Buyer's home inspection
The full pre-purchase inspection: every accessible system in the house, documented with photos, delivered the next day.
More about thisMinneapolis, MN · InterNACHI and IAC2 certified
Know exactly what you are buying.
Independent residential home inspections in Minneapolis and across the Twin Cities metro. Every accessible system checked, photographed and explained, with your full report in hand within 24 hours.
- Every inspection done personally by Gerald Wilson
- Thermal imaging included on every inspection
- We never sell repairs, so we have no reason to inflate anything
What your report looks like
- Safety Double-tapped breakers in the main panel, south wall.
- Repair Missing kick-out flashing where roof meets siding.
- Monitor Water heater is 11 years old; budget for replacement.
- Note Grading falls toward the foundation at the rear corner.
Every item carries a photo, a location and a plain sentence about what it means for you. No 90-page wall of boilerplate.
Inspections we do
Buying, selling, building or just keeping the house you have in good shape.
Pre-listing (seller's) inspection
Find the problems before a buyer's inspector does, and price your home with no surprises waiting in escrow.
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New construction & pre-drywall
A new home is not an inspected home. We check the builder's work before the walls close and again before you close.
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11-month warranty inspection
Catch defects while the builder's first-year warranty still covers them, not the month after it expires.
More about thisHow it works
Four steps, no chasing anyone for a PDF.
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Book in a few minutes
Send the address and your closing date. We confirm a slot the same day, usually within two hours.
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Inspection day
Two to three hours on site. Come along for the last 30 minutes and we will walk you through what we found in person.
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Your report
Delivered within 24 hours: photos, video clips where they help, and a summary that separates safety and structure from cosmetic items.
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Questions afterwards
Call any time, about this house or the next one. We do not charge for follow-up questions, ever.
Your inspector
Gerald Wilson
Every inspection at GCW Home Inspections is carried out personally by Gerald, from the roof to the crawlspace to the report you read that evening.
He is InterNACHI and IAC2 certified, which means the inspection follows a published standard of practice and code of ethics, and that the radon and air quality work is certified too.
InterNACHIInternational Association of Certified Home Inspectors
IAC2International Association of Certified Indoor Air Consultants
Why owners and buyers call us
What you actually get for the money.
You get the whole picture, not a checklist
Photos, locations and a plain sentence about what each finding means for you, with safety and structure separated from the small stuff. You should be able to read the summary in ten minutes and know what you are dealing with.
We do not sell repairs
No repair arm, no referral fees, no relationship with the seller, the agent or the lender. Nobody but you has a claim on our opinion of the house.
Thermal imaging on every inspection
Included, not an upsell. It finds missing insulation, wet drywall and overheating circuits that a flashlight walk-through simply cannot see.
24 hrsReport turnaround
IncludedThermal imaging
Same dayBooking confirmation
UnlimitedFollow-up questions