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Scott Docter
PILLAR TO POST HOME INSPECTORS Meeting Homebuyers Where They Are By Amanda Matkowski | Photos by Jacob Harr with harr Creative LLC
As North America’s largest and #1 home inspection company, Pillar To Post Home Inspectors offers a wide variety of services for potential homebuyers. “Besides home inspections, I offer radon testing, termite inspections, mold testing and manufactured home structural inspections,” explained Scott Docter, Pillar To Post franchise owner and a sole operator within the Greater Grand Rapids area. One valuable service that Pillar To Post incorporates in some of their inspection packages is the use of infrared scanning equipment. Scott utilizes this instrument not only to locate moisture 14 • January 2022
beneath bathrooms or behind finished areas where moisture is not yet visible to the eye but also to determine if any components are overheating on electrical panels. “This tool, combined with other moisture meters, has led to smoother transactions by disclosing latent defects that might not have been seen otherwise,” Scott said. Pillar To Post also makes transactions more efficient by delivering rapid reports. On the same day Scott completes an inspection, he then prints and emails the report, giving agents and clients the ability to instantly deliberate how to move forward in the
homebuying journey. “Often, agents are able to discuss the inspection results with the buyer immediately after the inspection — sometimes right at the kitchen table of the home being inspected,” Scott said. “This can help advance the transaction quickly to the next step.” Scott is excited to add another service to each of his digital reports by the end of 2021: 360-degree photos. “I will be providing room dimensions through the use of this technology with some of our home inspection packages,” he shared. Scott became a franchise owner of Pillar To Post eight years ago after he completed his @realproducers
