Expertise:  I'm a Home Inspector in Cartersville, Georgia. I can either answer (or find the answer) to your questions about the house, how it works, and how it should work. I own and operate Abide-Able Home Inspection in Cartersville, Georgia.

Experience in the area
I have been performing professional inspection since September 2004.

Organizations
Cartersville / Bartow County Chamber of Commerce International Code Council

Education/Credentials
I Do Not Have 20 - 30 Years Experience In Residential Home Construction. I was in the US Navy for ten years, mostly riding submarines. Then I spent 18 years in the medical equipment field. I ended my career there as Director of Compliance (I was Quality Control Director and dealt with federal regulatory issues.) It was during these 18 years that I learned of the need for quality home inspectors. I didn't learn home inspection by building bad houses. I learned most of what I know by BUYING a badly built house (I've had formal training too, of course.) In fact, I believe the gentleman who built my home is now a home inspector in this area --- He touts his experience as a homebuilder in his home inspector advertising. I have 18 years experience correcting, repairing, and generally "fixing" what Experienced Builders did to my home, my neighbors' homes and my family members' homes. After seeing (and correcting) so many problems with the houses that we lived in, I naturally became acquainted, then quite familiar with residential building codes and best practice techniques. I decided to put MY experience to use (and make a living.) I took a formal Home Inspection training course, inspected as many of my relatives' and neighbors houses as I could, and begged other inspectors to let me ride along to see how they did it. I discovered that I love this work (OK --- I don't love crawling under houses, but I really do like the rest of it.) And my years of experience in the medical regulatory field has left me with an ability to read and understand bureaucrat-speak (the language of building codes.) In 2004, I officially hung out my shingle. So, my training and experience lend themselves to this field. I'm naturally suspicious. I know the regulations. I really do enjoy looking at homes and seeing just how they are built. I have a personal understanding of poor building practices, along with good and best practices.