F Y I Inspections Inc

We’ve purchased several homes in different cities over the years, and we’ve used a number of home inspectors… some not so good. We chose FYI because of the excellent Unilocal reviews, and Bill Thomas was everything he was reputed to be. He was the most knowlegable inspector we have ever used. I would recommend him to a friend, and use his services again myself.

Bill was the most thorough inspector I have ever had! His report was easy to read and was sent within 24 hours. I highly recommend using him.

everyone told me no need to hire an inspector for a new house and I regretted I listened to them. bought my first new house ever in my life but while we were cleaning before we moved in, my wife and I got cuts from nails on the kitchen cabinets that were merely covered by the putty and touch up pen, and the nails under the carpet. I was disappointed about the builder AmericanWest and Classic floors & Interiors. They are building too many houses in such a short time and therefore, quality and craftsmanship are getting poor.
Not wanting my new house to be a living hazard, my sister recommended me Mr. Bill Thomas. My sister who used to live in Vegas and still owns a house and a condo in Vegas had Bill as her inspector. she has a inspector friend who also thinks inspections for new houses are necessary. In the old days, people worked hard and did the job right the first time. People were honest and proud of what they were doing. Things were built to last, but it’s the opposite now.
Sir Bill Thomas is a great master inspector and a great man. He is very strict and detail on the job. He was patient and took time to explain why the problems were his concerns and taught me a few things. He is a good example for us young people on what the old days were all about XD: Enthusiasm and attitude toward professionalism. it was back in October 2015 when he came. the warranty company fixed about a quarter of the problems that he found but refused to fix the rest of the three quarters claiming they are not problems. My sister’s inspector friend said it was typical of builders and warranty companies but at least I have records in case something happens in the future.
I am no expert but just want my family lives safely and have a peace of mind. I would totally recommend Mr. Thomas and definitely recommend hiring an inspector before your new home is complete and have him/​her inspect during the whole process.

I’m a buyer/​investor searching for the right investment in vegas. I did my research on Unilocal and found Bill. I read the reviews and noticed that for the most part they are either a 5 star or a 1 star reviews. I also noticed that the 5 star reviews came from people like me, buyers. The 1 star reviews came from Realtors/​Agents. Knowing that for the most part (OK, OK, I won’t generalize) agents don’t work for the buyer nor the seller, they work for the «closed deal», the commission, I realized that an honest inspector can be their worst enemy. A good inspector that alerts the buyer for house problems is not good for their bottom line. At that moment I knew that Bill is my man! I called him, we talked and the phone only to confirm that he is «old school» reliable guy that called it like it is. Bill is a NO B.S. ZONE and that’s exactly what I need in my inspector, MY inspector. If agents don’t like him, it only means he is doing his job right. If all the agents like your inspector — RUN! Needless to say, I used Bill, and it was the only good thing about the dump I was inspecting. I did not buy the house and I’m glad I didn’t. In a way, Bill saved me from a major financial disaster. Will I use Bill again? you bet! These days it’s hard to find a straight shooter (;-)) so if you find one — keep him!

This review comes from a home inspection done back in 2013. Purchased a house Bill Thomas inspected. After about 15 months, I find out my Central Air is very old, and no professional wishes to turn this on for me as it is a liability for them. Out of pocket cost is $ 5000. It’s my own ignorance on relying on a home inspector to let me know what I should watch out for.
An expensive lesson learned.

If you’re looking for a good home inspector, Bill Thomas is a great choice. I’ve worked with him several times and I’ve always been impressed. He is extremely thorough and really knows his stuff. If there is a problem with a property, he will find it. After he goes through your property with a fine-​tooth comb, he will post your inspection report online and send you a username and password. At that point, you can log on and view your report. The layout of the report is very user friendly and easy to read. The report is also kept on his website for future reference. This is a nice benefit as you may want to refer back to your report at a later time. When buying a home, I think that a good inspection is very important and I can definitely recommend Bill Thomas for that. He really enjoys sharing his knowledge and seems to have a genuine interest in helping people. Highly recommended.

