How often does your client meet you at the inspection?

[dvalley (David Valley, License #566 - CMI)]

99.9% of my clients meet me on site at the appointed inspection time.

Once in a great while, my client will send a representative from their side, but that is quite rare.
I’ve even had clients tell me what time they will be flying in and I book their inspection around their arrival time.

The Realtors are always involved in the inspection process in Massachusetts.

I have never performed an inspection solo.

[rstufflebeem (Randy Stufflebeem)]

@rspriggs

Seriously, though . . .
Most always, if they are in the area. I NEED an hour to get my info, I don’t like people nagging or following; I’ll miss stuff. So, I make their appt to be an hour after I start. I do want them to go thru it with me.

We have a lot of out of area buyers, so I had to choose 50%.

I am with Russell, most of my clients are out of town. Also, I hate stupid questions that are outside my scope (kidding), besides most of the stupid questions come from Realtors as it buys them time to figure out how to spin it when I am gone. (kidding again). Or am I? . I like my clients to be there after I get my work done and go over the inspection areas of concern. But I leave it up to them!
Randy
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[dgoudreau (Dennis Goudreau)]

@relliott

Once in a while they ask if they need to be there and I tell them yes.
Only one could not arrange it so far.
Having a client understand everything is your best insurance.

ditto, I agree 100%

[belliott (Bob Elliott, 450.0002662)]

Gotta call my last client though , as he was mad I used poor grammer when I forgot to proof read my Dragon voice dictation.
I was in a hurry .Yikes

[fmagdefrau (Frank Magdefrau)]

@bwiley

Perhaps one in ten of my clients shows up at the inspection. Maybe fewer.

Same here. I generally turn down weekend inspections and after 1 pm appointments. I have only not been paid once in 5 years and that really was my fault I think.

I have a real active family life style.

[rthoroman (Ray Thoroman)]

I would say about 80-90% of the time my customers attend the inspection.

The 10-20% of customers who do not are either:

1. Regular investors (out of state) which are about a dozen or so 10% +/-

2. Buyer agents for customers out of town 3% +/-

3. Customers out of town 5% +/-

4. Rarely in town customers do not attend the inspection 2% +/-

To each their own I guess!