Meet the owner
Hello, my name is Rich Thomas. I am the Chief Project Manager and lead Home Inspector of HOME CHEX Property Service Group.
I have been living in Bolivia NC with my wife for the past 18 years. We moved to the coast after living most of our lives in Northern Virginia. My son RJ graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2022 and is currently living in Atlanta pursuing his professional acting career. My wife Kris, owns and operates The Pilates Spa, a health and fitness studio, here in Brunswick county.
After graduating from college in 1984, I entered the U.S. Army as an officer and service as an Infantry officer and as a Captain on a Special Forces Detachment Team. I love my county and proud to have served.
After traveling the globe in the Army, I decided to win the hearts and minds of our own younger generation and became a Public Educator in Fairfax County, VA.. I taught High School History at Chantilly H.S.. for 10 years. There is nothing harder than a public school teaching job, but nothing more rewarding.
Unfortunately, a teacher's salary was not going to make it when my wife became pregnant with RJ. I took my savings and invested in a GOLD's Gym Franchise in Richmond Va.. With the experience in owning and operating a successful Franchise Gym I was offered the Southeast Regional Sales Director for Gold's Gym International. Through my travels along the east coast I fell in love with the Brunswick Beach area. When it was time to leave the corporate world, I knew where I was moving to.
As I was transitioning from corporate life to self employment, I worked for a a local Renovation and Maintenance Company in Brunswick County called TOTAL HOME Repairs. For several years I handled the marketing end of the business by offering home owners FREE preventive maintenance checks as a lead generation tool for the business.
These maintenance inspections lead to becoming certified as a Home Inspector and licensed by the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board (NCHILB). I received my formal training at the premier Home Inspection Training Center (THITC) in Burlington NC. With this new knowledge and skill set, I decided to test my entrepreneurial skills and became the Project Sponsor, Project Owner, Project Manager and Project Coordinator for HOME CHEX Property Inspection Service.
I am blessed to have found such a beautiful community to live in and proud to serve the many hundreds of happy home buyers with comprehensive home inspection services. At HOME CHEX Property Service Group, I pride myself in following high standards and providing reliable, professional service to all of my customers.
Thank you.
Rich Thomas CPM
Lead Home Inspector
NC Licensed # 4014