Originally Posted By: Richard Stanley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Had a call today from Farmers insurance. They are going to require a limited inspection on certain homes prior to writing policies in Texas. The agents have been doing it, but the home office wants inspectors to do it. Problem is - they want it for practically nothing. Basically a 2 page form checklist. Also some pics and comments. I gave them a price - they didn’t like it. Maybe somebody else wants to mess with it. I suppose you can contact any Office. It seems that each office is responsible for their own. After my conversation, I was told they had been given a price of $50 each. I told them to give them all to him and that they deserved each other.
Originally Posted By: jhorton This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I don’t sign my name to nothing for less than One Benjamin Franklin!
But fellows, we Appraisers have dealt with this for years. Inspectors will be next. Everyone wants your E&O on the line and they want to pay you nothing for it either! Mark my words. Your going to see more and more of this type offer.
-- Jeff <*\\><
The man who tells the truth doesn't have to remember what he said.
Originally Posted By: lmartin This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I have been doing insurance inspections for years , I have found that they aren’t as bad as you all make them out to be . I inspect housing units get $50 each , some has 20 or more buildings within times $50 adds up. the forms are usually 2-3 pages long takes just a few minutes to inspect , take 2 photos and move on , some times you have 4 houses on one street . these insurance inspections are usually new polices very easy to do.
Here in Maine home inspections don’t come around every day, so one has to fill in until their business builds up.
The most important thing is getting out there , meeting people .
Originally Posted By: dvalley This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Lester,
So you're the Inspector doing these insurance inspections. Well, If it keeps you busy and doesn't take time out of the real home inspections...then go for it.
Have any of these insurance inspections came back to haunt you?(Complaints that you never mentioned a certain defect)
What exactly do you inspect in such little time and what are the pictures you are taking? 
