Sherlock Home Inspection

What Sherlock Home Inspection does

Sherlock Home Inspection is a privately held, owner-operated home and light commercial property inspection firm headquartered at 73 Russell Road in Garden City, New York. Founded in 1985, the company is owned and operated by Marc Marino, who personally performs every inspection. The firm provides comprehensive residential inspections covering grounds, exterior and foundation, roof, plumbing, heating, electrical and air conditioning, interior, garage and laundry, kitchen, and bathrooms, and bundles a certified termite inspection certificate plus visual mold and visual asbestos inspections into a single all-inclusive price. Standalone and add-on services include termite inspections, asbestos evaluations, certified mold inspections, radon testing, and energy audits, and the firm also performs light commercial building and construction inspections.

The underlying technology is a traditional visual inspection methodology paired with a comprehensive multi-page written reporting system that documents property condition and provides recommendations on items needing repair or replacement. The owner personally walks each client through the report to explain findings. Marc Marino's professional background includes over 25 years of home inspection experience across New York State, more than 5,000 personally performed inspections, and training under a professional structural engineer with a foundation in forensic science and residential construction. The company is explicitly positioned as an independent, non-franchised business and holds New York State Home Inspection License No. 16000012356.

The business serves a downstate New York footprint that includes all five New York City boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island), Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties), and Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Dutchess Counties along with the broader Hudson Valley. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time transaction-based fees paid by individual consumers (home buyers and sellers), with free quotes offered as the entry mechanism. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via a website with service-area pages optimized for organic search, a contact form, and direct phone and email outreach, with no franchisees, channel partners, employees performing inspections, or external investors involved in the business.

Name

Sherlock Home Inspection

Legal name

Sherlock Home Inspection

Website

https://sherlockhomeinsp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sherlock Home Inspection is an owner-operated residential and light commercial property inspection firm based in Garden City, New York, serving the NYC metro area, Long Island, and Hudson Valley. Owner Marc Marino personally performs comprehensive home, termite, mold, asbestos, radon, and energy audit inspections under New York State Home Inspection License No. 16000012356.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Inspection Services

NAICS

Building Inspection Services (541350)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSAMABAA

Pre-Purchase/Real Estate Termite Inspections (WDI Reports)

Home & Personal Services/Pest Control & Extermination/Termite Inspection & Treatment

SECONDARYHSAMABAB

Annual/Preventive Termite Inspections & Monitoring Plans

Home & Personal Services/Pest Control & Extermination/Termite Inspection & Treatment

SECONDARYHSAPAKAC

Roof Inspection, Maintenance & Cleaning

Home & Personal Services/Residential Renovation Services/Roofing, Siding & Exterior Renovation

Keywords

• Home inspection services
• Residential property inspection
• Termite inspection
• Radon testing
• Mold inspection

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Home Inspection Services: One-time transaction-based fees for home inspection services. Comprehensive inspections include standard home inspection plus certified termite inspection, visual mold inspection, and visual asbestos inspection all for one price. Additional services include radon testing, energy audits, and light commercial building inspections available as add-ons or standalone services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sherlock Home Inspection is an independently owned and operated home inspection firm founded in 1985, providing comprehensive residential property inspections for home buyers and sellers. The company performs termite, asbestos, mold, and radon inspections alongside general home inspections, energy audits, and light commercial inspections, personally delivered by owner Marc Marino across the New York metro area.

Product overview

Sherlock Home Inspection offers a unified suite of home inspection services centered around its comprehensive Home Inspection core product. The company provides additional inspection services including Termite Inspection, Asbestos Evaluation, Certified Mold Inspection, Radon Testing, and Energy Audits as part of its standard offerings. All home inspections include a certified termite inspection and certificate, as well as visual inspections for mold and asbestos, all performed for one inclusive price. The company also offers Light Commercial Building & Construction Inspection services for commercial properties. Inspection services are delivered by owner and inspector Marc Marino, who personally performs each inspection and provides comprehensive written reports to clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ home inspections personally performed by owner Marc Marino
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• InterNACHI: Largest professional association for home inspectors, providing certification, training, and consumer-facing "Find an Inspector" directories. Not a competitor but a key channel and credentialing body for Sherlock's target market of independent inspectors.
• InspectorPro Insurance: Provider of errors & omissions insurance, training, and business tools for independent home inspectors. Adjacent ecosystem player serving the same solo-inspector segment that Sherlock operates in, but not a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• AmeriSpec Inspection Services: One of the largest national home inspection franchises in North America, offering pre-purchase home, termite, radon, mold, and related inspections. Directly comparable to Sherlock in service mix; differs in being a franchise system with multiple inspectors and broader geographic reach.
• WIN Home Inspection: National home inspection franchise providing whole-home inspections, termite/WDI inspections, radon, mold, and air quality testing. Comparable in bundled service offering and target customer (pre-purchase buyers); differs via franchise model.
• The BrickKicker: Commercial and residential property inspection franchise offering building, property condition, and specialty inspections. Comparable to Sherlock for light commercial work; broader on commercial and less specialized on residential termite/WDI.
• National Property Inspections (NPI): National home and light commercial inspection franchise offering residential, commercial, and specialty inspections (termite, radon, mold). Comparable service portfolio to Sherlock with the addition of stronger commercial inspection positioning.
• Pillar To Post Home Inspectors: National home inspection franchise providing comprehensive pre-purchase inspections including termite, radon, mold, and energy assessments. Closely aligned with Sherlock's bundled service approach, but operates through a multi-inspector franchise model.
• HomeTeam Inspection Service: Franchise home inspection company using a team-based inspection model (multiple specialists per home). Directly comparable pre-purchase home inspection offering to Sherlock; structural model is fundamentally different but service mix overlaps heavily.
• A Buyer's Choice Home Inspections: North American home inspection franchise providing pre-purchase inspections plus termite, radon, mold, and sewer scope services. Comparable in service breadth and target customer, competing in similar real estate agent referral channels.
• HouseMaster Home Inspections: Established national home inspection franchise network offering pre-purchase inspections, termite/WDI reports, radon, and mold testing. Comparable in service scope to Sherlock, competing for the same real estate agent-driven buyer pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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