Yesterday I inspected a home--it took me about three hours to get around, over, in and under it. I drove home and uploaded my 269 digital photos. I had to switch memory cards about 2/3 of the way through the inspection but I didn't realize I had taken so many photos. I use a reporting software program from http://www.homeinspectorpro.com called Home Inspector Pro, like the web site. It took me over six hours to write the report despite the ease of this program. I had a lot to say about this house. It was an old home with many problems from vermiculite insulation to cable feeds resting on the roof, to exposed live wires, and so much more!
Here's what I realized--I'm thorough! I know; you may say, "Greg, you were in the military for 26 years and you're going to be attentive to detail!" And you're right. But I think it goes much further--I take pride in what I do and my goal is to equip my client with knowledge. Having children, I inspect the home and wonder what my boys could get into that could hurt them while I was inspecting the home.
I need to raise my prices--I made a "summer stimulus special" to drum up clients in my CA town, but at $280 I charge about half of what the rest are getting--and they are busy! But another company is only slightly higher than me.
Have you ever thought you were worth more? I do every day and especially every time in in a crawl space with the spiders, and what ever else I find. Suffice it to say, the summer stimulus special is pretty cheap for the quality work I'm doing--I hope potential clients see this vice seeing my much lower prices as a "cheap" inspection where you get what you pay for. This is not the case with GCS Home Inspections.
Greg
www.gcshomeinspections.com
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