Mr. Philippe Heller
TMH Consulting, Inc.
1672 Main St. #E-463
Ramona, CA 92065
Ramona, CA 92065
Mobile: 858-774-4905
Office: 858-774-4905
Office: 858-774-4905
Introduction
Philippe Heller founded The Real Estate Inspection Company in San Diego in 2004. He personally performed about 6,000 inspections and now leads a firm completing 4,000 to 5,000 inspections a year. He consults and testifies on the home inspector standard of care, inspection scope and agreements, and failure-to-disclose claims. He works for plaintiffs and defendants.
Areas of Expertise
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Home Inspections
Expert Background
- Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: InterNACHI member since 2005
Certified Access Specialist, CASp-016, 2008 (inactive)
Business Coach for Inspector Empire Builder (IEB)
CREIA (2004 to 2008)
IAC2 Mold Sampling Certification
Developed and taught a sewer scope inspection course approved by the California Bureau of Real Estate for continuing-education credit (2018) - Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
- A: Business coach and class leader, Inspection Empire Builder (2017 to present), including a class on AI in the home inspection industry. Guest, Structure Talk podcast, “Wildfires and Home Inspections” (2025). Developed and taught a sewer scope continuing-education course (2018).
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 12
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: ADA Accessibility
Home Inspections - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 100
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 4
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: 2018
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: None.
- Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
- A: None to date. I have consulted with counsel on home inspection claims.
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 12
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, home inspection report reviews, inspection agreement review, standard of care assessment, site inspection, document reviews, claims review.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: The initial call to discuss the case (~30 minutes) and run a conflict check is free. After that, consulting is billed at $225 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $225 per hour.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $425 per hour, 3-hour minimum.
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $425 per hour, 3-hour minimum.
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel time is $150 per hour.
• Travel expenses are billed at cost, and mileage at the IRS rate.
• A retainer is required.
• The fee schedule and engagement letter are available on request.
References
Available Upon Request