Bill is GREAT! Was recommended by my mortgage company. As a first time home buyer, I’m so glad I used Bill. I’ve now owned my house for a year, and everything he said was spot on.
ALL of this bad reviews are from Realtors. Bill finds all the stuff they don’t want you to see. They just want to get you into a house ASAP so they can move on to the next guy. And they get their cash.

Bill Thomas was recommended by my real estate agent, I was living in California and buying in Henderson, Nevada. I called him and he said not to worry, and he would do a thorough job. He didn’t want any money till after the inspection, and the price was very reasonable. I talked to him through the process, he explained the good the bad and the ugly. Bottom line is, hire Bill Thomas, he is a pro, and you wont regret it.

I found Bill Thomas to be very professional.
He was responsive to all communication in a timely manner, professional and accommodating, and the report he sent was thorough and impressive. I especially appreciate that he took the time to take readings of the temperature of the refrigerator (including supporting photographs), and took the time to photograph the working stove. I have never seen a home inspection contain this level of detail and as someone purchasing a home sight unseen from out of state, his report went above and beyond to make me feel like I was getting a true representation of the house.
He not only listed the components of the hvac as working, but explained the measurements that he took to determine adequate functionality. Again, another way Bill Thomas with FYI inspections added value to his inspection report.
Thanks to Bill Thomas for his professionalism, and for taking pride in his work. It was not lost on me.
Sincerely
Liz Waring

Contacted FYI for a home inspection & was delighted to hear back within minutes. We scheduled & couldn’t have been more pleased with the thorough inspection received on our new home. Bill took the time to explain & point out all components. At the end we received a report used to negotiate with the sellers. He even offered to come back and re-​inspect after repairs were made. I would highly recommend this service.

USE BILL THOMAS!!!
I would give 10 stars if I could.
I recently bought a condo in Vegas. Found Bill on Unilocal and gave him a call, best decision I’ve made in a while.
First off he showed up on time, very personable, and reasonable price. HONEST and a STRAIGHT SHOOTER! (no pun intended Bill).
He checked every square inch of this place. Gave a detailed electronic report. There were a few issues with the place as this is Vegas, Bill came back and did follow up inspections. He seemed to actually care and took pride in his work.
If you want an honest report, and to know what you’re buying call Bill Thomas.
If you want your inspection just to «pass», Don’t call Bill. He will tell you how it is, even if it’s bad news. That’s a great inspector as far as I can tell.
I highly recommend, use Bill Thomas you will not be dissapointed.

Bill was pleasant to work with and extremely competent. He found significant problems that had been actively concealed by the seller which allowed us to cancel our deal and saved us tens of thousands of dollars in repairs. Would recommend him to anyone.

Sold last house Bill inspected and bought a new house that needed inspected so I called «MY» inspector. I say «MY» inspector cuz Bill looks out for me and works for me. NEVER let your realtor pick your inspectors folks. It is in their interest to get inspections to pass. (though in many cases, I am sure that I know some very ethical realtors who would not) Still, I am sure many an agent does not like someone like Bill poking around their potential sale too deep.
That being said, Bill was prompt on this latest inspection. He showed up on time. He spent 2 ½ hours going over our property with us and I had my report the next day via email. The seller and I agreed to the changes I thought were necessary to make me happy. I went into this «new» home knowing some of the repairs I would need to make and how to do them. It was a very satisfactory experience for all concerned in our transaction.
Please don’t give alot of weight to the realtor’s reviews here. I know they have their own transactions to worry about and that is why they like to work with «their» real estate approved inspectors, but my interest as a buyer is to have someone who does a very thorough inspection for ME. It may be stressful at the time but it is WAYYYYY more stressful when you find a problem with a house after you have sunk a great deal of money into the home. Like any inspector, he might miss something or be over cautionary at times, but I would rather proceed with a great deal of caution than having a cavalier inspection involving my hard earned bucks.
Give Bill at FYI a call and tell him Julie sent ya. Thanks again Bill!

