Hey Fam.
HAve any of you been contacted by a company named inspector go (igonetwork)? They contacted me about a DMG Tier Two Inspection on a home with new construction. Asked me to specifically use “snap inspect”
Do they have a website that you check out?
Do you know what a DMG Tier Two Inspection is?
Do you know why they want you to use “Snap Inspect”?
this is the website.
I believe a DMG is a Drawing inspection, like for construction work still in happening ment to keep track of the progress.
They said they only work with Snap for payment. I cant find any bad or good reviews
Personally, I only work with MY payment methods. I shy away from those that want to dictate theirs, but that’s JMHO…
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Yes,
I have done 4 inspections for them. Pay is $125 per, Snap inspect is super easy to figure out.
Show up, take pictures, upload, send bill, get paid.
It works.
I’d do these all day long if they were reasonably close together.
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thank you, I feel a little more comfortable with it now
I was skeptical that I’d ever get paid, but I had finished for the day and figured to give it a go.
You do have to follow the instructions to create the inspection in the system, but it’s easy once you do it. After that it’s a matter of showing up and taking pictures. Super easy really compared to a real inspection.
Upload the results, create an invoice, email it to their email address and 2 weeks later a check shows up.
It’s a little opaque to do it the first time since you have to fumble with the software a bit. For me, as easy as they are, I was able to knock out two in under an hour and a half, including the drive. That clocks in as easy money as far as I’m concerned. No roof, no ladder, no panel removals, no HVAC measurements, not checking windows, flushing toilets, documenting problems, etc. etc. Easy peasy.
Here’s a link to my experience with it…
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so here is my update, I have completed the inspection. The whole process was really smooth. I took a chance because I have to wait for payment, BUT I made a trip out of it and brought some promo to drop off at a few places. Hopefully a win win
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Same here. It was easy and I’ll do it every time they ask 
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I received a phone call request to do a “draw” inspection for iGo yesterday. I have never worked for them before, but they were willing to pay $125.00 for an estimated 30-minute (their estimate) draw inspection, so I told them to send their on-boarding information and I would look it over. What they actually wanted was a “DMG Tier 2” inspection for which I could find no documentation, but they did include a sample report (see below). I also Googled the street address and it was for an existing average 3/2 home. Looking at the sample report and the actual home, my conclusion was that they wanted me to do most of a standard home inspection for about 1/3 my usual price. iGo, I presume, would be charging their client close to my standard fee and keeping the difference. I felt that iGo was being fully deceptive on the phone about what the job actually was, grossly under-estimated the time required, and was totally insulted that they wanted me, a professional home inspector, to work for peanuts. Without even looking at what they wanted contractually or for insurance coverage, I emphatically responded “No” and humbly recommend that every other CPI with InterNACHI do the same.
314 Piedmont Way Burlington NC 27217_2023_10_31_01_37_00.pdf (4.1 MB)
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I did a couple of inspections for them in November. The software was not too bad, but it was not mine and required some learning. Very generic with a lot of spots that required some kind of answer or to be deleted- that was the most challenging part of the inspection.
The payment process was crap. Very informal request and processing of my w9 and it took over 2 months for them to cut me a simple check. They have asked me to do another job recently before they even released the first check. That gave me a good laugh.
I have done at least 20 inspections for Igo.
They pay $125. They take me about 20 minutes, or 25 if I have to fill out an SOW.
I am doing it for new construction only, and in Florida, so no basements or crawls. Nothing about the attics either. Don’t have to get on the roof. Roam around, take some pictures, fill out the SOW and scoot. Easy peasy.
Now they pay by ACH and the most recent one went straight to my bank account.
For me they are just easy fill-ins if I can get over and they are usually 2 or 3 very close but I have had a few singles.
I’ve attached a real one I did a few weeks back.
15148 SE 61st Court Summerfield Florida 34491_2024_12_29_10_35_33.pdf (2.1 MB)
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The home they wanted me to “inspect” was a 1,817 square foot, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, traditionally-constructed home on a crawlspace with three-car garage and pool built in 1965. Complete apples and oranges.
So far I’m happy with the draw requests I’m getting. Well, only one property and just did the second installment. DMG Tier 3 for $300 for a couple hours of taking pictures and inputting into their SnapInspect 3 app. Paid within a couple weeks or so. The app is a little tedious and has a lot of redundancy. Here is a picture of the first one and the second one.
