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Being a Chattanooga Home Inspector is such an honor! I am Melanie Crabtree, owner of Full Disclosure Property Inspection. Now in my 14 th year serving Greater Chattanooga and North Georgia, (including Hamilton, Sequatchie, Meigs, Rhea, McMinn, Bradley, Marion and Bledsoe counties in Tennessee, as well as Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield and Murray counties in Georgia) after a life-long career in construction and land development, I bring 45+ years of experience within related industries to the table. I am a Certified Master Inspector, have performed over 6,000 inspections, and currently serve as State President for The Home Inspectors of Tennessee Association. When you call Full Disclosure Property Inspection, you get ME. Not only do I observe, record, and report found issues, I have the background gained by not only surviving, but thriving and excelling for many years in the construction industry. A prior 27-year career including being a licensed General Contractor, Commercial Builder and Developer, affords me the knowledge to EXPLAIN issues. Knowledge is Power for a home buyer/seller! Truly understanding all issues so you can make your own, informed decision on how you want to move forward raises the possibility you won’t end up regretting your choice. Whether you are looking to buy an existing home, or to build or buy a new construction home, my knowledge of construction practices and codes will help ensure you are getting a safe, quality home. I not only inspect new and pre-loved homes, I do “ground-up, multiple-visit” inspections for quality assurance on new builds. From digging the footings to the finished product, I contribute a fresh set of eyes at the important points in the process, to double-check what you will not be able to see or correct once the home is completed. Between the 100’s of reviews on Google, Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, HomeLight, Trulia, Movoto, Estately, Point2homes, Facebook and Angi, an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, good standings with the Greater Chattanooga Association of Realtors, Keller-Williams, ReMax, Crye-Leike, Coldwell Banker, Better Homes and Gardens, Exit, Century-21, Award Realty and Ideal Agent to name a few, it is easy to research Full Disclosure Property Inspection and/or Melanie Crabtree to understand why I am the only single-inspector office in the market to win multiple Chattanooga Times Free-Press People’s Choice “Best of the Best Property Inspector” titles. This award is determined by how many votes you receive. I don’t have a full-time marketer like my multi-inspector competitors do, my name and reputation speak for themselves. Using a multi-inspector home inspection company means who you have performing your inspection is the luck of the draw. Check out the websites of these large companies. They tell you on the front page of their site that they will hire you as an inspector, no experience needed! It’s about the bottom line for them, quantity over quality. I get calls every week from people wanting to become home inspectors. I always ask them what they do currently, and I hear bartend, insurance, retail, etc. They bring only what they learn in home inspection school to the table. Is that a chance you are willing to take? Full Disclosure Property Inspection is a local, family owned and operated, 2-person company. Clay Crabtree, the in-house inspection coordinator, is also an inspector with many prior years of hands-on experience in remodeling. He takes the calls, sends proposals, and books inspections. Once you retain Full Disclosure Property Inspection, we take it from there. We contact all parties involved in the transaction and schedule everything, usually within days of contacted. (Including scheduling your termite inspection if you like, as a courtesy.) You receive your reports via email the same day, learning about your potential new-to-you home. I prefer to perform the inspection alone, to better keep focus, giving you the best inspection possible. You are not only welcomed but encouraged to attend a review once I have completed the field work, where I will explain/show all findings. I do not make a mountain out of a molehill, nor a molehill out of a mountain. I make sure you understand completely the good and bad, as well as the degree of each. Our website is https://fdpi.net , where you can thoroughly check out my background. If you have any questions or concerns, or you would like a proposal on inspecting that home you are interested in, simply request a proposal online, or call/text Clay at 423-255-1300. He will gather some information from you so he can quote you accurately, then email you a proposal with price, actual sample reports, environmental/ancillary testing information and more in-depth information about me and what to expect. I have been inspecting in this market for years and have many more years I’m looking forward to. I’m not going to disappear should you discover an issue. Part of earning my reputation is customer service. It’s hard to make it in this business. Statistics say about 5% of inspectors are still in business after the first two years. Are you confident that inspector that was cheaper than the rest is going to still be in business should an issue arise? Is that a chance you are willing to take with one of the largest purchases you will make in your life? FEATURES and SERVICES Ancillary Environmental testing performed: Indoor Air Quality (mold) ERMI Air DNA Testing Air Radon Testing Water (wells) Radon Testing FHA Water Testing Well Flow Testing City Water Standard Testing Full Content City Water Testing (All of these tests, except well flow, are collected and sent to a laboratory for analysis) Structural Inspections: Residential property Inspections Commercial property Inspections Ground-up New Construction multi-visit oversite inspections Multi-Family property Inspections Pool Inspections Dock Inspections