NACHI Inspection Planner Book.

[Nick Gromicko]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...6107&rd=1&rd=1

[Dale Duffy]

That looks good Nick.

[mnahrgang]

You got to be kidding?

$50 for a color book cover, comb binding, and pages that could be printed from standard word templates.

Thanks anyway I'll pass on this one.

[Dale Duffy]

Originally Posted by mnahrgang

You got to be kidding?

$50 for a color book cover, comb binding, and pages that could be printed from standard word templates.

Thanks anyway I'll pass on this one.

My CPA, and also myself just love business expenses..........

[wforsyth]

Fifty dollars is steep.

That is all available standard as a part of the Hi Port software that was only $99 I believe. Worth every penny also.

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by dduffy

My CPA, and also myself just love business expenses..........

We like seeing my mattress grow best.

[James H. Bushart]

I know where you can get a home inspection for $125.

From the logic displayed on this thread, I should presume that anything over that is overpriced....?

[wforsyth]

I really fail to see the correlation James. We're talking a business planner here. One that can be similarly created on Excel on one's own computer rather than paying $50 every three months for a paper copy. Also, one could create one's own and print it out and spiral bind it and do just what this gentleman did. There's no patent on the process. It's a great idea, but I just wouldn't part with that much of my cash for it.

[klott]

if you're not interested don't buy it, but why tear it down, let the man make money if he can.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by wforsyth

I really fail to see the correlation James.

Simple.

This man has applied his own personal level of skill and knowledge toward the development and marketing of a unique planner for home inspectors. There is none exactly like it anywhere else on the market.

I have paid upwards of $100 for planners, appreciating the written record they present and favoring them over electronic programs.

I have paid over a hundred dollars for planners that have met my needs over much cheaper versions that did not.

Home inspections can be considered, similarly.

What I charge $350 for, a nearby competitive ASHI member will do for $125. The difference is, they will be getting HIS inspection...not MINE. Mine is worth $350 and, apparently, his is not.

So...of course...I could go out and create something on my own and it might be cheaper...it might even be of similar quality of paper and printing....but it will not contain his expertise and design.

[D. Michael Green]

Thanks Kenneth and James....I really appreicate the support. I've spent 3 months on this project and use it myself daily. Yes you could take the time to design and print your own but when you figure for your time and the cost of printing 100 pages front and back on heavy stock paper then binding it you will have $50 in it. I'm making very little on this...I felt as did Nick that this was something that other inspectors could use, so I made it available at the best price possible.

Thanks Again!

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by dgreen1

Thanks Kenneth and James....I really appreicate the support. I've spent 3 months on this project and use it myself daily. Yes you could take the time to design and print your own but when you figure for your time and the cost of printing 100 pages front and back on heavy stock paper then binding it you will have $50 in it. I'm making very little on this...I felt as did Nick that this was something that other inspectors could use, so I made it available at the best price possible.

Thanks Again!

Thank you. Good luck to you.

[wforsyth]

Originally Posted by klott

if you're not interested don't buy it, but why tear it down, let the man make money if he can.

I'm not tearing it down. As you can read in my post I said it was an excellent idea.

Michael, I think that is the reason people have gone to software. The high cost of printing out items like this is prohibitive and the reason they don't publish it themselves at home on their own publishing software. It is a great idea and thank you for putting it together. You have saved others from having to do so and I may purchase one anyway.

[mnahrgang]

Good luck! I honestly hope you sell thousands!

[wforsyth]

Yep, I agree. You know, it's just like my cookbook that I'm working on. Not everyone agrees with it, or finds it completely useful, but alot of people have contributed and alot of people are going to buy it just to be supportive of another NACHI member.

That cinches it. As soon as I'm able, I'm going to buy one of Michael's planner books, and I encourage everyone else to as well. I think if we all supported each other's ventures like this we'd all be better off financially.