Whether you're buying, selling or simply maintaining your home, Advance Inspection Team walks the property with you and makes sure you understand what you're looking at. After twenty years in construction, Nate reads a house the way someone who has built one does.

After we walk through the home together, we'll explain the general condition of the home and its systems with you and your agent. We'll talk through any major issues that should be addressed sooner rather than later, and point out the items worth keeping an eye on for deferred maintenance.

All of it is written up in an easy-to-read report, delivered through your personal dashboard, accessible online anytime and available as a PDF download. From that report you'll be able to see the items we discussed, with photos for reference.

A pre-listing inspection is the same as a buyer's inspection. The difference is that the homeowner orders it, before the house goes on the market.

Most homeowners choose a pre-listing inspection because it gives them insight into their own home: they learn what to expect and can make repairs on their own timeline rather than under the pressure of a negotiation.

The majority of buyers get their own inspection. Going first means the buyer's inspector doesn't surface a major defect you didn't know about, at the worst possible moment.

Outdoors, radon dissipates harmlessly into the atmosphere. Inside a home it can become trapped, and that is where it becomes a health concern. According to the EPA, radon is a leading contributor to the development of lung cancer, behind only smoking. Regular testing matters whether you already own the home or are considering buying it.

Central New York sits on geology that produces radon, and levels vary house to house, sometimes between neighbors on the same street. Your neighbor's result tells you nothing about your own.

Evaluating a commercial property has many of the same attributes as a residential home inspection. Where larger or uncommon systems are present, we can coordinate third-party contractors for specialty inspections of larger electrical, HVAC, and roof systems, so you get complete information on the property.

The report includes color photos and recommendations as conditions warrant, and follows accepted Standards of Practice. Where conditions call for it, we may refer additional critical services to a specialist.

A manufactured home has its own construction methods, its own failure points, and its own set of things worth checking closely. Inspecting one well means knowing where those differences are.

We evaluate the home's foundation and support system, the anchoring and tie-downs, skirting and under-home conditions, the roof and exterior envelope, and the electrical, plumbing, heating, and cooling systems. Where the home has been added onto or modified, we look carefully at how that work was carried out and how it ties into the original structure.

As with every inspection we do, you get a clear, concise report with photos, plain-language explanations, and time to ask questions.

Wood destroying insects work out of sight, and by the time the damage is obvious it is usually expensive. Carpenter ants in particular are a persistent problem in Central New York, and older housing stock with wood in contact with soil gives them plenty of opportunity.

We inspect accessible areas of the structure for evidence of active infestation, past infestation, and the conditions that invite it: moisture intrusion, wood-to-soil contact, poor drainage, and damaged or untreated wood.

You'll receive documentation of what was found and where, along with an explanation of what it means for the property. Many lenders require this inspection as a condition of financing; we can perform it alongside your home inspection in the same visit.

Plenty of homes across the Finger Lakes and Central New York draw their water from a private well. Unlike a municipal supply, a well is entirely the homeowner's responsibility, and a well that cannot keep up with the household is a problem you want to know about before closing, not after.

A well flow inspection measures the rate at which the well delivers water and how it holds up under sustained demand. We also evaluate the visible components of the system, including the pressure tank, pump equipment where accessible, and the condition of the well head.

The findings tell you whether the system can realistically support the home, and flag any equipment concerns worth addressing.