All About Homes

My Realtor recommended Michelle when i bought my house a few years ago. My house is over 100 years old. After the inspection she just said it had «typical old house stuff» wrong with it. Well, in the years since I’ve had so many problems with the house (cracked foundation and crumbling walls, illegal and dangerous wiring, basically no insulation) that when I get experts out to fix the issues, they can’t believe this house passed ANY sort of inspection. I would not have bought the house had Michelle done even a decent job of figuring out what was wrong. My financial life has been set back by about ten years thanks to her.

We used All About Homes to inspect the condo we were buying in Lakeview. Michelle Teague was amazingly thorough… much more than I imagined she would be. She far exceeded our expectations. I would highly recommend you use her for your inspection. If I could give her 6 stars, I would! Here are several reasons why you should use her services:
She was extremely knowledgeable about the interior, exterior and all of the appliances in the home. She advised us about the age of the appliances and HVAC, and estimated when they would need to be replaced and about how much each would cost.
Also, she knew all about the construction methods that the builder used and explained to us about the pros and cons about this method. She even referred us to a story that was recently aired on WTTW that focused on the construction method.
Finally, she made us feel comfortable. She didn’t once make us feel intimated to ask questions.
Overall, you could tell Michelle is passionate about her work and is very thorough in each inspection. We would use her again and will recommend her to all our friends.

Michelle was recommended to us by our real estate agent, who had nothing but wonderful things to say about her. We did not have anyone else in mind, so we called All About Homes and made our appointment. She very accommodating. Michelle was on time, actually a bit early, and we got started. The inspection was thorough, and we followed her around through the first half. She explained what she was doing and why it was important. She also gave us tutorials on how the appliances, AC, humidifiers, fireplace, etc all worked and sign to look for if they ever acted faulty and trouble shooting tips. We wandered off half way through the inspection and began planning our layout. Michelle would call us back over when she felt there was something that she wanted us to see or know. Being patient with first time home buyers can be challenging I’m sure, but she was more than pleasant. After each inspection, All About Homes with email you with a full and detailed list of the inspection. We were too excited, I know there was no way we were going to retain everything she told us. No worries, as soon as we were finished, I had the full report in my inbox.
On her website, she has resources and suggestions for all types of home work, samples of reports, questions to ask during the entire real estate process, and even home maintenance tips! It is a website that all home buyers and Home owners should have on their favorites. Also listed are her qualifications, credentials, and IL license number.
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