Yo Nick! Help some brothers out!

[Russell J. Hensel]

Nick - I was thinking as a non-profit organization can you not give out tax credits for items donated?

As the Peer and Mentoring guy here in Florida, here are my thoughts.

I was impressed by a person who came to Fort Myers from Jacksonville to do a 4 day mentoring session. He has been out of work for about a year and decided that Home Inspections was a good fit. Given his background I agree. He also did about a week in Melbourne with the Shishillas.

People who put forth this type of effort BEFORE doing an inspection for profit is a man with integrity.

He asked if I had any old tools that could assist him and low and behold I did. I will be sending them this week. I then began to think why not help people out who go through the mentoring process. An incentive BEFORE doing inspections on the general public. Educating themselves BEFORE doing inspections.

So if inspectors donated old tools, I would then use them to help new inspectors and maybe they could get a tax credit from INACHI. They would only be distributed to people who have been through some type of mentoring with a INACHI member and verified.

If they donate and get a tax credit would it not be win, win, win?

Donator wins - Tax credit
Newbie wins - Gets some tools to do the job better
Public wins - Mentoring occurs before inspections begin

Yes, no, maybe............any ideas from my esteemed colleagues? I am new at this, but always thinking on how to make the PROFESSION shine in the best light possible.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Great idea even if it does not work it is thinking out side the bubble and just might get others coming up with more ideas . All the best hope it flys ... Roy

[Sean Fogarty]

I will be glad to take all your old tools Russell.

[Wayne B. Wilson]

Now i was going to donate Sean Russell you did say Tools didn't you?

[Russell J. Hensel]

Originally Posted by wwilson3

Now i was going to donate Sean Russell you did say Tools didn't you?

LMAO....now thats some funny stuff right there!

[Sean Fogarty]

Har Har..

[Wayne B. Wilson]

I could not resist Sorry
Psst not really

[Aubrey J. Kahn]

Sean, I assume you would also take his old trailer/office, right?

[Sean Fogarty]

Originally Posted by akahn

Sean, I assume you would also take his old trailer/office, right?

Sure, as long as he takes out the port o john. Don't want nothing to do with that thing after he has touched it..

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by sfogarty

Sure, as long as he takes out the port o john. Don't want nothing to do with that thing after he has touched it..

Last year, I did a cottage (read "home") inspection for a doctor purchasing the "cottage" from a well-to-do Swiss owner in a FSBO. While there, the Swiss gentleman said he would be replacing all toilets as he left the place. Interesting way of looking at things!

[Michael J. Parker]

Good idea. You should talk with your tax advisor.

[rsmith24]

Where do you send tools you want to donate Russ?

[Curtis M. Vilt]

Originally Posted by rsmith24

Where do you send tools you want to donate Russ?

Ditto

[Russell J. Hensel]

Russ Hensel
13650 Fiddlesticks Blvd. Ste 202-399
Fort Myers, Florida 33912

You guys ROCK! Thanks!

I don't want donors to be "Put Out" if you want someone to pay for shipping, I will personally reimburse you and the inspector who gets your tools will formally thanks you (so you don't think I am making a stock pile of tools for ebay...lol)

[Lawrence W. Losciale]

Great Idea Russell. May be InterNACHI could give some instructional material as part of the mentoring process or some marketing stuff above what we all get free for being members.