Home inspector directory website launches.

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Take the Stress Out of Finding A Home Inspector Through One Simple Web Site

HomeInspector.com seamlessly connects homeowners and home inspectors to help protect their investments and assess the value of their property

Miami, FL, May 3, 2010 — HomeInspector.com is now available as a virtual one-stop shop to connect homeowners, home seekers, and mortgage lenders with more than 11,000 qualified home inspectors across the United States. The newly launched web site offers free quotes for plumbing, roofing, HVAC, home structure, termite and pest, and mold and air quality inspections to assist in the protection and maintenance of homeowner investments with the help of home inspectors, to help properly assess the value of home buyers’ property, and to help mortgage lenders ensure that they are making sound investments.

Overview of HomeInspector.com
HomeInspector.com allows home owners and mortgage investors to find home inspectors by inspection type, specialization, location, and payment type (hourly or flat rate), enabling simple, user-friendly search and discovery. HomeInspector.com also outlines the details of what a home inspector should do when he or she comes to the client home and what can be expected at the first visit – what information will be shared and which reports will be filed. It also details the differences in home inspections from state to state.

“Making the decision to buy a house is stressful enough for families across the country without having to scramble to find a home inspector to check out a home’s integrity,” said James Russell, president of HomeInspector.com. “We are here to ensure that homeowners can cross that off their list of things to worry about.”

The site offers free quotes from the qualified home inspectors in its database, mitigating the need for homeowners to make phone calls to the myriad of home inspectors in any given city. Instead of searching for a home inspector with the specific qualifications that homeowners are looking for, they can wait for the home inspectors to contact them.

Although most companies these days have a robust online presence, because the home inspector industry still requires at-home visits to provide its service, home inspectors generally do not have a large digital footprint. Because of this, home inspectors are generally difficult to find and hard to access online. Fortunately, HomeInspector.com was created as an easy online hub for homeowners and mortgage lenders to connect with home inspectors, which makes the entire home inspector industry accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.

Since many homeowners are not familiar with the process behind contracting a home inspector, HomeInspector.com offers a rich depository of information in its Resource Center. The Resource Center provides customers with useful information and services that help guide them through the often intimidating process of working with home inspectors. Resources include a home inspector checklist, home improvement ideas for new homeowners, home selling and home buying tips, a detailed list of reasons that homeowners use the services of home inspectors, and many others.

As HomeInspector.com continues to grow, the value it provides to its customers continues to grow as well. The directory of qualified home inspectors is updated and expanded on a weekly basis, and the Resource Center continues to broaden and deepen the intellectual capital available.

Benefits to Homeowners
When moving into a new residence, homeowners can be confronted with many potential problems. Leaks in the plumbing, which can be inexpensive to fix, can create tens of thousands of dollars of damage to a house if they go unnoticed. Similarly, mold and termite damage can go unseen for years, but can ruin a home if they are not detected early. From its inception, HomeInspector.com has saved new and prospective homeowners thousands of dollars by connecting them with qualified home inspectors, eliminating unwanted surprises and ensuring full disclosure from all parties involved.

Current homeowners can continue to improve the value of their homes through regular visits from home inspectors. Home inspectors can detect problems as they develop to minimize serious damage later. Home inspectors can also provide homeowners with reports that they can keep on file to prove to future buyers that the home does not have, and has not had, serious issues in the past. Regular visits from home inspectors can be as important to a home’s health as regular checkups from a doctor can be to a body’s health.

Benefits to Mortgage Lenders
As the economy continues to stumble, individuals and businesses alike recognize the increasing importance of making wise investments. This is especially true of mortgage lenders. In fact, one of the reasons that the economy has taken such a hard hit over the past few years was a result of ill-advised investments made by mortgage lenders. In order to ensure that they are lending money judiciously, they have to confirm the quality of the property that they are lending money on. The best way to do this is by working closely with home inspectors.

According to a study by the National Association of Realtors, the median price for a home in the United States was $165,000 as of February 2010. With the median household of income in the United States steady at $52,029, families are borrowing money – and lots of it – to buy the homes they live in. They will continue going to mortgage lenders out of need, and lenders will continue to invest. And the best way to confirm that they are making intelligent investments is by getting home inspected by home inspectors.

For more information about HomeInspector.com, please visit them at www.HomeInspector.com.