What We Inspect
Click here for what you can expect us to evaluate while inspecting your investment. We’ll inspect your home as if it were our own.
You Should Hire Us
Trust and confidence is important when hiring professionals to protect your investment. Click the image to see why we’re the right fit for you.
Sample Inspection Report
Click to see an example of what your easy-to-read, same-day inspection report will look like.
We’ll Buy Your Home Guarantee
If I miss anything, my association (InterNACHI) will purchase your home back at the full purchase price – no gimmicks. Click the image to find out more!
"On a good day, we give you peace of mind. On a bad day, we save you a fortune." -Up Close Home Inspection
Radon Gas Testing
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer.
You can’t see or smell radon. Testing is the only way to know your level of exposure.
Wood Destroying Organism Inspection
Whether for peace of mind, or a required part of your Real Estate Transaction, this service can expose many harmful-to-your-home insects.
Indoor Air Quality Testing
On site testing and results of measurement for mold, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and dangerous CO2 levels.
Water Testing
Testing is the only way to know if the water in your home contains harmful chemicals such as lead, copper, mercury, E-Coli, and a healthy PH Level.
Board Certified Master Inspector
Whether you’re buying or selling a home, you’ll want to hire an Inspection company owned by a Board Certified Master Inspector. Certified Master Inspectors represent the best-trained and most highly qualified inspectors in the world.
Jay Latzman of Up Close Home Inspection is not only a Certified Master Inspector, but also a Certified Master Inspector Instructor, an expert in the field of real estate inspection and a Michigan Institute of Real Estate Certified Home Inspector.
Jay graduated summa cum laude (highest honors) from Madonna University in Livonia, where he majored in emergency management with a focus on building construction, inspection, and survey of facilities.
Certified Radon Inspector, IAC2-04-1063
Certified Mold Inspector, IAC2-04-1063
Michigan Institute of Real Estate Certified Inspector
Certified Master Inspector #1453
I was very satisfied with the thoroughness and attention to detail that the home inspector Jay used when inspecting my home. I really think it’s great that Jay took the time to really teach me about the house. I feel so much more confident now because I will be at home while my husband is at work and knowing how to work everything make me feel safe and secure. He is a very effective teacher and explained things so easily so that I didn’t get confused! I will recommend him to all of my friends and family as well. You really need to make sure your inspector is on an expert level and you get an excellent report. He is definitely an expert, gives you an amazing inspection report and is a genuinely nice guy!
What an amazing experience!!! I was very impressed with how detailed and thorough my home inspection was. The inspection report that I received just a few hours after your home inspection was very professional, orderly, easy to read and contained large HD color photos of things that needed to be fixed. My real estate agent was very impressed as well and will be recommending Jay Latzman of Up Close Home Inspection to one of his clients later in the week. Jay is an excellent communicator! I highly recommend him!
I’m so happy with Up Close Home Inspection! I was so relieved to have had Jay Latzman as my Home Inspector. He provided great customer service which was very important to me as I was a first time homebuyer. During the inspection of my newly bought house I learned a ton of helpful information about how my home works including important shut off valves. I was given the inspection report the same day of the inspection which was incredibly efficient. The BuildFax report I got was amazingly helpful so that I knew which contractors had previously worked on the roof and plumbing. I would recommend Up Close Home Inspection to all other first time home buyers. I got an excellent price compared to other home inspectors. My favorite part was that I was able to ask all the questions I wanted and still could text/call/email Jay if I ever had questions and that he always got back to me right away.
I highly recommend Jay Latzman with Up Close Home Inspection. We are beyond satisfied with his thorough inspection. Jay is top notch.
Jay Latzman was a very honest, and professional home inspector! He was incredibly thorough, and very meticulous while inspecting our soon to be first home. Jay gave us a lot of good an useful information about the inspection process, and the home in particular. Jay was very knowledgeable, and confident in his inspection process, and that gave us a lot of reassurance about the home we were purchasing! I would certainly, highly recommend him and Up Close Home Inspection in the future to everyone I know. Wonderful experience!
Jay was awesome to work with! He spent more time on the inspection than I expected and documented everything in such an organized and easily understandable fashion that I couldn’t have asked for anything better. He was honest, friendly, and I would recommend this service to anyone.
Highly recommend Jay. He is great with my clients and very thorough. He goes above and beyond! Even when I call him last minute he somehow always fits my clients in.
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