Why Choose Me
Experience the difference. The difference is experience.
When it comes to hiring a home inspector, experience is everything. An inspector's professional qualifications and years of service can attest to that experience.
The home inspection profession is a relatively new one and as such is not yet regulated in most states. Where licensing or certification is not a requirement, such as in California, anyone can claim to be a home inspector, and there are no laws to prevent them from doing so. It is therefore important that the home buyer exercise due caution when selecting a home inspector. Do not rely on your agent to select the best home inspector for you. There are many unqualified, highly inexperienced home inspectors out there trying to get your business, so be careful. Do your homework, and avoid price shopping.
In California, the only practical standards for home inspectors are those enacted by professional inspection associations such as the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), the nation's leading non-profit professional association for independent home inspectors.
Membership in ASHI requires initial testing, adherence to a professional standards of practice and code of ethics, and ongoing educational programs. When you search for a home inspector, be certain that the individual actually performing the inspection holds full ASHI certification (not just a membership) to receive the level of experience and knowledge that is needed for such an important investment.
Martin Hewitt, ACI
Certified ASHI Member No. 202935
Martin Hewitt, Camelot Home Inspection Services's sole proprietor and principal inspector, is an ASHI Certified Inspector (ACI) member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI). This designation is reserved only for those members who have met the highest educational, experience and ethical requirements set forth by the ASHI Certification Committee (ACC) and accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). This certification is the only program awarded in this manner for the home inspection profession. Martin has been a certified ASHI member since 1998.
Martin also held Master CREIA Inspector (MCI) status with the California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA) for 30 years until its dissolution in 2026 (the name is now used to identify the California State chapter of ASHI, of which Martin is currently a member in good standing). A Master CREIA Inspector (MCI) was the highest and most difficult classification that could be obtained through the California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA). This designation was only given to those inspectors that had been a member in good standing for 2 years, obtained over 250 hours of additional training/education, performed over 1000 inspections and had successfully passed the 4-part Residential Combination Inspector, California Residential Combination Inspector OR Combination Dwelling Inspector exam(s), taken through the International Code Council Examination (ICC).
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