Check It Out Property Inspections

We have had 4 home inspections in the San Diego area, and had the fortune of Rich doing 2 of the recent ones. He is by far the most thorough, experienced, and professional inspector we have had. His passion and pride in work comes through clearly. He will find anything there is to find, and take the time to both show and explain it to you clearly — he goes far above and beyond the normal inspection.
In contrast, the most recent inspection we had done by The Real Estate Inspection Co was the standard inspection. It most likely caught most of the issues in a pretty clean house, but the inspector clearly had 2 objectives: get his $ and to get out of there as quickly as possible. Rich would probably have found additional items, and he definitely would have taken the time to actually walk us through and show us the items he did find.

Rich carried out a home inspection for us on very short notice this week. I was very impressed with his attention to detail and the time he took to explain everything he saw on the property.
I would definitely recommend Rich to do a professional and thorough job.

After living in a new construction track home for almost a decade, my wife and I bought an older home on a big lot. We have been a little nervous about moving into a house that is 50 years old.
Rich Zak’s expertise was very much appreciated, and goes a long way to making my wife and I very comfortable with this move.
A bit of a quirk — the buyer before us bounced, and the seller ended up giving us their inspection as a part of the sales disclosures.
Comparing the two, Rich Zak’s report was an order of magnitude better. Not only did he find things the prior inspector missed, his presentation, narrative, and recommendations were clear and concise, and easily understood by a novice like myself.
No hesitation in recommending again, very thankful to Jim the Realtor for referring

As a seasoned real estate broker in San Diego, often serving as a Buyer’s advocate, I highly recommend Rich Zak, at ‘Check It Out’. Through the years, I worked with lots of inspectors, mostly before I met Rich, and some these days too, as he books up quickly. Some are as capable, but none as professional.
In our years of working together, Rich has always shown up early for appointments, always delivered reports on time, and always answered or returned calls quickly. His reports come super clean, in pdf format, with photos, and they are color coordinated. Over time I have learned to trust his color system, which saves valuable time in identifying areas of focus. Rich will identify issues even with the newest of homes, and yet, rather than trigger alarmist reactions in clients, his calm confidence rather shows up like expert assurance and trusted advocacy.
My clients unanimously respect his authority and they all appreciate his layperson explanation of often highly technical systems, which helps simplify things to make realistic, reasonable assessments that lead to confident decisions. On rare occasions in which issues have come up after the close of escrow, Rich has proven to make himself just as accessible.
His communication is flawless, which is critical to my crazy schedule, and most importantly I trust him. I trust his judgment, his work, and his ability to present findings to my valuable book of business. Highly recommended.

We had Richard with Check It Out Property Inspections inspect a home we are in Escrow on last week.
Richard did and incredibly thorough job with the inspection and had a very comprehensive report with color pictures.
Even the smallest issue Richard noted, so it giving us a good idea of what kind of repairs our future house would need. This also gave us time to contact some specialists (HVAC person, Pool specialist, General contractor, etc) so we can get an estimate of repairs that we can use to potential either get fixed or knock down the price of our house.
Richard is also very flexible, friendly and took the time to answer any and all of my questions.
I would definitely recommend Richard to anyone who is interested in having a home inspection.