The Home Inspection Company

Fifty-five Google ratings, all five stars, going back to 2021 — that streak is the first thing worth knowing about The Home Inspection Company, a one-person Framingham operation run by Ed Morkis. He says he's spent about a decade inspecting homes after more than 30 years in construction, and covers MetroWest and Greater Boston — Framingham, Natick, Wayland, Sudbury, Newton, Worcester, and the towns around them, by his own account — for buyer's and seller's inspections, plus radon, mold, and well/water testing. The recent reviews back up the streak. In June, a buyer described Ed walking them through every item on the inspection report and checking back afterward to make sure their questions were answered. In May, another reviewer called him on time and quick to respond. February brought the kind of review that actually changes a decision: his inspection on one house turned up a mouse infestation and rot bad enough that the buyer called it a "tinderbox, death trap" — they passed on that property and bought a different home instead, crediting his report for steering them right. January added a referral passed along by a friend, praising his knowledge. None of the last four months' reviews are negative, and the wider record — 28 reviews reaching back to 2021 — holds that same pattern without a sour note in it. He's an InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector, belongs to the Framingham Chamber of Commerce, and is the same person doing every inspection himself — likely why reviewers describe him walking clients through findings in person rather than just emailing over a report. The flip side of a one-man shop is that your appointment window depends entirely on his calendar, so it's worth booking ahead if you're on a tight closing timeline. For a standard buyer's or seller's inspection anywhere in MetroWest, this is a safe call to make — just ask upfront whether you need radon, mold, or well/water testing added alongside the main inspection.