Seriously?

rross2 · February 4, 2015, 5:59pm

What are our schools teaching kids today? Get what ever you can for free?

This is too good to not share

I did an inspection yesterday for a young lady and found evidence of tainted drywall. My client decides to not purchase the home. Today she sends me the following email:

"Good afternoon Richard Ross:

I have decided to not move forward with this home based on your home inspection. Please advise if I will be charged for same due to the fact that you found possible contamination of Chinese drywall during your inspection or if once I find a new home, will you do the inspection free of charge. I look forward to your response. Thank you. K."

Really?

mlarson · February 4, 2015, 6:03pm

Tell her you generally charge double for the second inspection and offer her a 50% discount.

twitt · February 4, 2015, 6:27pm

Tell her you’re running a special this month, with 10 inspections you get free sesame noodles! :roll:

plesieur · February 4, 2015, 6:32pm

Wow, and if she orders a burger at 5 guys and decides not to finish her meal she will ask if the next meal is free right?

I have heard similar questions most recently "if we don’t buy get the home (3 bidders) will you refund our money?

Its a shame really, how does a person feel so entitled?

Mike- do not answer that:mrgreen:

mlarson · February 4, 2015, 6:46pm

Liberals act all conservative when its their money Paul.

seckert · February 4, 2015, 7:16pm

Tell her it’s your twice half price special. I offer that all the time when people are really trying to push discounts or freebies

dgrace1 · February 4, 2015, 7:32pm

The cheek of her, I offer 10% discount for such circumstances because I’m nice…

plesieur · February 4, 2015, 8:03pm

I agree with you on that;-)

cjacobi · February 4, 2015, 9:16pm

:roll:
And your response was?

mgoldenberg · February 4, 2015, 9:20pm

I wouldn’t be so quick to give a response.
IMO, I’d tell her to call when she has another contract & we’ll discuss.
Then you can tell her your fee. I doubt another inspector will do it for no fee.

mmeeker · February 4, 2015, 10:13pm

I explain to them as nicely as possible I have to get paid every-time I work or I get in trouble with the wife

I almost never work for free unless it is for a real charity, friend, neighbor or family and then I normally end up regretting it.

rross2 · February 4, 2015, 10:17pm

I emailed the young lady back and told her I didn’t understand the question and to call me.When she called back, it turns out the question she was asking was if I’d give her a discount on her next home inspection. I hope her profession is not that of a court reporter!

tbright · February 4, 2015, 10:26pm

There is a inspector here in Maine that will do the inspection for free if within 30 days of the first inspection…

gfarnsworth · February 4, 2015, 11:40pm

Her agent probably advised her to ask you, because the REA is trying to save the client some money due to the second inspection. A discount, maybe.

Home inspectors are so gullible these days. Just like our government.

jspencer · February 5, 2015, 12:29am

You mean that I have been doing it wrong for the last five years? The first one is free and the second one is going to cost ya.

ketherson · February 5, 2015, 1:30am

It’s free only if they let me move in and feed me for free. And I have a lot of stuff and a big appetite.

erichards1 · February 5, 2015, 1:49am

I offer a set of Walmart steak knives after the 5th inspections

mgoldenberg · February 5, 2015, 1:53am

I wonder if it’s this honest guy.
He needs more agent referral work so he can buy & ladder & flashlight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEPvEBl7WCM&feature=youtu.be