I’ve been getting even more “Solar Survey” requests but they only pay $150 for an estimated 25 minutes. They ARE NOT 25 minutes. I knew it would take a couple hours when I first saw their request but did one to see if I was right, I was. My first one was two hours, lots of measurements, lots of redundancy. I don’t like the Solar surveys and don’t respond when they send them. If they paid more like $250, I would accept those inspections.
I have done dozens of IGo inspections, mostly during our slow time in the winter. The DMG tier 2 inspections are easy but their app makes it frustrating. It would be much better if their software was better or if we could use our own. My biggest issue with the company, however, is that they are acting as a middle-man for a service that inspectors can provide on their own. I don’t think they provide an important service and are taking a portion of the income away from the inspectors who are actually qualified to do the work. They have poor communication (it has become much worse now that they are growing.) It would be much better if the lenders that need draw inspections were reaching out directly to inspectors so that iGo wasn’t taking a cut of the pay, while also making the process more difficult than it needs to be.
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My experience with iGo has been generally positive. I do a decent amount of level 2 inspections with them, which is just a simple draw inspection using their software. I did one level 5 inspection with them which they pitched as “Home Inspection” but in reality it was a complete appraisal of the property for a bank that was buying it. They had me doing digital floor plans, risk assessment and a full inspection using a software that was absolutely insane to use (not the normal software I use with them). At hour 5 I called them and told them I was ready to walk. The rep begged me to stay and finish it. So, 6 hours later I finally get through their bs software and the report goes through, only to have the rep call me two hours later saying that some of the labels are missing. If you are going to work with them, stay with the DMG -2 inspections. Do not do anything else.
Side note: a lot of the inspections they need near me are in the Kensington section of Philadelphia (look it up for reference). Not always the safest situation.
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I just did an inspection, haven’t received payment yet, I suspect in next week or two I’ll get a check in the mail.
My Experience So Far
Learning Curve: I dealt with Leeza, she sent me several emails with links to software along with username and password. Finally got signed into the app and loaded the property. The template selection was confusing, it kept keeping ‘Multifamily’ line in the template, so I deleted that line because it was single family.
The template is already made for the specific items to be inspected, like Foundation, Exterior, Roof, Painting, Kitchen. The unnecessary aspect can be quite exasperating, as it requires returning to areas on the opposite side of the house merely to capture a photo of a toilet, despite being in the bathroom previously examining the cabinets.
Positive: There wasn’t much thought required; it was simply a matter of following the instructions. It took a while to set up and learn, but I believe the next one will be much easier. I felt it was a good experience since I completed it in roughly an hour during my first pass through the list. This also included visiting with the contractor.
Negative: I think the pay should be a lot more, I would recommend $250-$300. The software won’t let you ‘Complete’ inspection until all lines are satisfied. Lines can require a photo or a comment or both. Some non-existing item lines I learned to delete during the inspection, such as basement or stairs.
Undetermined: I’ve conducted similar inspections for Birdsey Group. Birdsey requested photographs of apartments, which was supposed to take 30 minutes. However, it ended up taking me a full hour to walk through all 13 buildings and check for issues like correct pool signage or decayed privacy fence boards. I made it clear to them that it would be $300 or nothing. They agreed to pay. However, I am not informed about any liabilities with them or iGo. I find it puzzling how they trust individuals without a contract. These kinds of inspections are not regulated by the state. So far, never heard back from them.
I think there is good merit in turning these down due to low pay, but the funds will be helpful to stay in business.
I’ve been doing the occasional inspection with Igo for around 2 years now.
They do pay. I have taken some that I shouldn’t have because it was too far to drive, but I had available time and it was just some time and gas.
They added a “additionally insured” thing recently and I told them I wasn’t going to do that for the meager number of inspections. They then called me back, desperate, so I went ahead and did it for them anyway, without added them on as additionally insured.
I’m willing to do them if it’s not too far, but the last few have been 50+ miles away. 3 hours and 100 miles for $125? Hard pass on that one.
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Got check in mail. Two days later I got request to re-inspect same property. Contractor was not ready before. Not bad gig, should go faster this time now that I had practice with the mobile app.
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