The short answer: As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has read the license record of every home inspector ranked below at Texas Real Estate Commission and found each license Active. 8 home inspectors on the Richardson service roster hold licenses we checked in October 2026; 7 are ranked here. One fact stated up front: no Richardson home inspector has claimed a Registry profile yet, so every name below sits in the License-Checked tier — licenses verified at the authority, profiles not yet maintained by the pros. The first Richardson home inspector to claim and verify a profile takes the top tier in the next edition, under the same published rules. Until then, this page is the only Richardson home inspector ranking that prints the license number and check date behind every name.
The ranking — October 2026 edition
1. Aaron David Miller
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Richardson service roster (Richardson); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #4336-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Richardson (Richardson service roster).
Registry profile
2. Devon Aldon Bailey
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Richardson service roster (Richardson); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #8379-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Richardson (Richardson service roster).
Registry profile
3. Lawrence Druga
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Richardson service roster (Richardson); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #25914-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Richardson (Richardson service roster).
Registry profile
4. Robert Paul Lauer
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Richardson service roster (Richardson); checked October 21, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #25924-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 21, 2026.
Area served: Richardson (Richardson service roster).
Registry profile
5. John Albert Cote
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Richardson service roster (Richardson); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #25379-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Richardson (Richardson service roster).
Registry profile
6. Ross Allen Nussle
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Richardson service roster (Richardson); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #25448-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Richardson (Richardson service roster).
Registry profile
7. Rudolf Reetz
Rank basis: License-Checked tier; appears on the Richardson service roster (Richardson); checked October 18, 2026. Order inside the tier follows the published methodology below.
License: Texas Real Estate Commission #25054-PI — Active, read directly at the authority. Last checked: October 18, 2026.
Area served: Richardson (Richardson service roster).
Registry profile
Also license-checked in Richardson, not ranked in this edition: 1 more home inspectors on the Richardson service roster hold licenses we read and found Active in October 2026 — Stephen Edward Gulledge.
How this ranking works
Most “best home inspectors in Richardson” lists are assembled from advertising placements and review counts copied from other websites. This ranking is assembled from exactly one thing: the license record at the issuing authority, read directly by Neighborhood Registry.
- Eligibility. A home inspector is eligible only if we have read their record in the authority’s own system and found the license Active. No one can pay to be listed, apply for a rank, or be added by request.
- Tier A — Verified & Claimed. The license is verified at the authority and the pro has claimed their Registry profile, confirmed their details, and maintains it. Tier A always ranks above Tier B.
- Tier B — License-Checked. We have read the license at the authority and found it Active, but the pro has not yet claimed their profile.
- Order inside a tier is mechanical and published: (1) neighborhood seats held in Richardson; (2) most recent authority check; (3) time on the Registry (first-verified date); (4) alphabetical. Every input to every score is printed in the entries above.
- Freshness. Licenses are re-checked weekly and formally re-verified every 12 months. A license that lapses or is suspended removes the pro from this ranking at the next re-check — not at the next edition. This page is re-issued monthly; this is the October 2026 edition, built from checks dated October 2026.
Full method: How We Verify — Every check is written to the public verification ledger.
How to verify a Texas home inspector’s license
Use the Texas Real Estate Commission’s free License Holder Search at trec.texas.gov: search by name or license number and confirm the status reads Active, and note the license class: Professional Inspector (suffix -PI) is the senior class, above Real Estate Inspector (-RI) and Apprentice. The license number must also appear on the inspection report itself — a report with no TREC number on it is a first finding.
Richardson, in numbers
- Population and housing (Richardson city): Richardson counted an estimated 118,542 people on July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts V2025), down 0.8% from the April 1, 2020 Census count of 119,469 — a built-out inner suburb. The median value of owner-occupied housing units was $431,400 in 2020-2024, the highest median value in this Dallas County cluster, and the owner-occupied rate was 50.7% — an almost even owner/renter split, with median gross rent of $1,857 (2020-2024).
- Schools: there is no single Richardson district — the district follows the county line. Richardson ISD serves the Dallas County portion and rated C (79), and Plano ISD serves the Collin County portion and rated B in the Texas Education Agency’s 2025 accountability ratings. Verify the district for a specific address with the district or on TEA’s TXschools.gov.
