by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Nov 3, 2026 | Home Inspection
Is a certified master inspector worth it when buying a home? For most Michigan buyers, yes. The reason is simple: Michigan doesn’t license home inspectors. There’s no state exam, no required training, and no state board. That means anyone can call themselves a...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Oct 6, 2026 | Home Inspection, Home Safety
Buying a home is thrilling right up until the moment you lie awake wondering what you cannot see behind the walls. For a lot of buyers I work with, the fear that keeps coming back is fire. “Is the wiring safe? Could that old panel in the basement be a problem?...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Sep 8, 2026 | Home Inspection, Roofs, Uncategorized
You’ve found the house. It checks the boxes, the offer’s coming together, and then the question creeps in: what shape is the roof really in? For most buyers, the roof is the single biggest source of quiet worry. It’s costly to replace and...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Aug 18, 2026 | Home Inspection, Real Estate
An investment property inspection is a comprehensive home inspection performed on a property you intend to rent rather than occupy yourself. While it evaluates the same major systems as any residential inspection—roof, structure, plumbing, electrical, HVAC,...
by Scott Frakes, CMI® | Aug 4, 2026 | Mold Testing
You walk through a house you’re thinking about buying and you check everything you can see. The roof. The foundation. Whether the furnace looks like a dinosaur. But what you can’t check is the air itself — air that your family will breathe roughly 20,000...
