Dave Clark - InspectCheck Founder
Dave is a New York State Certified Home Inspector and an International Code Council (ICC) Certified Housing Inspector. Building on an early career in construction, he started Buffalo Home Inspection Services Inc. in 1993. The business was later merged into Turnkey Home Inspection Systems in 1999. Over the course of his career, Dave has conducted over 10,000 residential and commercial home inspections and consultation in New York State.
In addition to his work as an inspector, Dave Clark has played a prominent role in developing professional standards for home inspectors and fostering opportunities for education and training. Regarding the former, in 2001 Dave served on the statewide advisory board that reviewed the professional license certification for home inspectors in New York. Regarding the latter, he served as a Certified New York State Home Inspection Instructor, Continuing Education Provider, and Subject Matter Expert since 2006. In 2000, he developed the TurnKey Home Inspection System Training Curriculum, which was approved by the New York State DOS (Department of State) Bureau of Educational Standards. Dave Clark is also active in Western New York region, serving as a past president and current member of the Western New York Alliance of Home Inspectors.
Building a Better System
The origin of InspectCheck dates back to 1999 when Dave developed a paper-based reporting system for inspectors at Turnkey Home Inspection Systems. The objective was to create a reporting system to standardize the data collection process and ensure that reports were accurate and complete. The paper-based system generated considerable interest from other inspectors, which led to the release of InspectCheck in 2013.
In the years after the software was first released, extensive time and effort was devoted to research and development regarding the design of the InspectCheck interface and the language used in the proprietary system descriptions, Explanation of ConditionsTM and contract. The language and terminology, in particular, were developed over the last 10 years based on extensive input from experienced home inspectors, industry experts, and language specialists to ensure that they are well written, complete, and meet or exceed all industry and state standards.
Today, InspectCheck is an all-in-one business platform used by home inspectors across the country to complete thousands of residential home inspections each year. We continually work to update and improve our product offerings to meet the latest needs of home inspectors.