A realtor who uses me quite a lot when she is the buyer’s agent just told me that she hates it when she hears I’m inspecting a home she is the listing agent for.
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Just another selling point for pre-listing inspections.
" Save your seller the expense on what the buyer’s inspector is going to find, which could be me. Let me inspect it first."
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As I’ve progressed at this over the last 22 years I’ve found agents don’t only appreciate a good thorough report but they also REALLY appreciate the accuracy of our findings. I regularly get my agents sending me reports on their listings where some new inspector is just flat out wrong and basically making things up.
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You will also notice that some agents only refer you when they are representing their family or friends. Not worried about losing that fouth-fifths commish, when its someone they care about.
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Good for you Kevin. That’s how it should be.
If you’re doing professional, objective inspections this is what you will hear more of.
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Good on one hand, not so good on the other. You do not want the reputation amongst realtors of being a “deal breaker.” This is where good relationships pays off because when you have a good relationship, the realtor is more accepting of a thorough, honest report.
I agree. I don’t consider myself to be a deal breaker at all. I have just learned it is my job to observe and report what I see. It’s not my job to do the realtors work.
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That is high praise.
Some years ago, an agent called me to schedule an inspection for his client. He told me that I had inspected one of his listings a few weeks earlier. He said that, I had picked it apart and he wanted that kind of inspection for his buyer. I have gotten referrals from him ever since. He has even paid for the inspections for some buyers who didn’t want to pay for an inspection.
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