Your thorough inspection gave us confidence we needed to know that our fixer upper is a solid home. We bought the house after successfully renegotiating an additional $4000 off our closing price. Your inspection report provided me with plenty of leverage (in a sellers market) I needed to justify paying a lesser amount. Read More…
Thank you so much for your thorough inspection Ted!When we decided to purchase a house, we knew the value of having an independent inspection performed on the property. Your report not only was incredibly detailed and thorough, but also allowed us to take another $25,000 off the final price of the house! Read More…
Thank you very much for your excellent home inspection. We were so impressed with the time you took to go over every feature of the house. The high quality photos included in the report are extremely detailed and your explanations made sense to us as we reviewed the information. Read More…
Good news, considering the undisclosed defects: we put in a much lower offer on the weekend and got it! Purchased the Black and Decker Home Repair manual which has lots of good pictures on how to do lots of the things you mentioned. Read More…
Hi Ted, hope this note finds you well. Andrew and I (and the boys) have been living in our Bowen Island home (which you inspected for us) since July and are loving it here. We appreciate the guidance you gave us – if you’ll recall there was a serious mould problem in the attic … Read More…
We immensely appreciated your expertise & professionalism. Your inspection of our old timer house was instructive and the resulting detailed report enabled us to tailor our mortgage so that we could deal with all the renovations needed. Read More…
We are officially buying the home, but it took until late last night. It feels like I went into battle with the seller. I produced a list showing over $60,000 in repairs and managed a further reduction in price of $36,000 – plus, she is responsible for the roof drainage problem. Read More…
It was a pleasure working with you again. Thank you for the professional job and your great attention to details. As usual, I learned a lot from the inspection done. I would like to inform you that we have closed the deal for the house. The owner agreed to discount $5000 to us! Read More…
Thank you so much for opening our eyes. I have learned a great deal from this and look forward to meeting you again with Simon! Although your fee was easily twice what others charge I see it with the perspective that we invested 1k to save us a financially life ruining 600k mistake!!! Read More…
We got the home and they discounted the electrical. Your inspection was the smartest money I’ve ever spent. You do really good work. Read More…
We just moved in to the Anmore house you inspected for us in December. We managed to negotiate 25k off the agreed price after your inspection so we didn’t do too bad I think. Read More…
We have hired Ted 3 times over the past several years, and have found Ted’s work to be thorough, excellent and very worthwhile. The first time, his inspection gave us the confidence that we were getting a good deal on a condo that needed work. Read More…
Well, I got the house. Told them also about permits for electrical, retaining wall etc, etc. Made couple of changes to the contract. The sellers did not contest any of your findings. Knocked $10,000 off the price in the end and I’m fine with that. Read More…
All things considered your inspection service was the best investment I have ever made. Being able to present the seller with indisputable evidence of needed repairs, we presented a lower offer, which they agreed reflected the anticipated costs. Read More…
Over the last 6 years, my nephew and I have been seeking the advice and services of Ted for five properties. In each project, we are alerted to the unromantic reality beneath the decorated facades. Which ends up saving us money and headache. And so more than justifies the slightly higher fee he charges. Read More…
Ted Gilmour is a Vancouver home inspector and industry recognized professional with a commitment to best practice in client service and reporting excellence.