If you are a new
home buyer, or have not purchased a home recently, you may be wondering
what
a home inspection is.
That is part of
the reason for this web site: to provide information to the home buyer
about home inspections in general, and specific information about
Housesmithe Home Inspection, and H.H.I. services. I also believe it is
imperative today's home buyer understand the difference between an inspector
that is working for them, and an
inspector who may be serving other interests.
"Having a
financial interest in a product, however indirect, sets up an inherent
bias" [The
Cheating Culture by David Callahan, pp 50]
It is my belief that
one of the greatest challenges facing the home inspection industry
today is maintaining integrity. In a culture where cheating and
violations of confidence are the norm, there is great pressure to
violate the principle-agent relationship that partially if not wholly
exits between a home inspector and his or her client. Without
integrity, honest impartiality [not neutrality], and frankness, the
industry can not truly serve the clients that seek our services. With
this in mind, it is the mission of Housesmithe Home Inspection ... to provide every
client with an honest, impartial, and thorough home inspection .
Serving, but not limited to,
the counties of Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Allegan, Ottawa, Kent, Berrien,
Barry, Jackson, Eaton, St. Joseph, Cass, and Van Buren; including the
cities of Kalamazoo, Rockford, Holland, Battle Creek, Three Rivers,
Sturgis, Niles, South Haven, Jackson, Hastings, Wayland, Allegan,
Saugatuck, Paw Paw, and Dowagiac.
"the integrity of the upright
will guide them"
