The Best is on the Way.
Spring selling season normally starts in March/April, depending on how severe the winter has treated us here in north central Illinois. This winter of 2024-2025 was mild in the view of most people. I personally only used my John Deere 6 forward 2 reverse electric start snowblower twice. The rest of the winter there wasn't enough snow to use the snowblower, the snow shovel was just fine.
We had some hints that there would be a very busy spring season based on how February went. We inspected 7 more homes in 2025 than 2024 and our average inspection fee increased $72 due to the addition of in house radon testing and sewer scope services. March was no different with similar increases in number of inspections and similar average inspection fee compared to 2024.
With this in mind, we were optimistic for what April would bring. Since I started SLS Home Inspections in 2007, I had always been a numbers tracker. The numbers never lie and what February and March were telling us was be ready for some very busy weeks. We had no idea how busy that would be, but as of Sunday 4/13, we are dramatically ahead of April 2024.
When I started the company, I was so thrilled to have 2 inspection in a single day, maybe once or twice a week. The numbers now are pretty mind boggling for a 2 inspector team. We are scheduling 3-4 per day on a regular basis, and have had a couple times with 5 or 6 in one day and maintained the increased average inspection fee. Add some additional radon and sewer scope inspections on top of the regular home inspection and that adds up to a very profitable week. The other nice benefit of this additional business is that we have seen our Google 5 star reviews jumping up by several every week. That's so helpful for buyers trying to make a decision about who to use for their inspection. If this month continues as we are expecting, it should be the first of many "Busiest Month Ever" records that will be set.
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