After many years of inspecting properties for thousands of clients I am amazed at the current prices of houses. With a starting investment of almost half a million dollars and repair costs climbing daily it seems maintaining your house and knowing what to look for becomes more and more relevant. I am consistently asked by clients what to be aware of and how to correct situations with their home but only at the time of purchase. While I am always happy to give all advice I have, it seems short term. Life gets in the way and time is at a premium for all it seems. I feel that most issues with homes could be prevented or corrected early by the average homeowner if only they caught it early enough or tackled the preventative maintenance needed to stop issues early on. So, I am just putting it out there that maybe a yearly inspection and report would be a wise move to head off costly repairs. I think that getting a professional's eyes on the property yearly would in the long and short term save costly repairs when it finally becomes something that refuses to be ignored. How long has it been since you were on your roof, in your attic or in your crawlspace? The average rodent clean up for a crawlspace I have seen this year tops six thousand dollars ($6000). Early detection and minor improvements/ repairs can save you from that expense. Attics are not any cheaper and roof repairs can become equally costly. Give us at WestCoast Home Inspection a call (253-380-5949) and let's schedule a convenient time and day to have your largest investment looked over and reported on hoping that we just have a maintenance list for you and nothing else. We have been doing inspections for over 25 years now and love to help people. I have included some pictures of a crawlspace from last week as an example. This one was a rental (yikes!) and yes we love to look at those too, with forty-eight hours' notice to the tenants of course! I hope this is helpful and to hear from you soon. 

Sincerely,

Matt Sorensen: License #499-#17661