As I was reading his roof narratives, he not only gives you narratives to use, hell it TEACHES the new guys WHAT to look for! To me it’s not narratives, its a step by step procedure on the process for inspecting. All this for $99…man that is crazy cheap for the newer inspectors.
Now for the second part of the story. I bought the CD back in like 2008 or 2009 and contacted Kenton about an update. He is sending me the update for free. So not only is it $99 for the narratives apparently it’s $99 for LIFE, or at least I think it is.
For me this is a no brainer. Waiting for the Xmas party to win one is an idea, just not a good one. If your not willing to spend $99 on something that can enhance your report (sometimes GREATLY ENHANCE), then maybe being a business owner is not for you. If you can’t afford $99 on your profession then I can tell you this profession isn’t for you and you are WAY undercapitalized to be in business…
For those who know me…I am not too generous with my accolades…this deserves one, especially for the newer inspector.
Just check out what I posted below and pay attention to where I added bold then [size=2]highlight blue as it is on this site.
[size=2]Curious if this is the same as the 10001 narratives that was published years ago with a group [size=2]input by some of the older regulars ?
I have a copy somewhere.
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Should Inspectors Write Their Own Narratives?**[/size]
Because of the differences in climate and jurisdictional requirements across North America, inspectors are almost forced to write at least some of their own narratives.Custom narrative libraries are available, but they won’t be able to cover all situations encountered by inspectors everywhere.
My point is that you can use someone else s narratives but you still gotta work that text.
If it is canned language for a different region it often looks like it and every experianced inspector knows there are 10 different ways to say the same thing.
It’s always a good idea to have an attorney review narratives, but review is especially important for those inspectors who lack confidence in their writing or verbal skills. In writing narratives, inspectors will face choices in selecting terms which may be similar but which may offer differing degrees of protection. In making decisions, in addition to seeking advice from an attorney, inspectors may discover different approaches to wording a narrative by reading the InterNACHI message boards, which have an entire forum dedicated to report-writing. It’s sometimes helpful to see how other inspectors have solved problems, and an inspector may find that a good solution has already been invented.
