A lot of the calls that come through our Tallahassee tree dispatch line start the same way: a home inspector flagged a tree during a real estate inspection, and now the buyer or seller needs it looked at before closing. One of the inspectors we hear that from most often is Watchmen Property Inspection, so when Tallahassee-area homeowners ask who we’d recommend for a home inspection, that’s who we point them to.
Who is Watchmen Property Inspection?
Watchmen Property Inspection is owned and operated by Ryan Fessler, a Certified Professional Inspector (CPI) certified through the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI). The business is based in Tallahassee and serves Leon, Jefferson, and Wakulla counties, covering neighborhoods like Southwood, Piney Z, Buck Lake, and Wacissa along with the rest of the surrounding area.
Watchmen’s service list covers the inspections a Tallahassee homeowner is likely to need at one point or another: standard home inspections, new construction inspections, mobile home inspections, wind mitigation inspections, four-point inspections, pool and spa inspections, crawlspace and basement inspections, infrared inspections, and radon testing.
Why the connection makes sense
Big Bend real estate and big trees go together — Tallahassee’s live oak and laurel oak canopy is part of what makes the area beautiful, and part of what a home inspector has to evaluate carefully. A mature oak leaning toward the roofline, root heave near a foundation, or deadwood over a driveway is exactly the kind of thing that shows up on an inspection report and sends a buyer or seller looking for a tree risk assessment before closing. In some cases that means hazardous tree removal needs to happen before a lender will sign off, or a documented risk letter needs to go in the closing file.
Having a thorough, independent home inspector who will actually flag those tree-related issues — rather than gloss over them — protects both sides of a real estate transaction. It’s a big part of why Watchmen comes up so often in conversations with Tallahassee homeowners going through a purchase or sale.
If an inspection report flags a leaning tree or storm damage and you want a quick read before calling anyone, try our free Tree Risk & Storm Damage Assessment Tool, or check the Tallahassee & Leon County Tree Storm-Risk Report for the storm exposure data behind a lender’s four-point or wind-mitigation questions.
What Watchmen offers
- Standard residential home inspections
- New construction inspections
- Wind mitigation and four-point inspections
- Pool, spa, crawlspace, and basement inspections
- Infrared inspections and radon testing
Watchmen Property Inspection serves Leon, Jefferson, and Wakulla counties. You can reach the business directly at watchmeninspection.com or by phone at (850) 728-3156.
If an inspection turns up a hazard tree, storm-damaged limb, or a stump that needs to come out before closing, our 24/7 dispatch service connects Tallahassee-area homeowners with vetted, insured local tree pros who can take care of it — often before the closing deadline.