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RELEASE DATE: June 18, 2001 

For Further Information Contact: Matthew Cook, (703) 293-1408

U.S. Inspect Hits Jackpot in Las Vegas With
Acquisition of Home Smart

Chantilly, VA - U.S. Inspect, Inc. today announced the signing of Home Smart Inc., one of Las Vegas, Nevada's most reputable home inspection companies.

Home Smart has built a superb reputation of providing outstanding customer service to Las Vegas's top real estate agents. Its team of professional consultants boast nearly 30 years of combined home inspection experience in the Las Vegas market. 

"Joining the U.S. Inspect team is very exciting. U.S. Inspect will help me deliver the finest state-of-the-art customer service that my clients have come to expect from my fleet of professional inspectors," stated Mark Harger, Owner of Home Smart and former President of the Southern Nevada Association of Professional Property Inspectors (SNAPPI). 

Brian P. Fimian, U.S. Inspect President and Founder, is very pleased to have Home Smart onboard. "This is an exciting time for U.S. Inspect. We are delighted to welcome Mark Harger and his team to the U.S. Inspect family, as well as celebrate our first-ever, corporate presence in the state of Nevada."

Home Smart will undergo a transition period over the next several months, during which time the company will be known as U.S. Inspect/Home Smart. 


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U.S. Inspect, Inc. is the nation's leading provider of inspection services. The company operates in three principal segments - Residential Services, Corporate Services and Commercial Services - providing customers and clients with nationwide coverage for more than 50 inspection types, including general home, termite, radon, structural, private well and septic systems, pool/hot tub, replacement reserve studies, commercial property inspections, and specialty inspection services.

The U.S. Inspect network is comprised of more than 3,200 employee field consultants and independent supplier contractors who possess the kind of on-site professionalism and technical proficiency sought by homebuyers and sellers, corporate relocation professionals, community and planned unit development professionals, and commercial property owners in communities throughout the country.

From headquarter offices in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., U.S. Inspect annually produces more than 150,000 inspection reports for clients involved in all facets of the real estate business. The inspection services company of choice for Corporate America, U.S. Inspect will perform its millionth inspection in 2001. For more information, visit www.usinspect.com.

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