Bay State Property Inspection

Bay State Property Inspection is Mark Swab, working alone: the business's own history says he's personally handled more than 2,000 inspections since starting in 1996, covering homes, condos, and commercial buildings, with a stated specialty in antique and older properties around Boston and Cambridge. There's no customer review trail to check that track record against. Its Better Business Bureau file, opened under Swab's name as a sole proprietor, carries an A+ letter grade, but the business is not BBB-accredited and the page lists no reviews or complaint counts. Because it's a one-person shop, Swab is the inspector who shows up for every job, which can mean tighter scheduling than a multi-inspector firm. Worth asking directly about availability and report turnaround before booking. This looks like a fit for buyers of older Boston-area homes who want the same person handling the whole inspection start to finish, just go in knowing there's no independent review history to check that against, so a phone conversation and a look at a sample report are worth the extra step first.