This was my first Home Inspection. Derek was great patient and thorough. My family and I had a lot of questions. Derek answered all of them. He is measured and thoughtful. You can’t go wrong.

I would empathically recommend Five Borough’s services to anyone needing a home inspection – especially those looking at older constructions & homes in New York. There are a lot of unscrupulous, careless, or otherwise inept players in the field of home inspection, and we were so grateful to have found an honest, trustworthy and reliable expert – with the knowledge and expertise to back it up. Thank you, Derek! You’re a diamond in the rough. We can’t thank you enough.

Derek was very prompt and efficient.  We were looking at a townhouse in Bedstuy that had many problems.  He documented everything and his report was very thorough.  We  closed two months ago and have spoken with Derek three times since and he has been very helpful in assisting us in dealing with many of the issues that he reported on.  I have recommended him to another friend and she was very impressed with the service.

Derek was introduced to me by a mutual friend, who described him as professional, knowledgeable and punctual. That description is very much correct, and when the first house we tried to purchase turned out to be termite infested, I knew there was only one guy I would use for the next place. He is very…

An excellent service by an excellent and seasoned professional. I would recommend Derek to anybody.

Such a great service. I was referred by friend they did not steer me wrong. Not only did he answer all our questions. He gave suggestions on future maintenance that will save us all of money in the future.

Derek was wonderful to work with. Very responsive and flexible in scheduling. Very helpful and knowledgeable, communicating major and minor findings throughout the inspection. He even provided us some recommendations on things to look out for with any remodeling changes we were considering. Would absolutely use again!

He was thorough in his inspection, quick in his report turnaround and very generous with his time and patience in any explanations. I have nothing but respect for his authentic, informative, patient and kind approach to his communications and work product. I would highly recommend Derek to anyone looking for a home inspection!


We used Derek twice for home inspections. The first time was on a house that was a ‘deal’. After looking over the place, Derek found the termite infested main support beam in the basement, and I walked away from what could’ve been a disaster, breathing a sigh of relief. When our offer was accepted at a place in Bed Stuy, he was our guy. Efficient, punctual, knowledgeable and patient, means that we had a great inspection done, and I would be very happy to recommend him. Hopefully we will be in our home soon! Very pleased.

Had a wonderful experience with Derek at Five Borough Home Inspections. He was incredibly thorough and patient, answering all of our questions, even double checking and repeating things to help us understand what we were looking at. The final report is excellent and very well detailed. We really appreciate his expertise and would highly recommend his services to others.

Derek is absolutely fantastic-professional, thorough, knowledgeable and with a very pleasant demeanor. He took the time to explain everything in great detail. Because of Derek we feel so much more prepared to move into our property now and can’t thank him enough. We highly recommend him!

The easy to reference PDF report makes life easy. My inspector went over everything with me and explained problems. The appointment accommodated my tight schedule. Everything was well documented with pictures and reviewed with me.