TOPIC: Last One To Post Wins!!

Here is an example of how bad it has been for me, this has been a common scenerio.

Client calls, I talk to him 5/10 minutes book job for tomorrow AM.

Dual agent and I need to contact him. I spen 10 minutes with agent and we remember working with each other in past. Nice guy!!

I spend 10 more minutes with wife as husband did not have info and was at work. I confirm time with agent and buyers.

I spend 15 minutes getting contract, report prepared with HIP.

Client calls canceling inspection. Reason was not completely clear.

I wasted 30-45 minutes of my time.


Last week a client double booked and for some reason I contacted agent for code and she stated about the other inspector. I called client and they lied stating there loan did not go thru.

Same week a client called to set up a radon/general for his home.  He had questions about a mold remidiation at his house, was done with bleach. I advised he call a mold specialist. Mold specialist also does radon/general. This inspector took my inspections away. I lost this one as I was honest.

It is really bad in the inspection market for me, between the utility companies, clients, economy and what seems to be a bad run of luck it looks like a long winter.


Thanks for listening.

I hope others are doing way better then me when it comes to there business.

David it is the sign of the times the same thing is going on all over hang in there ...

Thanks guys, appreciatte it, I think I need to increase my dosage of anti depressents!! :'(

Discouraging Dave, but not much we can do about it.
I've worked 3 months in a year so far.
Scramble to get anything I can get, all I can do.
And working for the Commander is no piece of cake, I would much rather be working for someone else.  ;D

I was able to fix something for my commander today.

Stove burner tubes had large holes in them.  My Dad almost blew up the place the other day. The front tubes had holes and he turned on the gas for 10 seconds then light the back burner. Stove top moved significantly when the gas ignited. Not sure what he was thinking.

Last week I installed a water heater, so I figured I saved the cost of an inspection.

Next is installing a GDO.

Was looking at another Genie, seems not to complicated.

I actually booked 2 jobs today for this weekend. Wonder if they will pan out.

Hi. Dave, and nice to hear you got a couple lined up.

What is a GDO?

Don't let your father touch it.  ;D

Garage door opener (GDO)

The one I have is the original 1967 opener. I would save the cost of one condo inspection installing myself.

What would really save me is replacing 3 large slabs of concrete. They want 3K. This would equal about 8 inspections.

I could do it for less than 500. The hard part is breaking it up and hauling it away.

My house is in pretty good shape except for the driveway.