further details. This report will be available for you both in a desktop-friendly format and a mobile format, so that you can stay in-the-loop and check your report even when you’re on the go.

Wondering what’s included in a standard home inspection from Advantage Inspections? Here is a quick overview of the services included in your home inspection, and the major systems that we analyze and assess throughout the process.

Appliances
We will test and examine all major appliances like hot water heaters, washers and dryers, dishwashers, refrigerators, freezers, and more.
Doors, Windows & Interior
We will check doors and windows for proper sealing and drafts, signs of mold or water damage, and more. We will also check the condition of all interior spaces.
Foundations, Basements and Crawl Spaces
We will examine the foundation, crawlspaces and basements to look for signs of things like past water damage, foundation cracking or shifting, and other such potentially expensive issues.
Attic, Ventilation & Insulation
We will examine the attic to ensure it is properly ventilated, check for mold and moisture, assess the level of insulation, and more.

Roof
The roof is one of the most costly and important structures. We will examine the roof, its structure, shingles/tiles, flashing, gutters, downspouts and more.
Exterior
This includes the exterior walkways and doors, siding, eaves and soffits, fascia, paint, and other such elements of the home’s exterior.
HVAC
We will visually inspect the HVAC systems including ducts, filters, furnaces and air conditioning units.
Plumbing
We will visually inspect plumbing fixtures for proper function, including tubs, sinks, hoses, showers, and water shut-off valves, and look for leaks and other such flaws.
Electrical Systems
We will visually inspect both interior and exterior electrical systems including service drops, service masts, grounding, outlets, meters, circuit breakers, and other such systems.

Standards of Practice

Visual & Informative Reports

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High-quality images

We will take images throughout our inspection and integrate them into our document, illustrating the issues that we may find with the property in question, providing you with a comprehensive overview of its condition.

Step-by-step Breakdown

Our reports are easy to digest and understand. They are broken into individual sections, such as Interior, Heating and Air Conditioning, Electrical, Plumbing, Roof, and so on. This makes it easy for you to review our findings.

24-hour email delivery

We know your time is valuable so we won’t keep you waiting. We guarantee that we will deliver your report to you within 24 hours of your inspection, so that you can take any necessary actions quickly.

Mobile-friendly reports

Our reports can be generated for viewing on both desktop and mobile devices, ensuring that you can always view the results of your inspection, even when you’re on-the-go.

Follow-up Support

Once we’ve delivered your findings, we’ll schedule a follow-up consultation with both you and your agent, where we can discuss the report in-depth, provide recommendations, and decide on the next steps.

Repair Request Generator

Agents can quickly copy and paste information from the report using the Repair Request Document Generator, in order to request concessions or repairs from sellers.

Why Get a Home Inspection?

Avoid The Threat Of Purchasing The Wrong Property

A property may look perfect at a glance, but hidden faults could severely harm your finances and relationship with the home. Around 70% of all homeowners have at least one regret about their purchase and ‘underestimating the true costs’ is the most common issue. While some repairs and upgrades are to be expected, buying a property that will soon need a new roof or boiler can cause a serious headache.

Property inspections will reveal any issues, thus allowing you to make a calculated decision about whether it’s the right home for you.

Put Yourself In a Position Of Financial Power

Most mortgage lenders need home insurance while insurers will dictate that a home inspection must be completed. Aside from satisfying those demands, though, the information gained could put you in a stronger position to negotiate the price. If your new home in Florida requires upgrades for wind mitigation, for example, you can make this known to the seller when making your offer.

Home inspection services highlight what will be needed to overcome the various faults. In turn, this will allow you to research the costs and timeframes in advance.

Protect Your Family

When buying a new home, keeping your family safe is naturally the most important item on your agenda. The home inspection will detail the severity of all issues, along with how quickly any projects should be completed. The importance of the risk assessment cannot be emphasized enough. Nobody wants to buy a home that puts their family’s safety in a vulnerable position, especially if they don’t have the funds to fix it.

Roof replacements, for example, cost an average of $5,500-$11,000. A home inspection will ensure that you take account of any jobs like this that may need attention.

Learn About Past Problems

When looking at properties, seeing new structural elements can be seen as a great selling point. However, they could also be hiding underlying causes. Are new door frames hiding a foundation issue? Does a new HVAC system hide the fact that the property has a history of mold infestations? The details found in your home inspection report will help you paint a clearer image. You can subsequently pose the right questions about all aspects of the property.

Data shows that property prices in Florida have increased by 78% over the course of five years. You do not want to buy one that isn’t quite as impressive as it first seems.

Gain Peace of Mind

Buying a property is arguably the biggest decision that you’ll ever make for the family. Aside from being your biggest financial asset, it is the place where you spend more time than any other. You’ve already researched the neighborhood in detail. The home inspection will confirm that the house is in good health, built to last, and will signal a solid investment. Frankly, it’s the least that you deserve.

Alternatively, home inspections can be arranged for your current home to confirm that no major risks are present. To learn more, get in touch with our friendly team today.

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Let us make the closing process a lot easier to navigate! A certified home inspector can be a true ally in helping you make the right decision for the future. Bring us in, and we’ll put your worries to rest.

Reach out to us for a quote and see how we can help!

Contact Us

Phone: 352-600-4100

Service Area

Advantage Inspections provides Residential Home Inspections, 4-Point Inspections, Wind Mitigation Inspections, Pool & Spa Inspections, 11-Month Builders Warranty, and Pre-Listing Inspections in Hernando County, Pasco County, Hillsborough County, and Citrus County, Florida.

Home Inspector License# HI14233 & HI14291

Mold Assessor License# MRSA4195