Home inspection in St. Anthony.

The house first, at full scope — structure, roof, electrical, plumbing, heating, insulation and drainage. Then the things an acreage adds. A private well gets its casing, cap, pressure and flow checked and is flagged for water-quality testing. A septic system is flagged for its own evaluation, which is a separate specialty and required by many Iowa counties at transfer. Outbuildings are inspected on request. Grain bins, older wiring runs to sheds and buried fuel tanks get noted where visible. Marshall County is EPA Radon Zone 1.

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.