Home Inspector in Bexar County, TX

Bexar County is the heart of South Texas — and inspecting homes here requires an inspector who truly understands the local landscape. Jerry Surber, Certified Professional Inspector, is based right here in San Antonio and knows exactly what to look for in every neighborhood, from inside Loop 410 to the far reaches of the Bexar County metro.

San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States, and its housing stock reflects three centuries of Texas history. The historic King William, Monte Vista, and Mahncke Park districts are filled with century-old craftsman bungalows and Victorian homes built on pier-and-beam foundations. Alamo Heights, Olmos Park, and Terrell Hills showcase 1920s and '30s period architecture with all the original character (and original wiring) you'd expect. North-side communities like Stone Oak, Hollywood Park, Shavano Park, and Hill Country Village contain newer slab construction across rolling Hill Country terrain. And the surrounding suburbs — Schertz, Cibolo, Universal City, Live Oak, Converse, Helotes, Leon Valley, Castle Hills, Selma, and Windcrest — round out one of the most diverse housing markets in Texas. Mission City Home Inspections has worked all of them.

Here's the reality every Bexar County homebuyer needs to hear: San Antonio homes face inspection challenges you won't find in most other markets. The region sits on highly expansive clay soils that swell when wet and shrink when dry, putting constant stress on slab and pier-and-beam foundations alike. Foundation cracks, sticking doors, sloping floors, and brick separation are everyday findings on Bexar County inspections. Add in South Texas's intense summer heat, periodic hailstorms, and the occasional severe weather event, and roof systems take a serious beating year after year. A buyer who skips a thorough inspection here can easily inherit tens of thousands of dollars in foundation, roof, or HVAC repairs — issues that were entirely visible to a trained inspector before closing.

And then there's the insurance angle that catches first-time San Antonio buyers off guard: most major Texas insurance carriers require a Four Point Inspection on any home 25 years or older before they'll write or renew a homeowner's policy. That means a huge percentage of Bexar County's housing stock — including most of the inner-loop neighborhoods, the entire Alamo Heights / Olmos Park / Terrell Hills triangle, and large sections of the historic South and West Sides — needs a Four Point Inspection just to get insured. Mission City is a Four Point Inspection specialist with reports accepted by every major Texas carrier, and Jerry can often deliver the report within 24 hours — fast enough to keep your closing or insurance renewal on track.

That's why San Antonio buyers, sellers, and Realtors choose Mission City Home Inspections. You get a TREC-licensed Certified Professional Inspector with 12 years of San Antonio experience, who has crawled Alamo Heights pier-and-beam basements, walked Stone Oak slab foundations, and evaluated Bexar County homes across every era and price range. Every inspection is backed by Mission City's $25,000 Honor Guarantee — an additional layer of protection no other South Texas inspector includes as standard. When you're making the largest financial decision of your life, local expertise matters — and Mission City Home Inspections brings it on every single inspection.