Engineering and project management
I hold degrees in both. That's the grounding to understand how a building actually works — structure, mechanical, electrical — and the discipline to go through one methodically rather than by impression.
IndependentNo referral fees from anyone
Published PricesFull rate schedule, no quote games
Same-Day Service AvailableWhen closings move fast
Thermal Imaging IncludedIn every inspection, no extra fee
Bilingual ReportsEnglish & Spanish
Our story
I paid for an inspection here, and it missed things that cost me money.
I'm Brent. I moved to Puerto Vallarta from Atlanta, and when I bought my own place here I did what any careful buyer does — I hired a professional inspector and paid for a thorough job. What came back missed problems that turned expensive within weeks of closing.
It wasn't bad luck. It was a lack of thoroughness, and a lack of interest in what a buyer actually needs to decide with. Mexico has no mandatory inspection and no licensing body setting a minimum standard, so what you receive ranges from genuinely excellent to a checklist filled in from the driveway — and nothing tells you in advance which one you've hired.
That's the whole reason this business exists. I had the background to do the job properly, so I started doing it, and every inspection since has been shaped by that first one. You deal with me directly — I'm the one who turns up, and I'm the one who writes your report.
I work in English and Spanish daily, with clients and with the contractors, vendors and administraciones who end up doing the work. Your report comes in either language, or both, at the same fee.
Where the training comes from
Mexico has no inspector's licence. Here's what I have instead.
There's no state licence to show you, so the honest answer is to tell you exactly what's behind the work and let you judge it.
Field service engineering
Before Mexico I was a field service engineer for medical devices, where a missed detail is not a small thing. Systematic troubleshooting and meticulous documentation are habits from that work, not something adopted for inspections.
Real estate, from the inside
I held a real estate licence in Georgia and have been through property transactions myself, including here. I know where an inspection sits in a deal, what a buyer is actually deciding, and what an agent needs to hear.
Hundreds of construction projects
Remodels, electrical, carpentry, plumbing — hands-on, over years. When I find something, I can usually tell you what fixing it involves and roughly what it should cost, because I've done the work myself.
How we work
Five commitments we don't bend on
We work for you, and only you
No referral fees paid or accepted, from agents, developers or anyone else. Our entire income comes from the person who hired us, which is the only arrangement under which a report means anything.
Genuinely bilingual, not translated
The same inspector works in English and Spanish. Nothing is passed through a translator who doesn't know what a tinaco float valve does, and your report reads naturally in whichever language you need it.
Proportion, not theatre
Every finding is ranked honestly. We're not going to present a worn door seal as a structural emergency, and we're not going to soften a real safety issue because a closing is at stake.
We're still here afterwards
Call us in year two about something in your report and you'll get an answer. We live here, our name is on the work, and we intend to still be doing this in a decade.
One inspector, start to finish
The person who walks the property is the person who writes your report and the person who picks up the phone in year two. Nothing is subcontracted, nothing is handed off, and nobody is learning on your inspection.
Where we work
Puerto Vallarta and its neighbourhoods, Conchas Chinas, Amapas, Nuevo Vallarta, Bucerías, Punta de Mita and Sayulita. Anywhere further, ask — we'll quote it honestly.
2022Serving Banderas Bay since
100%Inspections including thermal imaging
7Areas covered as standard
24hReport turnaround
Standards
What a thorough inspection actually looks like
Our scope follows the InterNACHI Standards of Practice — the reference most North American inspectors work to — adapted for the systems that actually exist in Mexican construction — cisterns, tinacos, mini-splits, palapas, gas boilers, and hillside drainage that no US checklist accounts for.
We carry moisture meters, infrared cameras and electrical test equipment. Thermal imaging is included in every single inspection rather than sold as an upgrade, because the things it finds — water tracking through a concrete wall, a breaker running hot — are exactly the things that cost five figures when they're missed. Two to four hours on site, everything photographed, and a report that a contractor in Vallarta can quote from without a second visit.
- Infrared thermal scan included as standard
- Moisture metering on all suspect areas
- Electrical testing at panel and outlet level
- Every finding photographed and located
- Mexican-specific systems included in scope
- Independent — no referral fees, ever
- Two to four hours on site, minimum
- 24-hour report delivery
- Follow-up call included at no charge
Questions
About us
Are you licensed?
Mexico has no government home-inspector licence the way many US states do, so anyone advertising a state inspection licence here is describing something that doesn't exist. We'd rather say that plainly than let you assume otherwise.
What we can tell you about is training, scope, equipment and independence — and we're glad to go through all four before you book. Ask us anything you'd ask a licensing board.
Do you speak Spanish and English?
Both, fluently, and we work in both daily. Reports come in either language or both at no extra charge, and we'll talk to your agent, notario or building administration directly in whichever language they use.
Can I see a sample report?
Yes — three of them, all real inspections we carried out, with the client's name and address replaced. Nothing about the findings, the format or the level of detail has been tidied up for the demo, so what you see is what you get.
- Condominium, bilingual — Nuevo Vallarta, 120 items, 1 major defect
- Single-family home, English — Puerto Vallarta, 137 items, 4 safety hazards
- Condominio, español — the same condominium report in Spanish only
Are you affiliated with any agency or developer?
No. That's deliberate and it's the foundation of the business. We take no referral fees in either direction and have no ownership relationship with any brokerage, developer or property manager in the bay.
Know exactly what you're buying.
Book an inspection, or just send a message and tell us about the property. No pressure, no obligation — we'll tell you honestly whether you need us.