First Look Home Inspection
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- Not rated by the BBB
Highlights
- Perfect Thumbtack average — 5.0 across 29 ratings, 35 jobs hired
- Top Pro twice — Thumbtack recognition in 2024 and 2025
- Two-state coverage — MA and NH inspector licenses listed
- Pest inspection add-on — NEPMA wood-destroying-insect registration listed
- Published prices — $95 bundled pest inspection, $225 standalone
- Licenses self-reported — numbers come from the profile, not a registry check
- Single-source reputation — every rating sits on Thumbtack alone
- No recent written accounts — the newest is over a year old
A 5.0 average across 29 ratings, and 35 jobs booked through one platform — that is the shape of First Look Home Inspection. Brennen Swanson runs the Haverhill business, which its Thumbtack profile puts at nine years old with two people, and Thumbtack named it a Top Pro in both 2024 and 2025. The credentials on that profile cover both sides of the state line: a Massachusetts home inspector license (#1091), a New Hampshire one (#585), and a New England Pest Management Association registration (#200462) for wood-destroying-insect inspections. Those numbers come from the profile itself, not from a registry check here, so ask for them and look them up before you book. Thumbtack also shows a completed background check for Swanson. Pricing is unusually visible for this trade. A pest inspection added to a home inspection runs $95, and a standalone pest inspection starts at $225 — easy to bundle when a lender wants a wood-destroying-insect form for an FHA, VA or refinance file. The honest limit here is breadth. Every rating and every written account sits on Thumbtack, a single platform, and the most recent of those accounts is over a year old. That is a real reputation, but a narrow one, and it is why the rating below sits under the perfect stars. For a first-time buyer around the Merrimack Valley or just over the New Hampshire line, this is a reasonable call: confirm the license numbers with the state boards, ask what the report turnaround is, and settle up front whether a pest form is needed for your loan.
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- 5.0Apr 6, 2025
Thank you for inspecting my home! You were very responsive, professional, thorough with your services. We would recommend to others looking for a Home inspection! Details: Recently built, renovated, or refurbished home • 2,001 - 2,500 sq ft • 4 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Basement • Attic • Crawl space • Chimney • House
— Dori s.View on Thumbtack ↗ - 5.0Jun 13, 2024
He is very responsibility and professional. Checked everything carefully. He makes a detailed report clearly and completely after the inspection. Details: Buying, selling, or leasing property • 1,001 - 1,500 sq ft • 2 bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Home has none of the above • Condo or apartment
— 成 哈.View on Thumbtack ↗ - 5.0Jun 8, 2024
Brennan was very thorough. He was very clear when he was explaining to us all the ins and outs of his inspection. My first time home buyers got a very good education! Details: Buying, selling, or leasing property • 1,001 - 1,500 sq ft • 3 bedrooms • 1 bathroom • Basement • Pool • Chimney • House
— Karen M.View on Thumbtack ↗ - 5.0Mar 27, 2024
Brennen was great to work with, absolutely thorough with his work. Great if you are esp a first time home buyer as he takes the time to explain things in detail. He also made a very detailed report on the inspection which is extremely helpful to keep as a record. Details: Buying, selling, or leasing property • 4,001 - 4,500 sq ft • 4 bedrooms • 5 bathrooms • Basement • Attic • Chimney • House
— Drishti Y.View on Thumbtack ↗ - 5.0Jul 23, 2023
Brennen was very thorough and gave a lot of insight on maintenance needs. The inspection report was sent quickly , I would highly recommend him. He was very pleasant to work with! Details: Buying, selling, or leasing property • 501 - 1,000 sq ft • 1 bedroom • 1 bathroom • Home has none of the above • Condo or apartment
— Rina T.View on Thumbtack ↗
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- behind the score: Licenses self-reported — numbers come from the profile, not a registry check
What does a home inspection cost in Greater Boston?
Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from First Look Home Inspection. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Firms price in size tiers, not per foot — pick the bracket.
Estimated range
$530 – $760
Typical inspection around $650