People
Not Your Average Inspectors
Foundation First Inspections is owner-operated — Jon handles every inspection personally. He holds NYS inspector, mold assessor, and contractor licenses, is nationally trained through AHIT and ECAN, certified by NRPP and NHIE, and an InterNACHI member. Behind every inspection is also a network of building scientists, safety, fire, construction, and technical specialists across NY State that Jon cross-trains and collaborates with. Most inspectors offer a checklist. Our approach brings you a comprehensive, insightful inspection that goes beyond the basics.
A Background That Changes Everything
Jon Geist
Founder & Lead Inspector
The owner of Foundation First brings a unique perspective that sets the company apart from typical home inspector firms. Three decades of experience in technology R&D, hardware and software development, and new product introductions around the globe. Ten years of leadership as a corporate VP overseeing worldwide R&D program management, global quality systems and factory automation for products used by Fortune 500 companies. Ten years as a hands-on property investor and rehab builder within a family real estate brokerage. The result: an inspector who reads a building the way a systems thinker reads a complex product — thoroughly, with an eye toward what matters most to you.
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