Home Inspections Northwest

Working with Lee was excellent! He was punctual, friendly and seemed to genuinely care about making sure I got what I wanted from an inspection. He helped explain anything I didn’t understand and also treated me with respect.
When I received his home inspection report I was blown away by the detail and information provided. He took tons of photos to provide visual evidence of the issues he found during the inspection. I was incredibly impressed and would recommend Lee to anyone who needs a home inspection.

I have had Lee inspect dozens homes for my company over the last few years. I have the utmost respect for Lee and his business. He is professional, efficient, thorough, punctual, trustworthy and always responsive. He’s even taken my calls while he’s on vacation! I highly recommend Home Inspections Northwest.

My husband met Lee during our home inspection and said he was incredibly professional and thorough, not having biases towards any party (realtors, sellers, buyers) and just focused on getting the job done.
Even though I didn’t meet Lee, I was won over when I saw the resulting home inspection report! The grades of safety concern, things to watch out for or maintain, and so forth were so thorough that I felt like I had been there during the home inspection. He also did our radon test (again with thorough documents showing graphs and information).
My husband and I are obsessed with HGTV and we were dreading a bad home inspection, but at the end of the day, I hope Lee takes this as a compliment, we were talking about how Lee’s inspection reminded us of the Holmes inspection shows — so thorough!
We would definitely use Lee again down the line and highly recommend him to anybody needing a home inspection.

Home Inspections Northwest are very thorough in their inspections and reporting. Every detail of the home was considered, no matter how small. The online contract signing and report access is very convenient for those with busy schedules. They are very friendly and helpful, and are pleased to answer any questions or concerns with the home. My realtor was very impressed with your quality of inspection. I will definitely recommend your services to others.

This is my 2^nd home inspection from Lee. He is very thorough and does a stellar job. He is trustworthy and honest. The inspections are very easy to read and very detailed. The home inspections offer great peace of mind.

We have had Lee Sellick (Home Inspections Northwest) do 3 home inspections for us in the past 9 years. He is the best. In fact, he is our «home inspector for life!»
His quality findings and analysis helped us decide to opt out of one home deal this summer. The place was a veritable money pit!
We tried another offer a few weeks later, and with the blessing of his inspections recently finalized purchase of the second home.
Lee, we truly appreciate your quality work and will definitely refer you to anyone needing a home inspector.

Very thorough reports, far more than the one I got for a home on the coast. More detail than most.
Independent analysis, not concerned about pissing off realtor or sustaining a relationship with a realtor at the cost of his integrity.
Accessible and available for f/​up questions after receiving the report.
I did find the electronic submittal of report to be hard to pull up, and I’m no tech dummy. May be because he hadn’t yet given me the agreement to sign, as it worked after that.
Very personable. Would definitely use next time.

Lee is excellent at his job! He is thorough, knowledgeable, and most importantly easy to understand. He did a great job at explaining the houses pros and cons, as well as being patient with all the questions we had.

If I could give 10 stars I would.
My wife and I were in the process of purchasing our first home a 75 year old farmhouse that had just recently been flipped by a local home flipper. We honestly didn’t expect much since the house had just been renovated and didn’t think that much would come up on the inspection, except maybe a few minor things.
We showed up towards the end of the inspection and Lee sat us down at the table with a concerned look on his face and started to list the problems he had found with the house, starting with minor to major and thoroughly explaining what was wrong with each item and why it was wrong. Lee spent about 30 minutes talking through the 20 or so critical items that had caused the inspection to fail and then walked us through and showed them to us to make sure we understood.
We presented this information to the seller and they happily agreed to fix all of the requests, at the time of the expected completion of the repairs, our realtor insisted we ask Lee to do another inspection, We met Lee at the house, he was there for about 15 minutes before explaining that they had fixed only the visible items and that the seller had not addressed any items beyond arms reach or out of sight. We advised the seller of his findings once again and Lee spoke with the seller this time to explain exactly why he wouldn’t pass the inpection.
At this point we probably should’ve walked away but the seller once again agreed to make this right, the night before we were scheduled to close, Lee did a final inspection and found a few additional things wrong, he spoke with the seller who finally agreed to fix all of the items.
I can’t imagine what would’ve happened if we had chosen an inspector that wasn’t as detailed as Lee, we could’ve purchased a home that needed thousands of dollars in structural repairs. Lee saved us on this one, I highly recommend Lee and if we buy another house in this lifetime, we wouldn’t call another inspector.

