RJ Inspections, Inc.

RJ Inspections is a Methuen-based team of home inspectors — Fred, Richie, Colin, Michele, Eric, John, Jay, Brent, and others rotate through jobs rather than one person doing every inspection — carrying an A+ Better Business Bureau grade and thousands of Google ratings at 5 stars. What comes up over and over, across dozens of inspectors, is the same habit: walking the buyer through the house room by room and explaining findings in plain language rather than just handing over a document. First-time buyers in particular describe inspectors slowing down for their questions, and several reviews mention the written report landing the same day or within hours — one buyer got theirs back two hours after the inspection wrapped. A 2022 Reddit thread answering a request for a Methuen-area inspector pointed to RJ for a roughly $700 inspection that included a radon test, and other reviews describe inspectors also checking for mold and termites as part of the visit. The one sharp complaint in the file, from this spring, comes from a licensed general contractor: he says the inspector who came to his home arrived in a small car with only a telescoping ladder and never climbed onto the roof for a real evaluation of its condition, even after he asked for a follow-up visit once the snow had cleared. It's a specific, credentialed critique worth asking about directly if roof condition matters for the property. With a large rotating team, who you get matters — ask if a specific inspector can be requested, since several reviewers clearly did, and confirm upfront what the visit will and won't cover for hard-to-reach areas like the roof.