Gas prices provide opportunity for inspectors to raise fees.

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Originally Posted By: gromicko
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Because home inspectors spend so much time driving, now would be a good time to raise your pricing. Blame it on the cost of fuel.

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Originally Posted By: mboyett
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Opportunistic price gouging…the American way huh Nick?


Don't get me wrong, I'm all for HI's closely monitoring their cost of doing business and if expenses, which gasoline is a major contributor, dictates a price increase then so be it. Just to arbitrarily raise prices and blame it on gasoline is not good business. At least not for me.

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Mike Boyett
Capital City Inspections
Austin, Tx
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Originally Posted By: rbrown1
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Razing our prices this week and not just because of the gas, although that was part of it.


Jumped up $50.00 per inspection.

The more seasoned inspectors and speciality inspectors are going up as well.

Our top inspector is now in the range of $450.00. I don't expect as many inspections for him but, he does many other things which help to keep us going, so less inspections (in his case) is actually better.

Just MPOV is all.

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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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To many inspectors do not last in this profession .


I think it is 90% do not last three years.


I charge $400:00 Last week we did 6 inspections… = $2,400:00.


I figure expenses are about 100:00 per inspection = 600:00


Profit approx …$1,800:00


I lost an Inspection to another inspector . He Charges $300:00
If he did 8 inspections at $300:00..........................=$2,400:00
Expenses at $100:00 ...........................................= $800:00
Profit Approx.........................................................=$1,600:00
He did 33% more inspection then we did .
He worked 33% harder then we did .
He has 33% more liability then we do.
WOW!!!!! all this and made $200:00 less then we did .
I guess he charges what he is worth .
I sure can see why 90 % do not last in this profession.
Work smart stay in business. The Choice is yours.
I have always charged more then the average in our area .
Why because we are worth more .

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Roy Cooke Sr.

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Originally Posted By: jrivera
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well maybe it could have been said a little bit more discreetly such as to hide the true meaning, like uh maybe, “well geez, somebodys got to help pay for my freakin’ gas cause it’s part of doin’ biznezz”.


after all the landlord will tell the tenant "oh boy they keep on raisin' those darn taxes" he's got to blame someone other than to come out and tell the tenant "you're paying for my kids braces cause i certainly ain't"

hey somewhere down the line someone has got to foot the bill or at least part of it. it's the cost of doing business.

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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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mboyett wrote:
Opportunistic price gouging....the American way huh Nick?

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for HI's closely monitoring their cost of doing business and if expenses, which gasoline is a major contributor, dictates a price increase then so be it. Just to arbitrarily raise prices and blame it on gasoline is not good business. At least not for me.

Use any reason you can think of the choice is yours.
Do you charge enough to be in the 10% who last in this profession or are you going to be gone in three years.

NACHI Where We all Learn

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Roy Cooke Sr.

http://Royshomeinspection.com
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Originally Posted By: cmccann
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Not sure, but that is real classy of Nick. Maybe we can blame hurricane Katrina and raise our prices. icon_rolleyes.gif


It seems Nick has been talking to Mikey Rowan from Inspection Depot and learned the true profession of sucking people dry of there hard earned money.

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NACHI MAB!

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Originally Posted By: rcooke
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cmccann wrote:
Not sure, but that is real classy of Nick. Maybe we can blame hurricane Katrina and raise our prices. ![icon_rolleyes.gif](upload://iqxt7ABYC2TEBomNkCmZARIrQr6.gif)

It seems Nick has been talking to Mikey Rowan from Inspection Depot and learned the true profession of sucking people dry of there hard earned money.

gee I did not see where NACHI is charging more .
We all are independent business men and can charge what we wish .
If you are satisfied with what you charge and can make a decent living great .
Unfortunately from what I have seen here in Canada and what I feel happens in the USA
many inspectors leave the industry because they can not make a decent living .
I Have been self employed for a long time and know if a person does not make a decent living
they must do some thing to raise their returns .
This usually is getting a different job or profession.
This is unfortunate in that much time ,energy, and money is spent becoming a good home inspector
and we do not need to continue to loose about 30% of our inspectors a year.

NACHI Where We all Learn

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Roy Cooke Sr.

http://Royshomeinspection.com
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Originally Posted By: cmccann
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Huh?

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Originally Posted By: mboyett
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rcooke wrote:
Use any reason you can think of the choice is yours.
Do you charge enough to be in the 10% who last in this profession or are you going to be gone in three years.
Roy, this thread is not about what we charge, it's about raising prices and what rationale to use to justify raising those prices. I try to watch my profit margin on a regular basis, i.e. quarterly, and have adjusted my prices accordingly. I agree wholeheartedly, a HI needs to be profitable and charge a fair price for his services and base that charge on many factors including what the market will bear, what his value added services are worth, overhead, expenses (including fuel costs), marketing, advertising, etc, etc. To me it is just too simplistic to say gas prices are up therefore I will automatically raise my prices.

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Mike Boyett
Capital City Inspections
Austin, Tx
www.capcityinspections.com