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Meet The Team

Stephen Rager

Owner of Champion Property Inspection – has been inspecting homes since 2015 and has completed over 1,500 inspections.  Stephen is a Certified Master Inspector, Certified Professional Inspector through InterNACHI, ASHI peer Reviewed Inspector, and former ASHI certified inspector.  Stephen is also, a local investor in our community, with multiple rental properties.  Stephen is a multi-tour combat veteran and served in the US Army as Cavalry Scout.

Stephen Holds the following Licenses; Home Inspector, Wood Destroying Insect, Radon, Sewer Scoping education, and Mold Education.

Check out a few sample reports by Stephen;

An inspection of a 1.6 million dollar property

A $400,000 home, with a 10 year old roof, and wrecked crawl space, we suspect they knew and did not disclose

Investor grade property with water intrusion issues

Never skip an inspection of a flipped property, the water heater was not run out of the house

2 Million Dollar Commercial Apartment Complex, this was only part of it

1840 historic property considered move in ready, good thing they got the sewer scope

Owen Baumholser

Owen Baumholser is an InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector and Licensed Home in Indiana.  Owen has over 20 years of General Contractor Experience.  When not inspecting homes he is with his family or riding his motorcycle.

See a few sample reports below.

A sample report of a home over 25 years old, many good finds

Over 20 problematic issues with this new construction, don’t skip the new construction inspection

A major roof leak found by Owen, don’t skip this one

Be sure to check out Owens expertise, this is why you hire people with 20 years plus general contractor experience to do your inspections.

Noah Schnur

Noah is an Indiana State Certified Home Inspector. He has a background as a commercial electrician and previously owned a handyman business based out of Omaha, NE. He has received the designation of  Certified Professional Inspector through InterNACHI, IA2 Certified Air Quality Consultant with Mold education designation, and Wood Destroying Insect Certified Inspector, with more to follow. When not on the job, Noah enjoys grilling out and spending time with his family and friends.

See a few sample reports below.

Older home with video of termite damage, and other significant finds

Many good finds on this supposed move-in-ready home

Many good finds on this investor property prior to 1950

Aaron Mauck is our latest inspector in training.  He recently passed his WDI test and is staying busy with radon and environmental testing.  Aaron has a degree in engineering and has past experience in management and the restaurant industry.  When he’s not at work, he enjoys spending time with family and playing golf.

Jamie Espenlaub has started with Champion Property Inspection in May of 2024 as our part-time marketing person.  She currently is the Executive Director for Jacob’s Village and a lot of her background stems from non-profit work.  Jamie and her husband Nathan stay busy following their two girls, from soccer and basketball to theatre rehearsals and choir concerts.  What Jamie says she loves most about working at Champion is the true servant leadership that backs the mission. 

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