- Taxes (Tax Year 2026, per $100 of taxable value): the City of Richardson rate is $0.542180 in both counties. A Dallas County city-limits parcel in Richardson ISD stacks Dallas County $0.248650 + Parkland Hospital District $0.212000 + Dallas College $0.106575 + City of Richardson $0.542180 + Richardson ISD $1.131900 = $2.241305; the Dallas County component is subject to a November 3, 2026 voter-approval election, and if voters reject it that total falls to $2.217305. A Collin County parcel in Plano ISD stacks City of Richardson $0.542180 + Collin County $0.151414 + Collin College $0.081220 + Plano ISD $1.032750 = $1.807564 (Collin stack carried by citation to the Plano fact build) — a county-side spread of $0.433741 across one city limit. Special districts, where they apply, are per-parcel; confirm a specific parcel with its county appraisal district (DCAD or Collin Central Appraisal District).
- Expansive clay: Richardson sits on the Blackland Prairie, whose Houston Black clays USDA describes as highly expansive — shrinking and swelling markedly with moisture changes — with very high shrink-swell potential that commonly limits building site development in metropolitan areas; that is why slab-on-grade foundation condition and drainage are central inspection items in Richardson (USDA NRCS, Texas State Soil profile). Soil varies by lot; verify a specific parcel in USDA Web Soil Survey.
- On this Registry: 8 home inspectors serving Richardson hold licenses read at the authority in October 2026; the home inspector seat is unclaimed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the best license-verified home inspector in Richardson, Texas?
As of October 29, 2026, Neighborhood Registry has license-checked 8 home inspectors serving Richardson at Texas Real Estate Commission, all Active. The top-ranked are Aaron David Miller (TREC #4336-PI), Devon Aldon Bailey (TREC #8379-PI), Lawrence Druga (TREC #25914-PI). No Richardson home inspector has claimed a Registry profile yet, so all are ranked in the License-Checked tier under a published methodology.
How do I verify a Texas home inspector’s license?
Use the Texas Real Estate Commission’s free License Holder Search at trec.texas.gov: search by name or license number and confirm the status reads Active, and note the license class: Professional Inspector (suffix -PI) is the senior class, above Real Estate Inspector (-RI) and Apprentice. The license number must also appear on the inspection report itself — a report with no TREC number on it is a first finding. Neighborhood Registry reads the same record and writes every check to its public verification ledger.
What does a TREC home inspection cover?
A limited, non-invasive visual inspection under TREC’s Standards of Practice: structure and foundation, roof, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, built-in appliances, doors and windows, reported on the TREC form. It is not a code-compliance inspection, an environmental test, or a warranty.
What should a Richardson homebuyer know about local taxes and schools?
Richardson’s district follows its county line in TEA’s 2025 ratings — Dallas County addresses are served by Richardson ISD, rated C (79), and Collin County addresses by Plano ISD, rated B — so verify the district, county, and appraisal district for a specific address on TEA’s TXschools.gov. For Tax Year 2026, a Dallas County city-limits parcel in Richardson ISD stacks to $2.241305 per $100, with the Dallas County component subject to the November 3, 2026 voter-approval election (if rejected, the stack is $2.217305), while a Collin County parcel in Plano ISD stacks to $1.807564 per $100 — a $0.433741-per-$100 spread across one city limit. Confirm a specific parcel with its county appraisal district (DCAD or Collin Central Appraisal District).
Sources
- Texas Real Estate Commission license records for every ranked home inspector (license numbers and check dates printed above), read October 2026; Neighborhood Registry verification ledger.
- Dallas Central Appraisal District — 2026 Estimated Ad Valorem Tax Rates for Dallas County (revised March 4, 2026) — Tax Year 2026 Dallas-side county, city and Richardson ISD rates (checked October 2026).
- City of Richardson — Richardson Today, 2026-27 Budget and Tax Rate Adopted (September 2026; city rate $0.542180 held; $160,000 senior exemption) (checked October 2026).
- City of Richardson — Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Increase, Tax Year 2026 (voter-approval rate $0.551410) (checked October 2026).
- Texas Education Agency — 2025-2026 Accreditation Statuses (2025 accountability rating system of record) (checked October 2026).
- Neighborhood Registry facts/dallas.md — Dallas County Tax Year 2026 stack and Richardson ISD $1.131900 and TEA C (79), reused by citation (checked October 2026).
- Neighborhood Registry facts/plano.md — Collin County $0.151414, Collin College $0.081220, Plano ISD $1.032750 and Plano ISD TEA B, reused by citation (checked October 2026).
- U.S. Census Bureau — QuickFacts: Richardson city, Texas (V2025; July 1, 2025 population estimate and 2020-2024 housing values) (checked October 2026).
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service — Houston Black, Texas State Soil (via Texas Water Development Board) — expansive clay and shrink-swell potential (checked October 2026).
- Neighborhood Registry Richardson fact build, October 2026.