Palm Beach County’s housing market is one of the most varied in South Florida. You have waterfront estates along the coast, aging single-family homes in the older municipalities, and sprawling newer communities pushing west toward the Everglades. Each segment carries different risks, and knowing which era of construction you’re dealing with matters a great deal when you’re making a purchase this size.
Older homes throughout the county frequently have polybutylene or cast iron plumbing, outdated electrical panels, and non-impact windows that carry significant replacement costs in a hurricane zone. Newer construction has its own challenges. I inspect all of it the same way: methodically, thoroughly, and with photographic documentation of every finding.
Palm Beach County inspections cover every major system and component, inside and out. I bring county-wide experience and a thorough process that gives buyers the information they need to negotiate from confidence, not guesswork.
I was born and raised in South Florida and have spent 25+ years working in its construction industry. I know the regional building codes, the common defects by decade, and the issues specific to coastal, inland, and newer-construction properties across every counties I serve.
When you hire Absolute Property Inspections, you work with me from the first phone call through closing. I don't delegate inspections. I don't send someone else. Every client gets the same thorough, three-and-a-half-hour process, every time.
Every finding is documented with sharp, detailed photos and plain-language captions. You'll understand exactly what I found, why it matters, and what to do next, so you can negotiate from a position of knowledge, not guesswork.
Steve Rodgers is the owner and sole inspector of Absolute Property Inspections, LLC, serving Broward County, Palm Beach County, Collier County, Lee County, and surrounding areas across South Florida. With more than 25 years in the construction trades, municipal leadership, project management, and plan review, Steve brings a level of technical depth to home inspection that most inspectors simply can’t match. He is also an FNGLA-Florida Certified Horticultural Professional licensed since 2003, which means your landscape gets the same attention as your roof. Born and raised in South Florida, Steve raised his family here, and he takes the same care with every client’s home that he took with his own.