Home inspection in Holland.

Mostly the pace, which is the risk. Holland sits inside the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metro, so older village houses here can move faster than the same house would in an isolated farm town, and a fast market is where buyers skip steps. The stock itself is what it is: early-1900s frame homes on stone or early block foundations, services updated in layers over a century, and clay sewer laterals under mature trees that earn a scope. On Grundy County's low-relief Iowan Surface ground, drainage is the recurring structural theme — flat lots hold water against foundation walls, so grading, downspouts and sump performance stay in every report. Iowa's statewide Radon Zone 1 standing puts a 48-hour test on the list.

Plan on two to three hours for an average home; larger, older or multi-unit properties run longer because there is simply more to document.