JVI Appraisal Division, LLC

[Carl Pennick]

Hello Jay,

I will not be there now probably until December. I need to order a metal scanner on line. FLASH told us at the meeting you can get from Home Depot well I tried them, Lowe's and Ace none sell them.

[Jay Schwartz]

Ok Carl.

Check out the link
http://www.toolup.com/productinfo.as...594&Man=Zircon

[Carl Pennick]

Thanks Jay,

If I come towards the end of the week I will let you know. I am not very happy with JVI so I may not do there inspections. I will see what they say on Monday

[jthalmann]

As far as I can tell there will be no more inspections for the pilot program. Now we have to wait until the whole state goes. Maybe late December or January. I have to say that the 24 that I got were all in about a 2 or 3 mile radius of one another. Once you get to the area there isn't alot of driving. I think it's worth it. Only $85 a pop but you can fit about 5 per day. The inspections are pretty easy but the coding system needs work. I don't even think the people at JVI understand the coding. H,B,O,NR,X.

[ddinwoodie]

I finally got the call from JVI. They gave me 30 inspections, which worked out to 24 once I did scheduling and people didn't answer their phone or didn't call back after two messages. I did one today and have to agree that the "codes" need work. The inspections seem to take about 1 hour (for me) and then you add in scheduling time, travel time, and report time. I'm guessing an average of about 2-2 1/2 hours per $85 inspection. Not bad, but not great!

[Steven E. Wiegner]

Thanks Good Post

I Passed The Test On Friday For The Certification In Orlando
I Hope Orders Start Coming Thru The Inspection Port Web Site Soon

[gporter]

Originally Posted by ddinwoodie

I finally got the call from JVI. They gave me 30 inspections, which worked out to 24 once I did scheduling and people didn't answer their phone or didn't call back after two messages. I did one today and have to agree that the "codes" need work. The inspections seem to take about 1 hour (for me) and then you add in scheduling time, travel time, and report time. I'm guessing an average of about 2-2 1/2 hours per $85 inspection. Not bad, but not great!

That's less then 40.00 per hour.

[Carl Pennick]

Do not forget David that you have to pay inspection port $3.00 per inspection for using there software

[gporter]

Passed on this. Not really worth the time. The equipment, the gas, the hotel if in the Miami area or long distances.

[acox]

Originally Posted by gporter

Passed on this. Not really worth the time. The equipment, the gas, the hotel if in the Miami area or long distances.

Gary - I was beginning to think I was the only one not in the program... was feeling left out

[Doug Edwards, CMI]

Somebody is going to make money on this program, I just don't think it is going to be the inspectors. The more I hear about it the less appealing it sounds to me. I was contacted early on and so far I am less than impressed with the coordination and training provisions. Think I will take a pass on this as well. Too many other avenues to make real money for less time invested.

[Greg Bell]

The only people making money on this is JVI. After looking at the program I wouldn't want one of these inspections unless my insurance company was Citizens.

I am not in it either Andrew so you are not alone.

[gporter]

After hearing you have to buy equipment it just was not worth it.

[ddinwoodie]

Don't get me wrong...I'm no huge fan of this system. Like many of us, I was originally told $100 per inspection and that they would take less than an hour. It was based upon that "bait" that I got interested enough to get the training. Then, after training was done and I had purchased the equipment, came "the switch". The inspectors get $85 and the inspections take about two hours (with report submission). So what can I do...I can't recover the time lost to training and can't get money back for the "equipment", so I may as well do some inspections to recover some money...lesson learned. If hindsight was 20/20...I would never have gotten involved. I'm not impressed with the program or with JVI. We'll see what the fute holds...maybe it will improve after the pilot portion of the program.

I'd love to hear how other inspectors, who are doing these, feel about them!