Lisa Meine — InterNACHI Certified Master Home Inspector serving Mankato MN and Southern Minnesota. Honest, photo-rich reports usually delivered within 24 hours, so you can negotiate, plan, or walk away with confidence.
From the basement furnace to the chimney cap — and the radon, mold, and sewer line in between — Closer Look offers the full menu of inspection and testing services so you only need one call.
Top-to-bottom inspection of every major system before you close. Photo-rich digital report.
Learn more → 🔑Sell faster with no surprises. Find and fix issues before buyers ever see them.
Learn more → 🚧Don't trust the builder's checklist alone. Independent eyes catch what they miss.
Learn more → 📆Catch issues before your builder warranty expires. Save thousands in repairs.
Learn more → ☢Minnesota is a radon zone. Continuous-monitor 48-hour test with same-day results.
Learn more → 🧪Air & surface sampling, lab analysis, and moisture mapping — find it before it spreads.
Learn more → 🎥Camera the lateral line. Catch root intrusion and bellies before they cost $10K+.
Learn more → 🌡See moisture, missing insulation, and electrical hot-spots invisible to the naked eye.
Learn more → 🛸4K aerial roof scan — every shingle, valley, and flashing without setting foot on it.
Learn more →Most inspection reports are 80 pages of jargon. Ours are interactive, photo-driven, and organized by priority — so you (and your agent) know exactly what's a deal-breaker, what's a fix-it-later, and what's just normal wear.
Every issue shown with zoomable photos, location notes, and severity rating.
One click pulls findings into a clean repair request your agent can send the seller.
Read it on your phone in the car or print a clean PDF — same report.
Most reports are in your inbox the same day. Always within 24 hours.
I founded Closer Look Inspectors after a decade in residential construction with a clear conviction: home inspections should be fearless, thorough, and explained in plain English. Twelve years and thousands of inspections later, that's still the standard — and I personally perform every Closer Look inspection myself.
The highest credential in the inspection industry — fewer than 1 in 5 inspectors hold it.
From 1890s rubble-foundation farmhouses to 2026 builds — I know the housing stock.
Profiled on the cover for building one of Southern Minnesota's most-trusted inspection companies.
General Liability and Errors & Omissions coverage on every inspection.
No phone tag, no surprise fees, no jargon. Here's exactly what happens when you book with Closer Look.
Use the 30-second calculator to get an exact price — no waiting, no sales call.
Pick a time that works for you and your realtor. Most inspections happen within 48 hours.
2–3 hours on site. You're welcome to walk through the last 30 minutes for the live walkthrough.
Photo-rich, prioritized digital report in your inbox — usually same day.
"Got the report the same evening, and it was incredibly thorough. The photos and the priority ratings made talking to our seller so much easier."Jenna R.Mankato, MN — first-time buyer
"As an agent I've used a lot of inspectors. Closer Look is the only one I recommend now. Honest, clean reports, and they show up on time."Mike P.Realtor, North Mankato
"They caught a sewer line problem with the camera that would have cost us $14,000 after we moved in. The inspection paid for itself 30x over."Drew & Sara K.Eagle Lake, MN
Based in Mankato, we cover a 50+ mile radius — from St. Peter and Le Sueur to Owatonna, Albert Lea, New Ulm and Austin.
Plain-English answers to the most-asked home inspection questions in Mankato + Southern Minnesota.
Real prices by sqft + bundling math. Most clients land around $500.
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