Ruined clothes during inspection

[Dave Bush]

Joe, is he repairing the mistakes he made in the first place?

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by jfunderburk

This is a new Realtor for me. But she beat me down on the price and left her former inspector over my $25 discount. Therefore, I have little expectation that she'll be loyal to me. I've never met her. This was only a $275 inspection for me--the shirt loss ate about 10% of that.

Let's see.....

You unwisely entered a wet crawlspace on an inspection where you undercut another inspector to work below your regular fee. As a result...your logo disappeared from you shirt.

hhmmm

It's very hard to be sympathetic, here.

[klott]

Joe if you laid down in bleach, then it was put there very recently, because Chlorine completely evaporates in 3 days or less. I think you will have to chalk this up to experience and use the loss as a tax write off. It was not to eliminate Spiders though, but rather to kill mold and mildew and hide the odors, in my opinion.

[klott]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Let's see.....

You unwisely entered a wet crawlspace on an inspection where you undercut another inspector to work below your regular fee. As a result...your logo disappeared from you shirt.

hhmmm

It's very hard to be sympathetic, here.

JB, you're hard!

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Let's see.....

You unwisely entered a wet crawlspace on an inspection where you undercut another inspector to work below your regular fee. As a result...your logo disappeared from you shirt.

hhmmm

It's very hard to be sympathetic, here.

The black plastic was dry except in one area. Ever not see moisture on the plastic until you feel it? That's what happened.

You have no idea what the square footage or age of the home is. You worry about your prices and let me worry about mine.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by jfunderburk

The black plastic was dry except in one area. Ever not see moisture on the plastic until you feel it? That's what happened.

You have no idea what the square footage or age of the home is. You worry about your prices and let me worry about mine.

How many areas does a crawlspace need to be wet in order for you to avoid the wet areas? A dangling live wire would have done more damage to your shirt than the bleach. Then what would the poor used house salesman do to find an inspection for under $300? It would probably ruin her entire afternoon.

Seriously, write off the shirt. You got the inspection...you got out alive...all is well.

[mreusch]

Originally Posted by jfunderburk

You probably don't see too many crawls in Florida. If I charged $150 to $200 extra for a CS, when 60% of all houses here have them, I'd be out of business.

Or very very rich LMAO.

[rmclennan]

Dear Joe
I gave up of price wars with realtors, and depnding on them ,considering they only recommend you grudgingly, and in fact have caught some talking buyer out of an inspection. (those one I reported for ethical violation). I found that I kept my prices higher than other inspectors to cover such cost and beat competitors out on service and thoroughness. and have been offered a $100.00 tip by numerous clients. When was the last time a realtor gave you a 100.00