Below is a list of home inspectors whom I have seen support the cause of independence from real estate agents. This list is not an endorsement of their work or independence. You must verify for yourself that they have met the criteria of independence when you are ordering and having them do an inspection. Make sure a provision in their contract guarantees that they do not solicit referrals from agents (in the few areas, like Texas, where contracts are not used, you may have to settle for a guarantee statement in their report). Refer back to page 37 for a definition of "soliciting."
Be sure to use the "weighted" table of criteria in Appendix D for entering information about inspection companies you call.
If you would like to make a comment, especially about things these inspectors did in proving their independence from agents, or if you would like to consider joining the cause and train to become an independent home inspector yourself, please feel free to fax a note to: (801) 474-3289. Be sure to leave a phone number or email address at which you can be reached.
United States-by nearest metro area
Albany, NY
Thomas Corrigan, 518 439-3090 or 439-7007
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Charles Mitzelfeld, 313 995-1041, 668-1351
Atlanta, Georgia
Jeff Pope, 770 664-1960
Austin, Texas
Larry Foster, 512 440-7141
Boston, Massachusetts
Dennis Robataille - 718 231-0236
John J. Digby - 781 646-0828
Robert Caldwell - 508 839-9085
Buffalo, Niagara Falls, New York
Ron W. Brook, 416 626-3999
Charlotte, North Carolina
Vic Reece - 704 568-5311
Chicago, Illinois
Tom Corbett - 312 649-9396 or 649-0939
Columbus, Ohio
Gary Wilhelm, P.E. - 614 877-9275
Dallas/Ft.Worth, Texas
Frank Condor - 972/661-8679
Glynn Penn- 817/732-6672; e-mail: ray10@flash.net
Dayton, Ohio
Gary Wilhelm, P.E. - 614 877-9275
Denver, Colorado
Kevin Shafer, 303 321-8658 or 303 829-6856
Greenville, South Carolina
Don Rothell - 864 646-7226 or 882-4637
Hartford, Connecticut
Robert Caldwell - 508 839-9085
Houston, Texas
Ronald I. Givens -: 713/524-4877
Gordon Fox - 713/723-3330 E-mail: foxinsp@swbell.net
Fred Willcox - 281/496-0310
Indianapolis, Indiana
William Keller - 317 255-9099
Jacksonville, Florida
Stanley Carraway - 904 268-7711
Bill Lumpkin - 904 771-0117
Kansas City, MO
Robert S. Schoemaker, 602 271-0511
Lansing/Grand Rapids/Flint/Battle Creek, Michigan
Paul Bossenbrock - 517 482-5665
Los Angeles
Geoffrey Lunt, 213 467-7328, area
Miami, Florida
Bernie Jacowitz, 954 463-2727
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jerome Baumgardt- 414 782-1230
John Geiger - 414 476-4319 or 476-1696
New Orleans, Louisiana
Finnegan-Manson - 504 362-0233 or 6233
New York City
Edward Fitzgerald, 914 359-5134
Norfolk/Virginia Beach/Newport News
John Herbert - 757 420-2797 or 420-5063
Orlando
John Nelson - 407 644-3758
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marvin Goldstein - 215 357-8055 or 215 357-8919
Phoenix, AZ
Robert S. Schoemaker, 602 271-0511
Pittsburgh
Jim Shumaker (412) 384-2323
Mark McCann (412) 795-3733
Providence, Rhode Island
Bob Riley - 1 800 398-1412
Raleigh/Durham
Steve Smull 919 563-8576
Sacramento, California
James Accinelli - 919 369-7343
Salt Lake City, Utah
Stan Harbuck, 801 466-4447
San Antonio, Texas
Fred Buck - 210/341-2030
Morton Jacobs - 210/656-5566; E-mail: Kernel@World-Net.Net
San Francisco
Lois Ezzie, 408 446-3393
Seattle/Tacoma
Thomas Harlow- 253 761-1219
Tampa, Florida
Larry Miller, 813 971-1167
Washington DC/Baltimore, MD
Jack Reilly, 202 638-3880
Neil Swanson (new construction), 703 435-2083
Worcestor, Massachusetts
Robert Caldwell - 508 839-9085
Canada -by nearest metro area
Toronto
Ron W. Brook 416 626-3999
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Roy McGregor, 204 489-9346 e-mail: owlhome@ilos.net