A trusted home inspection company in the Kansas City community for over 15 years and counting.
Five Star Home Inspections, Inc. is a locally-owned company started in 2003 and located in Kansas City. We are dedicated to providing professional, honest, and accurate home inspection services to home buyers throughout the Kansas City metro area.
We have 5 principles we stand by and that are present in every home inspection we do.
We are:
- Professional
- Reliable
- Thorough
- Informative
- Conscientious
We treat your inspection as an educational process and strongly encourage you to attend the inspection so you have the best understanding of the house you are interested in buying. Your questions are welcome at any time during or after the inspection. You should feel extremely comfortable with your investment.
I would highly recommend Five Star!”
– Sharon Z. Kansas City, MO – Home Inspection Client
A completely honest and objective opinion.
Five Star Home Inspections has no ties with any other business and does not perform any repair work. You get a completely honest and objective opinion about the condition of the house.
Over our 15 years in business we’ve provided inspections throughout the Kansas City Metro Area.
Mike Blackman
Mike Blackman is a Kansas City native who loves his city, the only place he has called home. He developed and successfully operates Five Star Home Inspections since 2003 following the same principles with every home inspection: Professional, Reliable, Thorough, Informative, and Conscientious. Mike only hires employees who demonstrate the same principles and dedication. He loves his job and serving clients to the best of his ability, ensuring they are properly informed on the purchase of their new home.
Mike is a family man with a wonderful wife and two amazing children. In Mike’s free time, he enjoys the outdoors, being with his family and friends, and he enjoys traveling somewhere new every year.
- Mike has owned and operated Five Star Home Inspections since 2003
- Mike has performed over 8,000 home inspections
- Certified Member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
- Graduate of the Midwest Inspectors Institute
- Certificate of Completion of the Radon Measurement Proficiency Course – Presented by MURC-KSU
- Kansas State Certified for Radon Measurement Testing – KS-MS-0034
- Member of the Kansas Association of Real Estate Inspectors
- Successful Completion of the National Home Inspector Examination
- Affiliate Member of the Kansas City Regional Association of Realtors (KCRAR)
Doug Baker
Doug Baker grew up in South Carolina, graduated from the United States Military Academy, and earned a master’s degree from Louisiana State University. In the course of 20+ years of active duty military service, he purchased and sold numerous homes across the country and, in that process, gained a tremendous understanding of and appreciation for quality home inspections.
Serving the final years of his military career as an instructor at Fort Leavenworth’s U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Doug fell in love with the area and currently resides on his 40 acre farm in nearby Leavenworth, Kansas. He is the father of two beautiful daughters, and in his free time, enjoys hunting and fishing. Doug is a graduate of the Midwest Inspectors Institute and has successfully completed the National Home Inspector Examination.
Doug has been employed with Five Star Home Inspections since 2013.
- Graduate of the Midwest Inspectors Institute
- Successful Completion of the National Home Inspector Examination
- Certified Member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
- Certificate of Completion of the Radon Measurement Proficiency Course – Presented by MURC-KSU
- Certified for Radon Measurement Testing – KS-MS-0325
Eric Carlson
Eric Carlson was born in Wisconsin and moved to Kansas in 1986. He graduated from Rockhurst University. He currently lives in Olathe Kansas with his wife and two children and two dogs. He spends his time watching his kids play sports and is a car enthusiast. He enjoys spending time outside, either at the ballpark, soccer fields, or poolside.
- Eric has been employed by Five Star Home Inspections since 2020
- Graduate of the ASHI school
- Successful completion of the National Home Inspection examination
- Certified Member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI – 268051)
- Certified for Radon Measurement testing – KS-MS-0553
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If you’d like more information about Five Star feel free to call us at 913-219-8634 or email us at info@5starinspections.com.
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