Inspection Needed in Mount Vernon, NY Inspectorocity.com

[Melanie Feria]

A customer from Inspectorocity.com has requested a home inspection in Mount Vernon, NY which is near Westchester, NY. They are looking for a standard home inspection to be completed THIS Saturday at 3pm.

Please reply ASAP. I am looking for an Inspector that will agree to a referral fee for providing an inspection as a result of our company's marketing.
This inspection is booked and payment arranged. Inspector must meet certain minimum requirements that are defined at Inspectorocity.com.

Please reply ASAP if you are interested in doing this inspection.

[John McKenna]

InspectorCity wants to charge how much? Michael Rowan might as well tell us
us what the hook is if he is going to fish here.

[Melanie Feria]

There is a referral fee involved of course. This would be expected to cover the costs of marketing. It is a reasonable fee though.
If you are interested... please let me know and we can negotiate.

[Melanie Feria]

There is a referral fee involved of course. This would be expected to cover the costs of marketing. It is a reasonable fee though.
If you are interested... please let me know and we can negotiate.

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by Melanie Feria

There is a referral fee involved of course. This would be expected to cover the costs of marketing. It is a reasonable fee though.
If you are interested... please let me know and we can negotiate.

We are all interested... how much?

[nwagner]

Geez, will the A$HI vendors ever give up on trying to pimp us?

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

We are all interested... how much?

Seems like a fair question? How much?

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by rmaday

Seems like a fair question? How much?

It would seem they do not like to put their prices in public.

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by Melanie Feria

It is a reasonable fee though.
If you are interested... please let me know and we can negotiate.

If it's reasonable, why need to negotiate? And why not post it here?

Or, if you won't post it, is there anyone who's gotten a referral from you, or who you have spoken with that can advise what you perceive is reasonable?

[iniquette]

Originally Posted by Melanie Feria

There is a referral fee involved of course. This would be expected to cover the costs of marketing. It is a reasonable fee though.
If you are interested... please let me know and we can negotiate.

OK. I'll come do your inspection, when I'm finished we can discuss MY fee. Does that work for you, or do you still need some more information. Just wondering. Honestly, what is the fee? you can't expect to get any business here without letting these guys know your fee. Or does it vary by inspection? What gives?

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by rmaday

If it's reasonable, why need to negotiate? And why not post it here?

Or, if you won't post it, is there anyone who's gotten a referral from you, or who you have spoken with that can advise what you perceive is reasonable?

[John Bowman]

The referral fees involved are advertized as being very reasonable. This venture may well be worth the business and extra revenue. I can only imagine that the referral fee would be much cheaper in the long run rathar than brochures, or other advertizing ventures.

Raise your prices slightly for this venture and cover any referral fees. Don't throw away business in these tough times. In addition the more inspections you do the more recognizable you become to the general public and you can cut your ties with this and other referral systems.

Use them to assist your business. and don't just arbitrarily dismiss them because of comments of others.

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by jbowman

The referral fees involved are advertized as being very reasonable.

Reasonable to whom?
$700-$1,000 / year for what?
http://www.inspectorocity.com/inspec....taf?cmd=plans

Originally Posted by jbowman

Use them to assist your business. and don't just arbitrarily dismiss them because of comments of others.

It's not arbitrary nor the comments of others that makes me dismissive.

It seems this business model isn't working, else "Melanie" wouldn't be coming here to fill the inspections. Unless, the "Inspector need in..." posts are a ruse to get the "fees" from us.
hmmmm....

[John Bowman]

Rick,

I thought those fees dealt only with advertizing on their various sites, and nothing dealing with referral fees.

I'm not sure.

[Nick Gromicko]

Just never pay "AHEAD" of time based on the "promise" of work. Pay for a referral only "AFTER" you actually get the inspection job and you'll be fine.