Roof Only Inspection?

[tdietrich1]

I like my plan, double your rates!

[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by rcramer

It's just a limited inspection or what I call spot inspections. I do them all the time, the roof seems be of particular concern for most home sellers and buyers. Same standards just one item insted of several. I charge $99 for the roof only. Do a great job and they might hire you for their home inspection when they are buying again. Make the adjustment to the contract and spell it out clearly that the roof is the only thing you are going to look at and all other "normal" items are excluded.

I used to call them "spot inspections" as well, but recently I changed to "spot assessments." I also charge $99. I also do a great job, hoping that they might hire me for their home assessment when they are buying again. I also make adjustments to my agreement and spell it out clearly that the roof is the only thing you are going to look at and all other "normal" items are excluded.

Hmmmmmm, as my wise ol' grandmother said, "I like you."

[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by tdietrich1

I like my plan, double your rates!

But understand what doubling your rates really means.

For example, if I desire to gross $100 per hour for a NACHI SOP home assessment, and it takes me 4 hours, then I charge $399 (hey, my math is a little off, but The Power of Nine more than makes up for it!).

Now if I'm doing a SPOT assessment, and still desire to gross $100 per hour, but it only takes me 30 minutes, and I charge $99, then I just doubled my rate without doing anything at all other than figuring out how long it would take me to do the SPOT assessment, i.e., pricing my services appropriately.