You found a beautiful new home! Yay! Your offer was accepted! WooHoo!! You feel hope, accomplishment, excitement, and satisfaction that turns into pride of ownership. For most, those emotions move through feelings of nervousness and uncertainty that builds until closing day... It's a big investment in time, money, emotional capital, and commitment. Maybe I can help you through it by offering insight into your new home. The truth is, however, not every home sold gets inspected, but it should be. It's worth every penny!

I am the ONLY PhD qualified, licensed, insured, & certified home and Radon inspection business in Illinois.

This is a small business, a one man shop (for now....) of integrity, expertise, and honesty. I'm a career changing PhD-level industrial engineering/design and management professor, and an award winning educator. You're getting superior technical value and education for the money. The decisions about your home belong to you. Let me teach you information about that property that serves your interests, no one else.

You're committed to your new home. Will it be committed to you? Like most of us, you probably had about 45 minutes in the property before you made an offer! It's time for an Illinois-licensed and certified professional to show you this new home from a technical standpoint.  Does it appear to be safe and reliable? Are there repairs that need to be made? Are there blinding flashes of the obvious, just waiting to be discovered? Has there been delayed maintenance? Are the roof, foundation, plumbing, ventilation, electrical systems, and HVAC truly competent? I can help with that. 

I can't tell you if you got a good house. That's subjective to your own judgement. I can tell you if the property appears to function safely and reliably, or has challenges. Your home should be a reliable sanctuary. A part of your financial plans. A place to call home. A place where your kids and dogs play. A place where you can be yourself! At InspectingPro/Radon Dog that's what I do!

Certified home inspectors are rare. There are only 279 of them in Illinois, according to the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, our main accrediting body, yet there are about 1,300 home inspectors in total. Certified inspectors do a LOT of education and practice. Before their first year is up, certified inspectors do about 150 continuing ed class hours. The rest do just the state minimum of 6! Why so many fewer certified inspectors? It takes work, investment, time, peer communication, continuing education, and solid ethical standards. 

By the way, there are only 279 State of Illinois licensed Radon Measurement Professionals. Ask your Realtor if she knows one. There are only 7 in the Alton/Godfrey/Edwardsville area. There are 9 in the entire 618 area code.

In Illinois, there were about 18,000 residential real estate transfers per month during the busy season from April, 2024 until Labor Day, 2024. There were about 132,000 total home sales in 2024, and the median (half above, half below) price was about $292,000. Given these prices, wouldn't you want a licensed and CERTIFIED home inspector AND a licensed and CERTIFIED Radon Measurement Professional? InspectingPro does home, Radon, Living@home, and Meth assessment. InspectingPro contracts specialized experts to assess insect infestation, and perform sewer-scoping, mold detection, and lead paint discovery. Sometimes, a home needs a deeper dive into structural, electrical, plumbing, or HVAC assessment. We will help you find those providers if you want us to.

Illinois has strict legal standards for home inspection, and inspectors. They are higher than most states. Missouri has no inspection licensing or quality control agency at all. Neither does Iowa. Or Kansas... Or California, Colorado, Wyoming, Maine, Michigan, Utah, or Hawaii... plus a bunch more. When you buy services of the licensed, certified, and insured home and Radon inspector from Illinois, you get your money's worth. Most states allow Illinois Licensed inspectors practice across state lines.

Inspecting Pro sells peace of mind and friendly support. Illinois has a very strict standard of education and practices for home inspectors. I spent 140 hours in the classroom, rode along with master inspectors, passed a national exam, and gained the required licensing, certification, and insurance. We commit to substantial continuing education, 6-12 hours per year. In 2025, I'll have over 150! I like doing this.

Wherever I inspect, I apply the strict Illinois law and standards. Those matter. I take as much time with you as you need. I schedule only 2 inspections per day, that's all. That gives us time for education.

Buying a home? A first home? Education is top priority! I can educate you about your new home. I tell the impartial truth. I want you to inspect your home with me so I can show you what to look for. I work for YOU, not the Realtor, not the Seller, and not the bank. My work is your property. I don't share the work with anyone but you, or your designate.

I work where I live. I'm your neighbor, and I offer certified, licensed, and insured services in the Alton - Godfrey - Edwardsville metro  areas. I can also work in the St. Louis metro, but that's a secondary priority for me.

Illinois Home Inspector License #  450-013310.   Illinois Radon Measurement Professional License # RNI202-52959. InterNACHI CPI 25021510.

Radon mitigation is not difficult and in most cases, not expensive. Mitigation techniques are well understood and materials are common. They should be installed by a licensed installer. Many home environment contractors have one or two. They also know where to find them. We do, too.