With a prior housing bid falling through due to the sellers negligence it was with $ 390 already in his pocket that Bill was brought on for yet another housing inspection and without batting an eye another $ 390 was charged, the report sent to me a few days later and seemingly well done — a few small findings negotiated with the seller moving me right along to the set closing date, though a few small discrepancies seemed amiss; in particular a microwave the seller detailed as broken and dysfunctional on his disclosure statement but one that Bill suggested was fully operational on his inspection.
Unable to attend the final walkthrough due to the Thanksgiving Holiday and prior commitments it was only on my return that I finally received the keys to my new home and upon entering it was straight to the microwave I went; the handle literally falling off and the unit not even capable of powering up — a quick call to Bill telling an elaborate story about his testing process before the very eyes of the seller who was «shocked» to find out his microwave had worked for all these years… a story the seller completely denied while Bill adamantly refused to admit fault.
Now, lets think this through — the seller admits something potentially detrimental to selling his home on the disclosure statement reportedly found to be ‘fully functional’ by the inspector and thus not examined closely on the final walkthrough… why would the seller lie about something being broken? Where is his gain?
Additional flaws (also admitted in the disclosure by the seller but not listed in the report) included a leaky downspout in the master bathroom, several non-​functioning light sockets, and damaged paint along several baseboards. Total costs to buyer? $ 600 were it not for my agent finally stepping up to cover Bill’s ‘handywork’ with a replacement microwave as he apparently felt guilty for recommending FYI’s «services.»

We trust Unilocal & When we needed a home inspector, WE LOOKED ON Unilocal! F.Y.I was the first one that popped up in our area & we started reading the reviews. Who can by pass 4.5 stars out of 5? When we spoke with Bill about availability, he made himself available to us even though he had other jobs he had to get done. He made us feel like he wanted to take care of us! At that moment, we knew he was THE ONE! Bill was very thorough with the home inspection! He pointed some things out and advised how we can fix them. We are very satisfied with his service! We don’t have any negative comments to make. We would recommend Bill to our family and friends! Thanks BILL … You the MAN!!!

My husband and I have been searching for a well maintained home in Las Vegas for a long time now and Bill Thomas has been the best ally a home buyer could ask for.
He is extremely thorough and gives the buyer an idea of all things to look out for that could become problems. Spend every moment you can with Bill and he will teach you about:
1. what needs to be done immediately to fix current or ongoing issues that will become worse
2. prepare a list of preventative maintenance to keep your home in tip-​top shape
3. give you an idea of items that could become problems in the future
We have used Bill for two full inspections and four preliminary walk-​throughs over the course of nearly four years. In the meantime, We have become very judicious home buyers throughout this process because Bill will teach you about key items to look out for when walking through a home, IF you care to learn. We have also used Bill to recommend quality repairmen over the years and can report that he keeps good company of honest individuals that complete high quality work. I have asked many times to have Bill adopt me. Although my parentage hasn’t officially changed, he always treats me like family and will tell me very honestly if he approves or disapproves of the most important investment that we will make over the next decade.

Well what a disappointment that was! Just got off the phone with Mr. Thomas and can honestly say after reading all these rave reviews on Unilocal that he was NOT what I expected. I called looking for a top notch, professional home inspector and instead got a grouchy old man stuck in the 1950s who seemed annoyed I was calling. I didn’t care about his bad attitude at first because, after all, I wasn’t trying to be his friend — just looking for a good inspector. About 3 – 4 mins into the conversation he asked me what my husband does for a living (???) and told me my husband would have to be present for the inspection. I wasn’t sure why my husband would need to take off work to be at the inspection and he told me the report would be too difficult for me to understand and he didn’t want me to overreact when I saw how many things he would find wrong with the home. Ha! Whhaaaa? I explained to Mr. Thomas that I am the one purchasing this home and that my husband knows nothing about construction. He didn’t understand what that meant. He insisted my husband should be there! At which point I realized this was not going to be a good fit and told him to have a nice day. Good bye.
Such ignorance. Wish I was writing a rave review as well. Unfortunately, that was not my experience.

