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Chicago Home Inspector (reintroducing myself)

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Home Inspector with Elliott Home Inspection

Below is a little autobiography I wrote a few years back which was produced for my Association "The International National association of Home Inspectors.

I am one of only several Inspectors to have the honor of being highlighted this way so am posting it here as well as a suppliment to my Active Rain profile.

This professionhas been great to me so far thanks to all the great Clients,Agents,Lawyers and Brokers I have met along the way.

 

Bob Elliott

I have lived in the Chicago area my entire life, growing up on the northwest side of Chicago in the Portage Park area. Introduced to blue-collar work Bob Eliottat an early age, I began at the age of 6 helping my father with maintenance work around several buildings by doing things such as vacuuming, sweeping, and shoveling coal into the old coal-fired furnaces in the area. After turning down a college scholarship to Illinois Benedictine in order to get into the working world and make money, I began training under a Master Plasterer, and worked as a labor foreman doing housing rehabs in the Hyde Park area. I joined SEIU #1 and began managing and maintaining buildings throughout the Lincoln Park area for approximately 10 years, and another five years in other areas throughout the city.   

Wanting to try something different, I then spent approximately 15 years in the telecommunications industry doing infrastructure maintenance as a cable splicing technician networking computers, and as a general troubleshooter of telephone line systems. I also spent a six-year stint installing appliances for Sears, which utilized my plumbing, electrical and carpentry skills.   

I also needed a creative outlet and expressed my artistic talent by blowing glass and producing neon signs for business owners in the area, while also creating mixed-media art pieces, and building furniture patterned after the popular 1980s Memphis style.  

One day, a home inspector showed up to inspect my family home, and I realized that I knew more about the systems and components of homes than the inspector did, which gave me the idea to start the business I have today. I believe that a well-rounded background is what's needed to be a generalist, such as a home inspector. If this is true, then I qualify!   

The constant change of work locations, along with the challenge of the continual need to keep up to date with changes in code and building practices, as well as the fun of marketing, keep me wanting to continue in this exciting and challenging field. Going on the InterNACHI forum on a daily basis has helped keep me on my toes, and done much to increase my writing skills along with helping fellow inspectors.

We at InterNACHI are a brotherhood that looks out for one another and lends assistance when needed. Assistance might be looking up serial numbers, giving new guys advice, or alerting inspectors to great websites that deal with new construction materials and techniques.

I also belong to InterNACHI Chicago, the local chapter that meets once per month and has instructors at most meetings who give great lectures to go along with the Continuing Education credits required by both the State of Illinois and InterNACHI.

Most final walk-throughs are included in my inspections and are free of charge. I am most proud of the fact that I try to be educational and friendly.  I have reports that are extremely easy to read and understand, with plenty of photo documentation, and a clear summary at the end. 
 
 
   

You'll find me eager to help you in any way I can.  My motto is:  "Protection of People and Property."  

Please call or text me at 773-410-2896, or email me at bob@homeinspectorpro.com   
 

  



From Bob Elliott - Int'l Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) http://www.nachi.org/bob-elliott.htm#ixzz2CJ5Z7R8Z

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