Great question from the "misc" discussions!

[Gary Farnsworth]

Licensing in most states is a relatively new concept. So, when HI's eventually take all of these courses offered by the states, what will the states do then? You can only get so much education, that you cannot learn much anymore. When you have been a home inspector over 10 years, and have performed over 5,000 home inspections, you still will have to take tests, and pay educational providers thousands, for what?

Where does it end?

It is a shame that RE teachers teach new RE's about home inspections. I wonder what is said in those classes. If you regulate us for a real estate transaction, the states should also regulate the RE's; both should attend classes together, along with home builders, contractors, and lenders.

What a hoot that would be.

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by ccurrins

Brian, if you only new what you started.

I didn't pose the original question. It was an INACHI member but it was in a section that I couldn't post in, if desired. I just got it more out in the open.......but from reading the stuff in "MISC", that was not needed!

[ROBERT V. YOUNG]

Originally Posted by Brian A. MacNeish

Why do we have such a high turnover rate?

Government stats on a new business last 5 years is 13plus percent.
I think the norm is 20 percent are in business after 5 years but that is the government and banks numbers.
So is HI different.
Many get in because they think its a quick buck.
But business is business that is all.
In America its not fair to even ask that question , for the past 2.6 years are not normal.
That is my take on that question.
One last observation and that is people think that real-estate is easy to but look at all the deception in that industry.
Its the illusion of fast easy money that draws them in and that money so elusive that makes them resign and quit.

[Frank Magdefrau]

Originally Posted by jbushart

IMO, the biggest contributor to turnover is the misguided soul who decides that he will do inspections "part time" and, when he starts getting enough business to carry himself, he will do it full time. I think that of the 90% who will fail before their third year in business, 80% fall into that category.

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IMO, the biggest contributor to turnover is not being able to sell your service.

But I do agree, it does take a full time effort.

[Russell J. Hensel]

Originally Posted by fmagdefrau

IMO, the biggest contributor to turnover is not being able to sell your service.

But I do agree, it does take a full time effort.

It takes a HUGE amount of effort and it takes a TON of failure. When I first started my biggest problem was PERFECTION. Man, it had to be RIGHT ON. The problem was it took 10 times as long, numerous started ideas are STILL in my documents folder and LITTLE gets accomplished.

Putting a "Good" email together and getting it out is much better than a PERFECT email that is work in progress still on my computer.