HOI Property Services Blog
A Better Home Inspection Experience: Private, Bilingual, and Built by Your Inspector
Heart of Illinois Property Services has built a brand-new, in-house client experience for home inspections across the Central Illinois area. Your personal information stays private and is never sold or shared, your full inspection report is available in both English and Spanish with a single tap, and every feature was designed by the inspector who actually walks your home. Here’s what’s new — and why it matters.
Why HOI Property Services Now Uses the Tramex ME5 — and What It Means for Your Moisture Inspection
HOI Property Services recently added the Tramex ME5 Moisture Encounter Plus to our home inspection toolkit. This professional-grade, non-invasive moisture meter lets us detect hidden moisture inside walls, floors, and ceilings without causing damage — giving home buyers and sellers in Central and Northern Illinois more thorough, accurate inspections.
Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer I Keep Finding in Central and Northern Illinois Homes
In the past month I've found three improperly vented combustion exhausts and several homes without working CO detectors across Peoria and Rockford. Here's what every homeowner should do this week.
Mold in Central Illinois Homes: What Every Homeowner Should Know
Mold grows silently in Central Illinois homes. Learn how professional mold evaluation works, when to test, and what every homeowner should know.
Certified Radon Testing in the Peoria Area: What Homeowners Need to Know
Radon is invisible, odorless, and the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States. Homes across Peoria and Central Illinois face higher-than-average risk due to uranium-rich Midwest soil. Here is what every homeowner and homebuyer should know about certified radon testing.
Thermal Imaging: Standard with Every Home Inspection
Learn why HOI Property Services includes thermal imaging with every home inspection in Peoria, IL — and how it reveals hidden issues like moisture, insulation gaps, and energy loss that a standard visual inspection can miss.