Serving Scottsdale, Arizona
Certified Master Inspector Dan Pierce, based in Gilbert and about 30 minutes from Scottsdale. Termite inspection included at no extra charge. Report in 24 hours.
Locally owned in Gilbert
Looking for a home inspector in Scottsdale, AZ? Property Inspections Plus is based in Gilbert, about 30 minutes from Old Town, and we inspect homes all over Scottsdale, from 1950s ranch homes in south Scottsdale to custom estates in the north. Every inspection is done by Dan Pierce, a Certified Master Inspector, with a termite inspection included and a report in 24 hours.
Gilbert-based and locally owned. Every inspection is done by Dan himself, and he walks you through the findings so you know what matters and what can wait.
Local history
Scottsdale is named for Winfield Scott, an Army chaplain who bought land here in 1888 and promoted the area to new settlers. For decades it was a small farming town of citrus groves and cotton fields. It incorporated as a city in 1951, and its “West’s Most Western Town” slogan still shows in Old Town’s covered walkways and western storefronts.
Frank Lloyd Wright built his winter home and school, Taliesin West, in the foothills in 1937. Resorts and golf followed, and by the 1970s and 1980s Scottsdale had grown north into master-planned communities like McCormick Ranch, Gainey Ranch and, later, DC Ranch and Troon.
Housing market
Scottsdale’s housing changes as you drive north. South Scottsdale is full of 1950s and 60s block ranch homes, many with flat or low-slope roofs and decades of remodels. Central Scottsdale has 1970s and 80s master-planned neighborhoods with golf, greenbelts and HOAs. North Scottsdale is newer, larger and more custom, with hillside lots, desert landscaping and resort-style backyards.
That range is why a Scottsdale inspection rarely looks the same twice. A south Scottsdale flip and a North Scottsdale custom home need very different attention, and the price of missing something goes up with the size of the house.
What I look for
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On video
Foam roofs are common in Scottsdale, and they need their coating kept up. Here is what happens when carpenter bees find a weak spot. Watch on YouTube.
After the inspection
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FAQ
Yes. We inspect all of Scottsdale, including North Scottsdale, Troon, DC Ranch, McCormick Ranch and south Scottsdale.
For homes built before the 1980s, yes. Older cast iron and clay lines can crack, sag or fill with roots, and repairs can run thousands of dollars.
Yes. I walk roofs whenever it is safe and look at coating condition, ponding, parapets and drainage.
Yes. A lot of south Scottsdale ranch homes have been opened up and remodeled. I look at how the new work ties into the old: roof lines, the electrical panel, plumbing and drainage.
Based in Gilbert, we inspect homes all over Arizona. See our home inspections in Gilbert, AZ, the full list of service areas, or nearby cities:
From Old Town and south Scottsdale ranch homes to McCormick Ranch and the custom homes up north, book online or call and we’ll find a time that works.
