Home Inspection Services FAQ

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Neighbors are great and usually free of charge, but most of them do not have the expertise to properly inspect your home, which is a very large investment on your part. In most cases, neighbors will pick up the mail and newspaper, maybe take a quick look inside the home, and then watch the home from across the street. We use an extensive checklist to ensure that each potential issue can be detected before it becomes a major problem. We are available at all times, not only for regular inspections, but also for an emergency. Contrastingly, a homeowner never knows if their neighbor is going to be in town or on vacation. Our fees are a small price to pay for our clients to know their homes are being taken care of by licensed, experienced and insured professionals.

Currently, all of your home inspections will be done by the Apex Property Services owners, Josh or Kelly Bowcott. In the event that we are not available, as we occasionally do take time off, we will have one of our highly-qualified staff perform the inspections.

This is both a personal and an insurance issue. It is difficult to determine exactly how often someone should have their home inspected. If an issue arises, it is always best if it can be identified before it becomes a large problem. For safety reasons, once a week would be best. However, many clients feel every two weeks is sufficient. We believe that less frequent inspections do not provide the level of security needed to ensure that our clients’ homes are properly taken care of while they are away.

Also, some insurance companies require someone to inspect an unoccupied home once or twice a month. Other insurance companies do not seem to have an issue with this, so there are no requirements. In order to see what requirements the insurance companies may have, please contact them before making a decision on the frequency of inspections.

It is almost impossible to provide a quote over the phone without first seeing the property. Without seeing the size and nature of the home, it is difficult to determine which services would best serve our clients’ needs. Basic properties, such as a condo, start as low as $50 per visit. Depending on the complexity of the property, prices increase from there. Details of our fees will be discussed after examining the home and discovering what specific needs may exist. 

 Yes we are licensed and insured to offer our services in Montana.

The inspection is followed by a detailed report of the inspected items, notes of anything needing attention and photos of the home. If there is anything that needs immediate attention, the home owner will be contacted.

In Montana, especially during the winter and spring season, both wind and rain from severe storms can cause extensive damage to homes. As a part of our service, we inspect all homes after severe storms. These inspections are conducted at half our normal rate and are just to ensure that there are no leaks or property damage. We do not perform a complete inspection after storms because we have many homes to check in a short period of time. However, if a regular inspection is scheduled a day or two after a storm, we will perform the full inspection for the regular price and not charge our clients for the storm inspection.

Our inspection reports are sent to our clients via email. If email is not an option, then we can either place a call or mail the inspection report. We find that mailing reports is counterproductive, since the lag time between inspections and the delivery of the report is too great. If there are any immediate problems that need to be discussed, we will always place a phone call from the home, as well as provide a report via email.

No. We only charge you when we do an inspection. There are no weekly or monthly fees charged for our services, just a per inspection fee.

Yes. We have a very extensive list of qualified licensed contractors and other vendors who can help with most of your needs.