Need more than a property check?
Professional inspections, performed by qualified independent professionals.
Routine visits catch what changes. A professional inspection catches what is already there. Before a long vacancy those are different questions.
Read this first
VacantHomes.ca is not a home inspection company and holds no inspection certification. Every service on this page is performed by a qualified, independent third party working to their own standard of practice, with their own scope, limitations, insurance and report.
What we do is coordinate: arrange the engagement, attend for access on a property nobody is living in, confirm it happened, and attach the report to your property record — then convert the findings into monitoring items on your recurring checklist. That last part is the bit a standalone inspection cannot give you.
The difference
Routine property check vs professional inspection
| Routine property visit | Professional inspection | |
|---|---|---|
| Performed by | A trained VacantHomes property-care attendant | A licensed, qualified independent home inspector |
| Standard | An internal checklist built for the property | A recognised inspection standard of practice |
| Scope | Visual observation of readily accessible areas | Systems and components as defined by the standard |
| Access | No dismantling, no panels removed, no roof or crawlspace | As permitted under the inspector’s scope |
| Answers | What has changed since last time | What condition the property is in |
| Frequency | Recurring, on a schedule | One-off, at a decision point |
Services
Available through inspection partners
Pre-Vacancy Inspection
A professional home inspection by a qualified independent inspector before a long vacancy, with findings converted into monitoring items.
EnquirePost-Vacancy Inspection
A professional inspection of a property that has been empty for an extended period, before it is occupied again.
EnquireMaintenance Inspection
A professional assessment of a property's current condition and maintenance needs, independent of any transaction.
EnquireSewer Scope
Camera inspection of the accessible sewer line from the house to the city connection, by a qualified provider.
EnquireRadon Testing
Long-term radon testing through a certified professional, with placement, access and retrieval coordinated around your plans.
EnquireThermal Imaging
Infrared scanning by a qualified inspector to identify thermal anomalies that may indicate moisture, air leakage or insulation gaps.
Why this pairs well with monitoring
An inspection sets the agenda. The visits watch the items on it.
An inspector notes minor staining below a basement window. On its own that is a line in a report you file and forget. Converted into a monitoring item, that location becomes a photographed checkpoint on every subsequent visit — so if it changes over a six-month vacancy, you know.
That continuity between a one-time professional assessment and ongoing observation is the thing neither service provides by itself.
Worth doing before a long vacancy
- Any property built before 1970 — original sewer line and mixed-era plumbing
- Anything built 1985–1997, for poly-B plumbing
- A hot water tank you cannot date
- Any history of basement water
- An estate property before listing or transfer
- An investment property you have never stood inside
- A property returning to occupancy after a long vacancy
Want an inspection arranged?
Tell us about the property and we will confirm what is available and coordinate it.