I know why you don't have more luck with MIC

[Wayne B. Wilson]

I have done a few here, One only came back and tried to bite me, Lady had a home that was once listed for 1.2 Million , when things turned bad she was force to sell and then it was going to be foreclosed on . She decided to put it up for auction she thought a Inspection would show how well built it was . Keep in mind no Building inspector in this area.

Well that did not go well many problems nothing that could not be fixed but serious enough to worry some folks
She called and threaten to sue me ,said I devalued her property . ( Her Husband was a Lawyer) she was a Wall street Person .
She proceeded to ask my building back ground .
I told her
I ask who supervised the building of the home
Quote By her well i did of course
I asked her back ground in building
Silence
Then she said well it was approved by a building inspector ( remember above )
I ask her his name she couldn't remember lolol That's when i said simply you do not have to use the report, there is no Building inspector for that area , But if i am ask i will comment you know of the problems .And ask your Husband if i am talking to fast for him to write all this down. Sue me if you wish we will see then good bye. Oh with that i said something about EPA might want to know about the Visitors house sewage going to the lake lol

Not to many want them here, Honest Agents Have tried to get them but buyers are scared of them . Crappy Agents don't want them

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by wwilson3

I have done a few here, One only came back and tried to bite me, Lady had a home that was once listed for 1.2 Million , when things turned bad she was force to sell and then it was going to be foreclosed on . She decided to put it up for auction she thought a Inspection would show how well built it was . Keep in mind no Building inspector in this area.

Well that did not go well many problems nothing that could not be fixed but serious enough to worry some folks
She called and threaten to sue me ,said I devalued her property . ( Her Husband was a Lawyer) she was a Wall street Person .
She proceeded to ask my building back ground .
I told her
I ask who supervised the building of the home
Quote By her well i did of course
I asked her back ground in building
Silence
Then she said well it was approved by a building inspector ( remember above )
I ask her his name she couldn't remember lolol That's when i said simply you do not have to use the report, there is no Building inspector for that area , But if i am ask i will comment you know of the problems .And ask your Husband if i am talking to fast for him to write all this down. Sue me if you wish we will see then good bye. Oh with that i said something about EPA might want to know about the Visitors house sewage going to the lake lol

Not to many want them here, Honest Agents Have tried to get them but buyers are scared of them . Crappy Agents don't want them

As they should be, having been paid for by the vendor or even worse, a realtor!!

[James H. Bushart]

Obviously, the inspectors in Colorado who are making this program work for them are in more control over their profession...and less dependent upon real estate salesmen... for the future of their businesses than others throughout the nation.

I remember President Reagan speaking once on "economists" describing them as people who refuse to accept, in theory, what is working in practice. The same applies to MIC. The inspectors in Colorado who are performing MIC inspections have yet to discover in practice, unlike those who have never given it a try have determined in theory, that it won't work.

Perhaps...and I emphasize "perhaps", since I have not attempted nor totally ruled out this idea...it requires that the inspector choosing to use it to think outside of the box and to be free from the encumbrances of having part timers who sell houses dictating how he will run his business.

I see risks...and I see the potential for someone to misunderstand the meaning of a house being "certified" as "move-in" ready. But I also see the opportunity to cover all the bases in advance....something we should all be doing in all of our inspections, anyway....to be certain that everything we use to communicate this program (from advertising to the final report, and everything in between) specifically and clearly defines the scope of the inspection and what it means.

In my opinion, this is a tool that a FSBO seller should be using to set themselves apart from the typical real estate salesman who....as we all know but only a few will publicly state....discourage full disclosure to varying degrees. FSBO homes could become the most credible and least expensive way to buy if more of them would use this program, IMO.

FSBO can be developed into a preferential way of buying...as well as selling a house. Unless it is owned by a bank, the FSBO will NOT be a foreclosure where maintenance has been deferred, sometimes for years, before the sale. Buyers won't be paying for the salesman's commission. The addition of a full inspection report will serve several purposes and the buyer will retain the option of still, if they so desire, to pay another inspector to provide them with an additional report as they currently do with homes sold through brokers.

There is potential here for the FSBO house to become the buyer's preference as well as the seller's.

[Curtis M. Vilt]

[quote=jbushart;743644]Obviously, the inspectors in Colorado who are making this program work for them are in more control over their profession...and less dependent upon real estate salesmen... for the future of their businesses than others throughout the nation.