Unilocal – You filtered my review – After over a year. How dare you?
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I started looking at Las Vegas homes and picked «Wild Bill» by chance from Internet listings of licensed inspectors. While there may be other well qualified inspectors in the area, Bill is the one you want. He can spot non-​code amateur additions, fire code violations and building defect cover ups a mile away. My wife was literally in love with a newly remodeled and beautifully decorated home owned by an interior decorator which was located in the Canyon Gate Country Club. We had put in an offer over the asking price and were ready to buy. Then came Bill’s inspection…
Bill had me climb up in the attic and pointed out 10 broken trusses, a leaking air handler system, 6 roof leak points and improperly installed uninsulated can lights which were a fire hazard. On the outside, he pointed out faint water marks on the walls from bad drainage where water backed up during rainstorms, and most impressive (to me) he led me to the rear corner of the house and told me to put my ear up against the wall. I immediately heard a drip-​drip-​drip sound. Turns out the AC condensation drain pipe had come apart INSIDE the wall. Bill then showed me evidence of black mold (from the leak) on the inside wall – which was wallpapered over to hide it. Bill was able to ball-​park the cost of these and several other problem areas which needed repairs, and I immediately lowered my offer by $ 70.000. We didn’t get the house, but we did avoid buying a dressed up lemon.
I had Bill inspect a total of 5 prospective homes for us over a year period, and finally bought one that we love and that had no surprises for us. A little story on home inspection number 3 is in order. We were back in Michigan at the time of the inspection. Bill arrived and within 10 minutes saw that the house had black mold throughout, which had been covered with a fresh paint job. He picked up the phone and said «You don’t want this one.» and stopped the inspection. He also refused to bill me for the inspection. You do not often find this level of integrity any more. Semper Fi, Bill !!

There is one word to describe Bill… AWESOME!!! To the tenth power!
He is the god of Home Inspections. He saved me from making the biggest mistake of my life and I am eternally grateful. I don’t have anything to compare his inspection to but that was way more than what I could have ever expected.
Bill said that homeowners usually walk into a home looking at the beauty or imagining how they can make it beautiful while his job is to come in looking for all the ugly, and he’s extremely good at it.
I could go on and on and on about this Master Inspector but I think all the other reviewers did a good enough job.
Bill, is my inspector from now on and I will recommend him to everyone without hesitation!

Fan-​freaking-​tastic!
I notice the only negative review for Bill Thomas is from a realtor. Simple explanation: Bill Thomas is a homeowner’s best dream and a realtor’s worst nightmare! He goes over every inch of your property and tells you the good, the bad, and the ugly. Unlike your realtor (and the home inspector your realtor recommends), Mr. Thomas does not have any vested interest in selling you a house. He simply wants you to know what you are in for so you can make the best decision about purchasing a home.
At the recommendation of other Unilocalers, I called FYI Inspections and was able to speak with Bill right away. After learning he was from Kentucky (as am I), I scheduled an appointment right away and was ever so glad that I did.
If you have any familiarity with home inspectors, you know they typically show up, spend an hour or two and then leave. You wait a week and get a half-​cooked report. Not the case when you hire Mr. Thomas. As others have mentioned, he is incredibly thorough, spends hours, looks over everything, even gives you information regarding how to fix existing issues. He really goes above and beyond. Because he brings his equipment to the home, he has an incredibly quick turn around. Can’t say enough great things about his services and the report I received hours after he finished his inspection.
One final thing, in addition to being a great home inspector who has several degrees and is very knowledgeable, he is also just an awesome dude with very interesting stories. Really enjoyed being onhand with him during the inspection and shooting the breeze. Don’t be crazy. Hire Bill Thomas for your home inspection so you get the real deal.