Our Company


Home Inspection & Appraisal Service is a division of First Western Realty, Inc.

Founded in 1978 by Michael and Ilse Klimaszewski, First Western Realty, Inc. quickly became one of the premier
Real Estate and Full-Service Property Management companies in the Killeen, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights and Fort Hood areas.

Affiliated for many years with Gallery of Homes, First Western Realty, Inc. trained many of the finest realtors in Central Texas while
helping thousands of people just like you find their dream home.

First Western Realty, Inc. soon branched out into other related real estate pursuits adding  Home Inspection & Appraisal Service in 1984.


First Western Realty, Inc. and Home Inspection & Appraisal Service
 continues to be a Family Owned and Operated enterprise.

Our Founder, Michael Klimaszewski, continued to add to his real estate education and before his death in 2007 was licensed by the State of Texas as a Real Estate Broker,
State Licensed Professional Home Inspector and State Certified General Appraiser.  He held designations as  CRPI, MRA, MFLA, MSA

Ilse Klimaszewski is a State Licensed Real Estate Agent, Certified Senior Asset Manager and Certified Senior Realty Counselor.

Bernard Klimaszewski joined the business as a State Licensed Home Inspector in 1993 and is now a State Licensed Professional Home Inspector.

Susan Klimaszewski joined the business in 1999 and is a State Licensed Appraiser.

Long time employees Petra,  Executive Administrator to our Asset Manager and Heidi, our Maintenance Supervisor have been with the
Company for many years.


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