SW ASHI may be closing it's doors

[dharris]

Originally Posted by ccurrins

Don't you mean Realtor referred customers?

Nope.. Member of NHIA, only once marketed a realtor that was over 6 yrs ago. Took donuts to the presenation, felt dirty after doing it, Got one inspection from that office, killed the deal , customer hired me again latter on a fisbo, and never heard back from her or any one in that office.

[Ted Allen]

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[Ted Allen]

Originally Posted by dharris

Nope.. Member of NHIA, only once marketed a realtor that was over 6 yrs ago. Took donuts to the presenation, felt dirty after doing it, Got one inspection from that office, killed the deal , customer hired me again latter on a fisbo, and never heard back from her or any one in that office.

Oh come on Dan you know you have a Realtor there right now for dinner...

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by dharris

Nope.. Member of NHIA, only once marketed a realtor that was over 6 yrs ago. Took donuts to the presenation, felt dirty after doing it, Got one inspection from that office, killed the deal , customer hired me again latter on a fisbo, and never heard back from her or any one in that office.

Hi Dan,

Oh that is funny.....

Hope all is well...I been sending a lot of customers your way in case nobody mentioned (new construction)....I'm not allowed on many builders property anymore.....they said I'm too picky and have killed some of their deals just because they install an 1/8 of an inch of stucco or forget to flash windows with Hardy Siding............

I figured you could kill a few deals until they want $1,000,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 in excess liability from you also..........

Their doing everything possible to keep me away.................

I love this business...........

[Ted Allen]

Originally Posted by gporter

Hi Todd. Still inspecting?

NO, I am not, but I pay attention were most of you obviously do not.
To be honest I still do about 1-2 a week at $575.00 min. for a 1200 sq, home. condos 379.00.

A typical 3500 sq. ft home with 2 A/C's goes for $779.00 and I get it...

[Ted Allen]

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[Ted Allen]

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[Ted Allen]

LOL. I guess information is bad................

[Ted Allen]

There fixed that crap.... LOL


Best to you all in these hard times...

[Ted Allen]

I do not feel bad as I as i am telling the truth............. We will see what ASHI has to say tomorrrow, but I will report it on Thusrsday............

If you think I made this up then I feel for you.............

[Ted Allen]

I hope they stay as it is the best info HI's can get in my area!!!!!!


We shall see.......

[David P. Valley]

Since the licensing of HI's was adopted in Massachusetts several years ago, Consumers here could care less what organization I belong to.

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by dvalley

Since the licensing of HI's was adopted in Massachusetts several years ago, Consumers here could care less what organization I belong to.

Thats what NICK has said many times ,
Then NACHI grows and other association shrink,
Has this happened in your State?.

........ Cookie

[David P. Valley]

Originally Posted by rcooke

Thats what NICK has said many times ,
Then NACHI grows and other association shrink,
Has this happened in your State?.

........ Cookie

Nachi chapters have started meeting only ONCE (In Massachusetts), but they never continued. It seems that members here do not have time to coordinate these meetings.

But like I said, State licensing overrides a consumers decision of who they decide to hire for their home inspection. Organization participation in Massachusetts has nothing to do with how I get chosen to perform home inspections.

I haven't been asked if I was a member of a specific organization, in years.

[dharris]

Hope all is well...I been sending a lot of customers your way in case nobody mentioned (new construction)....I'm not allowed on many builders property anymore.....they said I'm too picky and have killed some of their deals just because they install an 1/8 of an inch of stucco or forget to flash windows with Hardy Siding

I had a framing insp scheduled in Carefree that customer said you referred, for this Fri.
Guess it's not ready, rescheduled for sometime beginning of Nov.

1/8" stucco.The frustating part on this is the ROC will only address it if lath is exposed.
I heard there is, or was a law suit about this, from what I heard the builder used the defence of 2 yr liability, from what I understand it did'nt stand.. 2 yr warranty and 30 yr mortage seemed to conflict.
I'm tying to find out more on this, should be an interesting read.

I figured you could kill a few deals until they want $1,000,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 in excess liability from you also.....

From what I gather this has been challanged, the Local chapter and chapter attorney was requesting info on builders that still require this, if they do not require it from subs, they may have a problem enforcing this.
This is or was addressed on Eckley's web site.

Yep love this job.

Now the fun is challanging builders excuses for missing insulation in walls, seems they figured if they tell customer if I am wrong the customer had to pay for drywall repairs would make it go away.
One of them opened the wall on side of stud where there was insualtion.
No problem I solved that by offering to pay for dry wall and painting if the insuation was there, so far 3 customers accepted that, guess what,
the insulation was missing, one of them had 8 sections, by 16' high with fire blocks where insulation was missing, on a SRP certified energy home, in addition the walls were not insulated behind a FG tub shower ,

Last one told the customer that the insulation was there, just not touching the wall thats why the wall was 30 degrees hotter, think they need to come up with a better excuse, 4" wall 3 1/2" insulation