Not every question about a house needs a full inspection to answer. Sometimes there’s one water stain, one hot room, or one crack that somebody wants a straight answer on. That’s what a consultation is for.

Save Time

A normal inspection will take anywhere from 2 to 6 hours depending on the size of the house and what is being inspected. A consultation generally being only an hour or so limits the amount of time needed to get the desired info. The inspector will check any specific items in question and advise the client verbally on the outcome and recommendations, on site. Therefore eliminating the wait time associated with a full inspection or the headache associated with calling many different contractors.

Get Only The Info You Need

Sometimes a full home inspection isn’t needed. A consultation focuses only on getting the client the answers to the questions they have. The inspector arrives prepared to use all of their knowledge and tools available to them (including a thermal camera) to investigate any areas of the home in question and consult the client on findings and next course of action.

The thermal camera is worth mentioning on its own here, because a lot of consultations are about moisture. A stain on a ceiling, a soft spot on a floor, a room that never gets comfortable. Those are exactly the things an infrared scan is good at narrowing down. There’s more on that on our thermography page.

Save Money

A consultation is billed by the hour, and most only take one hour, so there is a large money savings compared with a normal inspection. Clients get the info they need to move forward without costing a small fortune. For current consultation rates, use our quote page or give us a call.

Lastly, not all inspectors offer consultations. So the next time someone you know has questions about a water stain, a hot room, or any issue with their home and they don’t know who to call, Panther Inspections can help.

Updated July 2026