About
Meet Jeffrey McKinney
Owner, AHIT-Certified Inspector, Veteran
Jeffrey McKinney founded HLM Inspections to give the people of Central Illinois something hard to find in this industry: a thorough, honest inspection from someone who treats your home purchase like it's his own.
Training & Credentials
- AHIT (American Home Inspectors Training) certified
- Licensed home inspector — State of Illinois
- Radon measurement professional
- Continuing education in commercial property assessment
License and certification numbers available on request and shown in every report.
Veteran Owned
Service taught Jeffrey to take detail seriously and to communicate clearly. Those habits show up in every inspection — from how he documents what he finds to how he walks clients through the report.
Why "HLM"?
The initials stand for the people who shaped him most. The name stays personal because the work is personal — every property he inspects gets the same care he'd give a member of his own family.
Our Promise
- Thorough. 2–4 hours on site. Every accessible system. No shortcuts.
- Plain-language reports. If you don't understand what we found, we haven't done our job.
- Same-day delivery. Reports arrive within hours of the inspection ending.
- Always available. Got a question after the report? Call. Real answer, no upsell.
"Integrity. Experience. Peace of Mind."
Not a slogan — the standard.