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