Washington application

[Steven C. Meyer]

Originally Posted by kpierce

Yep, $3500 for the class, $300 for the test, $680 for the license and gas a lodging for 4 weeks. I'd be looking at about $8500. Instead, I'm going to low ball the sh!t out of my competition. The peanuts I'll gain will be my beer money.

Go for it Kevin! Any house, anywhere, any time, any size, $69.99! It would also be worth it to do them for free, just to stick it to the licensing wonks!

Price war! I will beat any competotors price by 50%!

Newbees, I will pay you to inspect your house, just for the experience. That Will screw the guys out of an inspection, and their drive along mentoring money!!!

[kpierce]

Originally Posted by smeyer

Go for it Kevin! Any house, anywhere, any time, any size, $69.99! It would also be worth it to do them for free, just to stick it to the licensing wonks!

Price war! I will beat any competotors price by 50%!

Newbees, I will pay you to inspect your house, just for the experience. That Will screw the guys out of an inspection, and their drive along mentoring money!!!

[Steven C. Meyer]

Originally Posted by kpierce

Yep, $3500 for the class, $300 for the test, $680 for the license and gas a lodging for 4 weeks. I'd be looking at about $8500. Instead, I'm going to low ball the sh!t out of my competition. The peanuts I'll gain will be my beer money.

Come on, give up that family trip to Disney World, Bellingham is a destination must see. I'll bet they even have one of those horses the kids can ride for a quater at the local market.

You're INVESTING in your future!

It may return more than your 401K!!

[Gary L. Farnsworth, CMI]

I wish all of you were in Kansas. It is amazing how all of these states in America have implemented licensing, and with similar languages. States are spending millions for inspection licensing, and for what?

[hmiller]

Originally Posted by sstanczyk

So what say you Washington inspectors. What is your Candidate ID # ?

Post your soc security number here, and then maybe I will post my candidate number....

Anyway I wonder if they really started at #1, or if they started at 100 or even 200? My candidate number is also in the lower 200 range and I will be taking the test soon.

Good luck on your test Stephan

[hmiller]

Originally Posted by kpierce

Yep, $3500 for the class, $300 for the test, $680 for the license and gas a lodging for 4 weeks. I'd be looking at about $8500. Instead, I'm going to low ball the sh!t out of my competition. The peanuts I'll gain will be my beer money.

Maybe that leaves me with the impression that a formal education, as a home inspector, was never part of your business plan. Which could be totally wrong. And for some inspectors I know this is the reality.

But trust me from experience, lowballing does not pay. It allows you to become way too familiar with the run down, first time buyer homes that border on needing a tear down. And for the seasoned home owners, they just look at your price and go this guys to cheap......what is wrong with him?

You have heard of Earl Scheibs right......and sure they do the $299 paint jobs on cars, but I would not be taking anything of value to them.