Bios & Customer Comments
Michael J. Stephens
ASHI Certified Inspector
Mr. Stephens has over 30 years experience in the construction industry and owned his own construction company which built homes in the Washington Metropolitan area. He is a Virginia State Certified Home Inspector, Maryland Licensed Inspector, and ASHI Certified Inspector. He is a founder and a past officer of the Custom Builders Council of the NVBIA (Northern Virginia Building Industry Association), where he chaired the committee to establish the bylaws and code of ethics. He is an Affilliate member of NVAR (Northern Virginia Association of Realtors), is the past President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of ASHI (American Society of Home Inspectors), is a member of the National Board of Directors of ASHI, and he was a founding officer of VAREI (Virginia Assoc. of Real Estate Inspectors). He lectures frequently at continuing professional education sessions for other home inspectors on topics such as pre-drywall inspections, residential moisture management, foundations and structures, and other topics related to home inspections.
Some customers have written:
"--I wanted to thank you for responding
to our need for a home inspection so quickly. More importantly,
the quality and care that you and your associate brought to the inspection was amazing!---our agent couldn't say enough things about your thorough and thoughtful service."
"I would like
to thank you for your home inspection on my property in --- . Should I
know of anyone that is purchasing a new home I will refer them to your
company."
"I'd like to thank you for your thoroughness on our home inspection and your patience in explaining all of your findings to me. . . . We truly thank you for uncovering a defect that could have been very costly!"
"Your thorough inspection made us very confident to complete the initial walkthrough with the seller and the information that you provided will prove to be very useful in the future."