Welcome to Residential Inspection Services

We are a locally owned, full service, full time professional home inspection company servicing areas of upstate New York including Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, Warren, Montgomery, Fulton, Schoharie, and Rensselaer counties and surrounding areas. Our complete line of home inspection services include full structural inspections, radon testing, Termite / wood destroying insect inspections, well performance and water quality analysis, indoor environmental, mold, and energy use and heat loss analysis.

We at RIS take great pride in the relationships we have with our clients, both past and present. Clients return to us again and again for consultations, advice, inspections, and referrals. At RIS we strive for one thing - your complete satisfaction.

We are not a franchise, nor are we part time inspectors. Inspections are what we do.

Our professional inspection services will give you valuable information about needed future maintenance, repairs, and upgrades and can save you thousands of dollars on repairs that you may be able to have the seller or contractor / builder correct.

Our promise to you:

David & Kim Huhtala

We work hard to make sure that our promise is kept. Please check out our Testimonials to see what others have said about our inspection services.

Raising the bar for performance and value

Home Inspection in Albany

Everyone knows that home ownership is the American Dream. That dream can quickly become a nightmare, however, for uninformed buyers. Even newly constructed homes can harbor costly mistakes - mistakes that may not be visible to the untrained eye.

from "Inspect before you Invest" article on finetuning.com

Your home is a major investment. Whether you intend to stay in it forever or plan to move someday, chances are good that you will spend the next several years in your new home. Why not hire us to help ensure you won't come across any unexpected surprises down the road?

Homeowners, whether you're buying or selling, here's a collection of resources and articles that may be of interest.

If you are in the market for a home inspection, check out what I inspect, and what you can expect from me. If you would like to know more, please contact me for a personal consultation, or to schedule a home inspection today.