Originally Posted By: darnold1 This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I am concerned with fees being charged for home inspections in Ohio. As a whole do we have a minimum fee? I use square feet to determine fees. The president of NACHI has stated that we should charge more! I don’t find that that idea works here in Akron, Ohio. Money is tight! My fee for a 2000 sq ft home is $275.00. Is that about right? I found others who charge less. They are NACHI members too! I don’t know what to do. Any suggestions. We as an organization of home inspectors should be on the same sheet of music on fees! Maybe not! Suggestions??
Originally Posted By: lkage This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
darnold1 wrote:
I am concerned with fees being charged for home inspections in Ohio. As a whole do we have a minimum fee? We as an organization of home inspectors should be on the same sheet of music on fees! Maybe not! Suggestions??
Well, we don't want to be price fixing but you and you alone can price your inspections at what you believe is in the best interest of your business. Different areas can stand different pricing. Lots of inspectors call their competition to see what they are charging and price accordingly.
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Originally Posted By: rwashington This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I would not price yourself much above your competitors until you have developed your business to a point that you are turning people away. When the referrals get to that point then you are king of the inspection world in your neck of the woods…
Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
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We as an organization of home inspectors should be on the same sheet of music on fees!
We as an organization have no say in the pricing of individual inspectors businesses, except that we would like to see them as high as possible. All markets are different. Shop your competition, and set your prices to where you feel comfortable. Just never be the cheap guy on the block. If you are the cheapest, you are conveying to your potential clients that you feel that is all your service is worth. You can be the highest, as long as you can explain to your buyers why your service is better than the low cost guys.
The last I read, the national average price for a home inspection was around $325. 
Originally Posted By: dgriffith This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi David. I set my fees based on the sq ft and area. For example, a 2000sq ft house in west Akron I charge 350.00 but for the same house in south Akron I charge 250.00. Its newer versus older or good area versus bad area.
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Hey Will my prices are in the fat part of the curve for Phoenix. As soon as my current marketing material runs out the prices will change, heck they might even go up 
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Hey Will my prices are in the fat part of the curve for Phoenix. As soon as my current marketing material runs out the prices will change, heck they might even go up 
Just in time for the slow season. Oh wait, that would be your busy season . Sometimes I get things backwards (hint, hint, nudge, nudge!)
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