FRANK:
I appreciate your opinion, but I still don’t think we’re comparing apples to apples here. And your “math” is flawed in that you assume $10 for all inspections, and your time for each inspection is WAY to high…not to mention that if anyone really reads your math the last thing you imply is I make only $6.80 per hour, wow.
200 "Inspections in three days = 66.66 per day. Divided by 8-hours = 8.33 per hour.
- One hour divided by 8.33 inspections = 7.5 per hour.
I could not do that many inspections if I were traveling from house to house by rocket ship!:shock:
First, there is NO interaction with anyone…ever.
Good! That would “cut down” on the time spent on the "jobsite’
Second, there is* NO report to write.* Simply drive by, snap a photo, repeat. At my office I input into a website (each company has their own program) the info, upload pic, and done.
How long does it take to "upload the info for 66.66 “inspections” per day?
How long does it take to “upload 66.66 photos” PER DAY?
The only true expense is vehicle operating expense.
With ALL due respect… YOUR Time, your insurance, and everything it takes for you to sustain yourself as a “business man” also come into play.
Burger King doesn’t pay near what I make doing occupancy/driveby inspections. If I were to do 50 occupancy/driveby inspections for $16 that is $800. On average i’d say 6 hours TOTAL time invested (prep time, dirve times, input time), that equals $133.34 per hour, then you’d minus out taxes. Of course that amount varies each time out, but you get the picture.
With ALL due respect… Here is the GIST OF THE MATTER…
In New Hampshire it would be PHYSICALLY and I repeat PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE for me to;
- Drive to 50-HOMES. {or 66.66}
- Get out of the car.
- Conduct an “Inspection” no matter how “brief”.
- Take ONE or MORE photos.
- Drive back to my office.
- Get on line.
- Access the website in question.
- Upload / fill in 50-forms {or 66.66}
- Upload / transmit 50-photographs-or-more {or 66.66}
ALL…in a ONE DAY period!
I am NOT saying that YOU cannot do it… all I am saying is that it would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to do it!
I know my math isn’t perfect either but is more realistic than yours.
Okay… You are “closer to the subject” than I am so I will concede the fact that “your figures are your figures and mine are mine”
No harm… No foul!
PAUL:
If you don’t have the volume you won’t make money. I guess one of my keys to success in my area is that there is not a lot of competition. Also, I don’t just receive a “call” to do one, I receive a list via email twice a month and have 10 days or so to complete.
For me, it has really worked out to be a couple hassle free days per month. I actually enjoy doing these as I can just go at my own pace. Sometimes my wife or kids come and we do special things (shop, go out to eat, whatever).
Oh yeah, and the liability, well, I won’t say there isn’t any, but it certainly is less than a typical home inspection.
Anyway, with you Frank I bet we could debate this all day to no avail…so write your last comment on how it’s a waste of time and blah blah blah. Hope you have a nice sunny day!!