Avg age of home inspectors

[Rodney Misener]

Just curious of the average age.......

[Bob Elliott]

Start a poll.

Most are old as the hills.

Who would hire a 20 something?

[Rodney Misener]

poll is on top.

[Emmanuel J. Scanlan]

Originally Posted by rmisener

Just curious of the average age.......

Why are you curious? How old are you?

[Bob Elliott]

Originally Posted by rmisener

poll is on top.

Saw it this time,but was not there the first ,so I hope you just added it or maybe I have early Alzheimer's

Getting old sucks..

[Emmanuel J. Scanlan]

Originally Posted by relliott

Saw it this time,but was not there the first ,so I hope you just added it or maybe I have early Alzheimer's

Getting old sucks..

Robert,

Did a crawl recently in a home and may have found some dirt older than us!

[Rodney Misener]

Originally Posted by escanlan

Why are you curious? How old are you?

No particular reason, just I always assumed HI's were dried up old farts(just kidding). Really, I'm just wondering how many of the younger generation are in the business, or does the older crew still rule the roost. I'm 31 yrs old. Just a young pup still learning the ropes.

[bdoles2]

Originally Posted by relliott

Saw it this time,but was not there the first ,so I hope you just added it or maybe I have early Alzheimer's

Getting old sucks..

At least a 20 something would have seen the poll the first time.

[RAY THOROMAN]

Originally Posted by relliott

Start a poll.

Who would hire a 20 something?

All my customers did for years until I was not a 20 something My brother who inspects for me is still a 20 something.

Nothing against people who get a late start in life but I owned a few successful businesses before I was 30.... and plan on keeping that trend until I retire before I'm 50

Seriously age is a factor as this biz definitely has a stereotype to it, to say otherwise is not true. Majority of inspectors are white middle/late aged men. But I know many good young and old inspectors here on the board and locally in my area.

I feel I'm in good mental and physical condition which should be a factor when deciding to become a home inspector.

If my customers had any doubts before the inspection with age, I promise they had none by the time I was done


I would say the average age of a home inspector is 52?

[Billy Boerner]

35 with some grey hair so I can pull off 40. lol

[gbeaumont]

Originally Posted by bboerner

35 with some grey hair so I can pull off 40. lol

40 something with little hair on a bad day I can pull off 60

Regards

Gerry

[Billy Boerner]

So here's the question of the day. Picture or no picture on your website for the younger guys due to the perception that most HI's are in their 50's?

[dbucknavich]

32, Jet black hair. Rock hard abs. Not sure why being young would be a bad thing? I can crawl around attics better than the rats than live in them.

[David P. Valley]

47, medium build, wrinkles, and no grays yet.

If I can live to be 58, I'm going to have my son inspecting homes at 18 years old. He will be the new owner of Massachusetts Home Inspections.

I had him inspecting furnaces at 5 years old.

[Brian E. Kelly]

49 and counting