I provide you with an exhaustive written report, an Owner's Manual, and A LOT of pictures. Coming in Summer of 2025, I'll be able to give you drone videos of your house, yard, and neighborhood.

InspectingPro® and RadonDog® Offer Licensed/Certified Home and Radon Inspections for Real Estate Transfers, Home Owners, and REALTORS®. We also offer living@home® assessments for seniors.

LICENSED Home Inspector (Il lic 450-013310), LICENSED RADON INSPECTOR (il lIC RNI202-52959). INTERNACHI CERTIFIED (NACHI250-21510), nrpp - nrsb cERTIFIED FOR RADON IN HOMES, MIXED USE, SCHOOL, AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES. INSURED - HOME AND RADON inspection. CALL FOR consults and HOME assessment for elder living ACCESIBILITY. meth/fentanyl assessments.

I AM your high-integrity & trusted partner for comprehensive home and radon inspections in the alton/godfrey/edwardsville metropolitan area.

Illinois Licensed & Insured Home and Radon Inspectors and Living@Home Assessments.

Inspecting Pro®

Radon Dog®

Realtors®, at the end of my work your client will have a long and objective report, an Owner's Manual for the house, and a discussion that explains what we found, together.

I understand you want a home and Radon inspector who is honest, skillful, a good communicator, ethical, and LICENSED and Professionally Certified. You probably also want someone who can fit your client's and your professional needs, who creates a very positive impression, is technically competent, has wide geographical coverage....

and who won't delay your closing.

Your client will get a report within 24 hours. They will have a much better knowledge of the home, perhaps better bargaining leverage, and absolutely better confidence that leads them to the closing table.

I aim to increase your client's commitment and create transparency in the process. Do all systems work as they should? What are the near term maintenance priorities and necessary repairs? Are there legitimate deficiencies that need to be fixed?

I sell peace of mind. Call or contact Inspecting Pro! I can help.

Here are three more services I can offer: If you would like me to research a home's history, I can do that.

If you need an accurate floor plan for your client, or your listing, I can do that. $125.00

If you have suspicions and would like a Meth/Fentynal assessment. I can do that. This project includes a home criminal history report, and screening visit: $175. If there appears to be evidence of Meth smoking, cooking, or manufacture, I know what to look for inclusive of 3 types of cook (phenyl-2-propanone P2P, pseudofed Reduction, and Hydriodic acid/red phosphorus). They aren't hard to spot if you know what to look for and read CDC/OSHA, court records, PACER, and criminal activity reports. This is an add on cost of $450. The higher amount reflects both expertise and potential occupational safety.

If I find evidence of Meth or Fentanyl, I would be duty-bound to report it to law enforcement. That report comes from InspectingPro, not your firm.

Frankly, if you have suspicions, or an intuition, you may want to get a report as justification to end a listing, refuse to list, or even seek compensation (I am not an attorney, ask your legal counsel). BTW, Meth and Fentanyl use, cooking, manufacture, or distribution crosses socioeconomic lines these days...

UPCOMING! If you want drone footage of the exterior house and yard (and the neighborhood), I willl be able to do that later in the Summer, 2025 pending my FAA Remote Piloting Licensure (yes, commercial purpose drone pilots are required to have unmanned aircraft pilot licenses - Federal Rule).

Radon Dog: A Canine With

Radioactive Gas, and a Radon EXPERT!

Inspection, Honesty, Integrity,

Education.

Living@Home®

I'm RadonDog! I haven't eaten homework for a long time.

A Radon measurement is equally important as the Home Inspection. Through InspectingPro, and you can package the two inspections at the same time. Priced separately, this would cost about $749. Together, they are $600. Why? It's more efficient to do them together. It requires two fewer trips. It clears my schedule, and saves you money!

WHO IS DOING YOUR RADON INSPECTION? Consider RadonDog.com. It is a division of InspectingPro, LLC. It has its own website, however, you can also access its services from the menu above.

There are precise protocols that are specified by the US EPA, The Department of Homeland Security, and The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) Division of Nuclear Safety (DNS), and the Illinois Division of Financial and Professional Responsibility. As of February 25th, 2025, there are only 5 Certified and Licensed Radon Measurement Professionals in the area around the Alton/Godfrey, Edwardsville metro. There are only 279 statewide. I am the only Radon Measurement Professional and NACHI -CERTIFIED Home Inspector in Illinois with PhD-level education and experience.

Eastern Missouri and West - Southern Illinois have some of the highest radon potential in the United States because there's quite a lot of Uranium in the ground, especially above the River. That being written, every property is unique to the geology directly under it, but It is more likely that homes in this area will find elevated levels. In fact, the average Radon level in Madison County is about 4.7pc/l when the level above 4pc/l level should require mitigation!

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