Lafayette · Tippecanoe County · Monticello · Brookston · Delphi
A walkthrough before a Section 8 or city rental inspection. We photograph common fail points and leave a punch list. The inspector still makes the call. This is not a pass guarantee.
Frank Foust · Lafayette-owned Welcome Home Property Management LLC
A self-managing landlord with a Section 8 or city date on a house, duplex, or apartment in Lafayette, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Monticello, Brookston, or Delphi. It is also a second look for an owner who wants the punch list before the official visit.
The list below is general awareness. It is not the current HUD checklist, not a city code determination, and not legal advice. Confirm the rules for your unit. The bookable visit is inspection prep.
A photo report and a punch list sorted into fix before the inspection, worth doing, and watch. Repairs wait for your approval, then go to Welcome Home or to Welcome Home Improvement when that is the right crew. A re-walk, if you want one before the official date, is $99.
This is not leasing, rent collection, or tenant screening. Full management for a Lafayette rental is property management. An empty unit that needs winter shut-down is vacant winterization.
Prep
$175
Checklist walkthrough, photo report, and a punch list. About an hour on a typical house.
Prep + minor
$299
That same visit, plus small same-day items such as detector batteries, cover plates, tightening rail hardware, or a GFCI if the part is on the truck.
Extra unit
$129
Another unit, same site, same day.
Re-walk
$99
A return visit to see which punch items are closed before the official inspection.
Wiring, HVAC, a re-pipe, lead work, pest treatment, painting, and appliances are quoted after the prep. A locked-out visit is quoted separately. A discount for several units the same day is not part of these prices. Peeling paint is a flag, not a lead-safe certificate.
Smoke detectors present and powered. Carbon monoxide detectors where they are typical. A fire extinguisher if the program usually expects one.
GFCI spot-check in the kitchen, baths, garage, and exterior outlets we can reach. Cover plates on. No exposed wiring that we can see.
Handrails that feel secure. Bedroom windows that open. Exit paths clear of storage at the time of the visit.
Heat that runs, hot and cold water, toilets that flush, obvious leaks, and peeling paint flagged on an older building. We do not test for lead.
Longer answers, still not legal advice, are on the landlord FAQ. Occupied filter and detector checks are landlord maintenance. Towns we drive are on the service area page.
Landlords
Yes. Self-managing landlords in Lafayette, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Monticello, Brookston, and Delphi book a walkthrough before a Section 8, HCV, or city rental inspection. You get photos and a punch list. You still talk to the housing authority or the city yourself.
Common fail items, written as general awareness and not as legal advice, are in the landlord FAQ.
Landlords
Prep is $175. Prep plus small same-day items is $299. Another unit, same site, same day, is $129. A re-walk is $99. The $299 visit covers things like detector batteries, cover plates, tightening rail hardware, or a GFCI if the part is on the truck. Larger work is quoted.
Landlords
No. It is not a pass guarantee. The inspector makes the call. Programs and checklists change. You remain responsible for the corrections and for what the housing authority or the city requires. This is not legal advice.
Landlords
You approve the work first. Approved repairs are handled by Welcome Home Property Management, or routed to Welcome Home Improvement when that is the right crew. Nothing starts from the punch list alone.
That path is also in the landlord FAQ on repairs after inspection prep.
Call 765-551-RENT or text 765-551-7368. Email frank@whpmllc.com. The request form is on the inspection prep page.