I remember President Reagan speaking once on "economists" describing them as people who refuse to accept, in theory, what is working in practice. The same applies to MIC. The inspectors in Colorado who are performing MIC inspections have yet to discover in practice, unlike those who have never given it a try have determined in theory, that it won't work.

Perhaps...and I emphasize "perhaps", since I have not attempted nor totally ruled out this idea...it requires that the inspector choosing to use it to think outside of the box and to be free from the encumbrances of having part timers who sell houses dictating how he will run his business.

I see risks...and I see the potential for someone to misunderstand the meaning of a house being "certified" as "move-in" ready. But I also see the opportunity to cover all the bases in advance....something we should all be doing in all of our inspections, anyway....to be certain that everything we use to communicate this program (from advertising to the final report, and everything in between) specifically and clearly defines the scope of the inspection and what it means.

In my opinion, this is a tool that a FSBO seller should be using to set themselves apart from the typical real estate salesman who....as we all know but only a few will publicly state....discourage full disclosure to varying degrees. FSBO homes could become the most credible and least expensive way to buy if more of them would use this program, IMO.

FSBO can be developed into a preferential way of buying...as well as selling a house. Unless it is owned by a bank, the FSBO will NOT be a foreclosure where maintenance has been deferred, sometimes for years, before the sale. Buyers won't be paying for the salesman's commission. The addition of a full inspection report will serve several purposes and the buyer will retain the option of still, if they so desire, to pay another inspector to provide them with an additional report as they currently do with homes sold through brokers.

There is potential here for the FSBO house to become the buyer's preference as well as the seller's.[/quote


James I agree. We all heard the story of the shoe salesman that went to a third world country got off the plane and saw no one was wearing shoes. Turned around and said there is no market there.
His competitor went to the same place and saw no one was wearing shoes called the office and said triple his order the market is wide open.
Or something like that. But you get the point.

[rramsey1]

Comments Please! I am putting this together to target FSBO- not agents


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Defects in your home are going to be revealed one way or another, anyway... I know you want the defect to be revealed as early on in the transaction as possible, so it can be dealt with in time;

Don’t let unknown problems ruin your home sale or


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This is what you want:

1. No renegotiations after the buyer’s home inspection.
2. No panicked buyers when the home inspector finds a problem.
3. You not having to deal with inflated repair estimates that cost YOU money.
4. No more countless hours and dollars in energy to get a contract that is "blown out of the water" by surprise defects.
5. Above all, a Seller's Inspection is the ultimate gesture of full disclosure and will help protect, YOU, the Seller.


You can use the TRUTH about your home in the final (after any needed major defect repairs) inspection report to make your home stand out; this will help you sell your home

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[Curtis M. Vilt]

Looks great Ralph. Let me know how it works.

[James H. Bushart]

Use your defect as a selling point, Mr. FSBO seller.

Show the potential buyer what you found...and what you did about it. Show him how well you have been maintaining his future home. Show him the inspection report and the receipts for things that you fixed...that he won't have to.

Buyer's will be relieved to have their worries addressed for them, in advance, as they admire the view from the back deck.

[Bruce A. King]

The successful agent of the future will only list houses that have been inspected by the best inspectors around. As the cost of repairing houses continues to rise our jobs will become even more important.

[George E. Russell]

Hey Ralph I didn't know you were a inachi member. Remember me I used to work with Doug when he had his land clearing business???

[Greg Keene, CPI]

I have finally convinced a realtor to start having her listings inspected (first one was today). Out of town seller and she made the seller send a check and have me inspect the house. I have taught her enough about the things I look for that is now calling me with inspections and giving me clues as to what she sees and doesn't like. Now she sees things on her listing she doesn't like and know they will create a problem.

She is using the inspection to help price the property and make sure things are fixed before she gets a contract so she is comfortable with the condition of the house and does not want to worry about the sale being killed by the inspection.

It has taken me a year to get her in line. She is the broker a small ReMax office and has 3 other agents. And I think once she uses it and finds the advantages, she will convince others to do the same thing.

I bring up MIC in every liability class I teach agents and say it is a good idea, but they don't want to be the first. They are scared because it is "new".

I like Ralph's idea and am going to start marketing it to FSBOs. Maybe when the agents start seeing the signs on a FSBO house they may get a clue.