I got this email from myself today regarding home warranties.

[Nick Gromicko]

Hello Nick,

One of the biggest challenges most home inspectors face is in marketing their businesses. You may be the best inspector in the Valley Forge/Philadelphia area, but if you don't find a way to differentiate yourself from the competition, no one will ever find out. With the current condition of the real estate market in Pennsylvania, this couldn't be truer--inspection jobs are harder to come by, so we need to rely even more on our ability to market ourselves.

That's why InterNACHI has arranged an exclusive deal with Mountain Warranty Corporation and Guardian Protection Services to help you offer both a free limited home warranty and a free security analysis with each inspection. By providing these value-added services with your inspection, you can get the edge you need to promote yourself in this market.

Simply sign up for the Mountain Warranty limited home warranty program at http://mountainwarranty.com to start using the program. Because you're an InterNACHI member, the $100 application fee will be waived. And each time you invite Guardian to provide a free security analysis with your inspection, they will cover the cost of a 100-day limited home warranty for your client (don't worry, they perform the analysis in a low-key, no pressure manner that let's your client decide later if they want to contact Guardian).

Guardian is leading the home security industry in and around Philadelphia, and Mountain Warranty is leading the home warranty industry throughout Pennsylvania. For more information about Guardian and the regions that this program is offered in, visit
http://www.guardianprotection.com/nachi/. For more information about Mountain Warranty, and to sign up, visit http://mountainwarranty.com.

Nick Gromicko
Founder, InterNACHI
www.nachi.org

PS--Check out my interview with Jay Stuck from Guardian Protection Services on NACHI.TV

[Mark Reusch]

Indemnification. It is the inspector's duty to know the terms of the MWC warranty. Inspector is not authorized to interpret the warranty or to make representations to inspector's client on behalf of MWC about the warranty. In the event of any legal action against MWC arising or allegedly arising out of inspector's representations to inspector's client, or from inspector's concealment of facts from inspector's client, if MWC is found liable, inspector agrees to fully indemnify MWC for all expenses incurred by MWC in such action including, but not limited to, damages paid by MWC and costs and attorney's fees. Similarly, in the event of any legal action against MWC arising or allegedly arising out of any acts or omissions of the inspector, if MWC is found liable, inspector agrees to fully indemnify MWC for all expenses incurred by MWC in such action including, but not limited to, damages paid by MWC and costs and attorney's fees.

I am wondering why I would want a warranty company that is going to shift all expenses to me???????????????????

[Mark Reusch]

I understand that concealing things is bad and I would never do this but I want more information about all this before I commit to something like this. I would like to have my attorney go over all pertinent documents.


Mark

[Nick Gromicko]

If you read this contract language carefully, the inspector is ONLY required to reimburse MWC if the following 3 things take place:

1. Someone files a lawsuit against MWC;

2. The basis for the lawsuit is some alleged wrongdoing on the part of the inspector, e.g., the the inspector makes false representations to the client about the warranty, conceals facts from his client, or does any other negligent act or omission that is attributed to MWC; AND

3. The lawsuit against MWC is successful.

MWC expects to pay all valid claims under the terms of the warranty, but with thousands of inspectors out there, we need to make clear that those inspectors can't make any representations to their customers about the warranty, other than what is in the warranty document itself. Otherise, you have thousands of potential lawsuits out there every time an inspector makes an oral representation to the homeowner.

If the basis of the customer's lawsuit against MWC does not involve some wrongful or negligent act by the inspector, then this provision by its own terms does not apply. If the lawsuit against MWC is not successful, this provision does not apply.

[Greg Bell]

You know what they say about someone when they start sending e-mails to themselves?

[Nick Gromicko]

The lovey dovey one I got from myself this morning really creeped me out.

[bmullen]

Originally Posted by gromicko

The lovey dovey one I got from myself this morning really creeped me out.

Don't you have a Spam blocker?

Yer Canuck buddy Bill

[Ben L. Garrison]

Emailing yourself, huh Nick? Do you suffer from Nicksophrenia?