I’m a big fan of Unilocal and in the last few years have found some great people and services via Unilocal.Lee Sellick embodies everything that you would want in a home inspector. I contacted Lee via his website and he replied back right away, we scheduled everything online and he was right on time. I had Lee do an inspection on a new construction home.
What struck me the most about Lee was his personality, very warm and caring. Not only did he do a great job (more in a few) but he was very personable and easy to talk to about many other things outside of home inspections. I enjoyed our conversations and wish him the best in all his endeavors.
Now on to the inspection. This is a brand new home, I really didn’t expect Lee to find much of anything. He was very thorough and went over the entire home. He found a couple of minor issues but what impressed me most was the speed of returning the report to me, and his professionalism. I had a beautiful full report within hours of saying goodbye.
Give Lee a call or email when you are looking for a TOP NOTCH home inspector, trust me, you won’t be disappointed!

Lee is superb! He is thorough, professional, and takes the time to answer questions during, and after, the home inspection process. His knowledge is impressive to say the least.
He has inspected four homes for us over a 12 year period and each experience was highly valuable. Lee takes the time to follow issues back to the point of origin so that the cause can be remedied, not just treat the symptoms.
We recommend Lee to anyone looking for a professional home inspection.

We’re first time homebuyers, moving from out of state. Our realtor recommended a few names for home inspection but I wanted to do my own research and went to Unilocal.
I liked the reviews and went to his website. I was very impressed with his example of an inspection report which was extremely thorough and details. His site also speaks of his dedication to his professional code of ethics. As an RN, I relate to having an ethical code and how important it is to hold your license up to that standard.
On the telephone, Lee was personable, calm, professional and exuded competence and care, all things I like to experience in someone I’m trusting with my future home. We hired him for the full inspection, and he met with our realtor’s assistant the next day. He telephoned to give me a wonderful summary and was patient with my questions. His report was exhaustive and included a summary at the end of the issues that he recommended me addressed immediately due to safety concerns. His report was a perfect template for us to use when acquiring bids for repair.
To that end, Lee was happy to recommend contractors for us, and being out of town, it was a relief to find someone capable for referrals. I trust the opinion of someone who I find trustworthy.
I asked our realtor to include Lee in her referral list for inspectors for her future clients and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him to anyone buying a home in the Portland area.

My parents had a lousy home inspection and paid the price for it later. (Not only in stress but in $$)
After seeing what my parents faced with their crumbling home, I knew that getting a professional home inspection of the highest quality was CRITICAL.
After doing extensive research, my husband and I decided to go with Lee Sellick from Home Inspections NW. Lee exceeded our expectations – not only was he willing to answer all of our questions but his extensive training allowed him to see potential issues (inferior support beams, hidden foundation issues) that other less experienced inspectors would have easily missed.
Lee raises the bar for home inspectors in the NW. In addition to having all of the top notch certifications, we were impressed with Lee’s easy going approachable style. I had a long list of questions about the plumbing, the electrical, the roof… Lee was happy to accommodate, and provided us with detailed answers addressing the «why» component of my questions. He could easily be a teacher.
Later that same day, he sent us his report complete with pictures and detailed analysis with easy to follow recommendations. (Not the typical chicken scratch I’ve seen in other home inspection reports.) Check out the sample report on his website to see the type of detail I’m talking about.
As a home inspector – his depth and understanding of his craft are extensive and impressive. On top of everything, I was happy to learn later that Lee is involved with an amazing local charity. What a guy!
In sum, it doesn’t get any better than Lee. Under his picture on the website it says «Professional. Ethical. Thorough.» Yep, I’d say that describes our experience working with Lee perfectly. I will definitely be recommending Lee Sellick to friends and family.
My advice: don’t pay for it later down the road. Learn from my parent’s mistake and make sure to get a trained, licensed, and knowledgeable home inspector. I sleep well at night –glad that I did!

At Home Inspector’s School, I swear there must be a class entitled: «Customer Relations 201: Properly Scaring the Shit out of Paying Customers.» Every inspector I have ever dealt with has been pleasant enough to deal with, but is so centrally focused on covering their ass that they leave you with a hollow feeling in your gut.
I think that Lee Sellick, owner of Home Inspections Northwest, was absent for that day of class. Lee was thorough. He was professional. He also told us that we had a bunch of busted stuff to deal with. What set Lee apart from the crowd was a simple little thing he said that made the whole thing go down easy: «You guys are getting a good house.» You can imagine the relief that this brings a budding homeowner after he has spent an hour detailing each of our new baby’s flaws.
If you’re in the home buying process, I would definitely recommend Lee as an inspector. While anybody can swing a cudgel, Lee does it with a little bit of grace, which makes the whole process a lot easier to take.