It seems I went months without doing a re-inspection and now I have had four in the last week.
As of now my system for re-inspections feels inefficient and I am afraid I am leaving myself open to potential liability.
It looks something like this:
Review 35R, look at the repairs made. Then I send my client and usually their realtor an e-mail briefly describing which items appear to have been addressed, if not all. I have no contract or report system related to re-inspections. I do charge $100.00.
Re-inspection fee is 1/2 the original fee. It is by a list of items provided prior to the inspection. I don’t pay attention to the 35R, only the list provided. I used to charge $125 plus mileage but it was a pain in the butt with varying amounts. It is still a trip to the property and spending time, especially if I have to suit up for the crawl space.
The client must send a list of the items to be reinspected, prior to the inspection. I will reorganize the list into a punch-list report format with cross references to the original report and send it to the client for review, prior to the inspection. The punch-list report is organized by physical area to optimize my time on site. I charge $250 for the first hour and $125 each hour after that. I usually fill out the report as I go.
sbartolomei
(Steven Bartolomei, CMI AZ License #39977)
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I copy the entire defective summary from my report and paste it into a word doc, And yes you can copy and paste whole sections from a PDF document and paste them into word. I charge $125 Minimum for a re inspect, I will not do a re inspect if receipts are not available. After looking at items agreed to be repaired I just highlight each defective item with one of 3 colors. See below.
**Only the item listed below from the BINSR and the sellers attached response were re inspected today. It is always a good idea to get receipts from contractors performing work and any warranty / Guarantee information. I can only see that work was performed I cannot attest to or guarantee methods used for repairs. **
**Black indicates Item is not a part of the re inspection. **
**Blue indicates Item appears to have been repaired and is functional today. **
**Red Indicates not repaired or improperly repaired requiring additional work. **
This is all good info thank you guys. The old guy I learned from didn’t charge for re-inspections but he served a relatively small area and was very old school.
Do any of you have a standard e-mail or response you send to you clients when they inquire about having a re-inspection done? would you mind sharing that with me, maybe in personal e-mail?