Welcome to Cowboy Home Inspections
Serving the entire Metro Phoenix area, East Valley, including Gilbert, Mesa, Queen Creek, Chandler, Tempe, Scottsdale, Coolidge, Casa Grande, Maricopa; West Valley including Cave Creek, Carefree, Glendale, Peoria, Avondale, Sun City, Good Year, Surprise, and Gila County.
 Buying a home? The process can be stressful. A home inspection is supposed to give you peace of mind, but often has the opposite effect. You will be asked to absorb a lot of information in a short time. This often includes a written report, checklist, photographs, environmental reports and what the inspector himself says during the inspection. All this combined with the seller's disclosure and what you notice yourself makes the experience even more overwhelming. What should you do?
Relax. Most of your inspection will be maintenance recommendations, life expectancies and minor imperfections. These are nice to know about. However, the issues that really matter will fall into four categories:
- Major defects. An example of this would be a structural failure.
- Things that lead to major defects. A small roof-flashing leak, for example.
- Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy or insure the home.
- Safety hazards, such as an exposed, live buss bar at the electric panel.
Anything in these categories should be addressed. Often a serious problem can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property (especially in categories 2 and 4).
Most sellers are honest and are often surprised to learn of defects uncovered during an inspection. Realize that sellers are under no obligation to repair everything mentioned in the report. No home is perfect. Keep things in perspective. Do not kill your deal over things that do not matter. It is inappropriate to demand that a seller address deferred maintenance, conditions already listed on the seller's disclosure or nit-picky items.
Actual Client Testimonials
 The inspection was very thorough and you answered any and all questions we had. We appreciated your help!
Zane Berney
Our sincere thanks for your attention to detail, and your quick response to our needs. We certainly feel we have a through and complete report on this property.
Andy Owen
Thank you for taking time out last evening to do our home inspection.
We feel you were very thorough and are happy with the way our report included pictures. We will definitely refer you to anyone needing a home inspector.
Thanks again, and have a great day!
Linda and Robb
The report was clear and concise. I felt that you did an excellent job and will refer you to anyone that is looking for a home.
Thanks, Zak
I just reviewed the report and a job well done, thanks for your help today.
Bill G. Phoenix
Thank you for getting the report to us so quickly. We have reviewed it and are pleased with your inspection and the report, it is easy to read, and will be a valuable reference after we move in, as part of our "to do" list. There were a lot of items on the report that need attention, and it can be somewhat overwhelming, but it seems that all but a few are fairly minor and easy to repair.
Pam, Mesa
After working with a non-professional home inspector for 2 homes (we cancelled the contract on both) we were impressed with your assessment of our home. The inspection was well worth the money and the internet full report was very thorough. I have had compliments on it from numerous family members. Most of all, I enjoyed the pictures that came along with the report, if they were not taken we would have had a hard time figuring out what you were talking about. Everything was done in a timely matter and we felt we received an objective and thorough report.
Thank you for your work and we are glad we could give you business!
Beth, Scottsdale
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