I use it in central Missouri. A little pricey, I think I pay like $374 a year for Board of Realtor’s membership and Supra access lease. But it’s worth it.
I use it in North Alabama.
Thanks, guys!
Let us know if it helps the member in the Seattle area where the local MLS only allows Supra Key access for realtors and appraisers, if you would please.
Will do, Larry – I’ll ask the member to reply to this thread, once his letter goes out and he gets a response.
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Thanks, Kate! 
It will be nice to see the power of InterNACHI at work.
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I’ll consider it. You do Radon? How’s that working out for you? I’m looking into it because about 45% ask me if radon is included. Sadly I lost those that asked. I’ve thought about subbing it out until I’m certified by the state. The equipment is sort of pricey. What do you use?
JJ had some good advice to start Radon, Edwin:
https://forum.nachi.org/t/radon-testing-where-to-start/164328/2
Edwin, your website is up for purchase on Godaddy?
Great. Thanks Larry. I wish I could have shadowed you while you were still in the biz. I really need to know how to quicken my inspections. I’m sure you could filter out my flaws.
Edwin,
This past year I am doing more radon tests than ever. More and more people are aware of the existence of radon and also I send a little info about radon in my form letters I send everyone who reaches out to me to ask about home inspections from my website or from realtor referrals so I’m putting the thought in their head that Radon testing is a good idea.
If you consider that My monitor cost about $1500 and it generates an extra $100 or so each time I use it, it paid for itself pretty quickly.
I prefer the CRM to the packets because it saves a lot of time and also you get a lot more data.
If you are considering starting radon testing, I would recommend you take Internachi’s free RADON course and also read up on the EPA website www.EPA.gov/Radon. They have lots of good info there.
I happen to live in an area that has a lot of radon. About 50% of the houses I test are over the EPA recommended limit.
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Edwin, you are kind, thank you.
I would suggest getting into a routine where when you show up at a house, you start clock-wise, or whatever, and do that on the inside too.
Another very helpful item for me ws when I started bringing a clip board and pen and tape measure to the inspections. I would tell my client(s) that I have a routine that I follow so that I have less of a chance missing something big on your potential purchase.
So, you can follow me around but don’t ask questions if I am typing or you can see that I am concentrating. Write it down. whether I am on the other side of the house or right next to you, write it down.
And, I will answer all of your questions when I start to move to another area or at the end of the inspection, when we will go over everything that I found and anything you want answered.
It worked like a charm to speed things up, for me. And, it can for you, too.
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Thanks for the tip Larry.
Same here Scott. It’s BS that we are licensed. insured and if a home has a Supra, we can’t even gain access to simply pickup or drop off radon monitor or even do a WDI inspection without a one time passcode or realtor there to let us in. I got in between two realtors pissing match on who is going to let me in the 1st week of March when they cut our Supra off. The listing agent couldn’t figure out the one time passcode, buyers agent couldn’t be there, so listing agent finally drove over to let me in. I waited in driveway for over 45 minutes for them to decide, then that set me back two other days in the week for radon (that pissed me off). I see now, she switched back over to lockboxes on her listings…lmao. Some kind of new law requires a licensed REA to be there for everyone needing in the house. Appraisers are the only exception to be allowed at the house by themselves because they are licensed REA. I hear, even contractors making repairs would need a REA to be there. Just BS all around.
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Agreed…today my Supra didn’t work in OhiO because of the yes mls crap. To top it off, I was in an area of very poor cell reception so I had to drive 5 miles up a hilltop and find a place to pull over to call the agent. She told me to call the office for the one day code…the girl in the office said Supra was so screwed up she couldn’t do it. Back with the agent, she had to have the seller/owner come meet me to open the door. The owner opened the door and left. What? Leave the home inspector all by himself? Like we always did it? Later, the agent showed up. She took the key to have a spare made for me to pick up at the office since I have to return Saturday to pick up the radon unit. I’m fed up with Ohio Supra and so are the agents…most are switching over to combo lock boxes.
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Got mine in Arizona but I did join the local realtor’s association too.
Emunoz I have four Sun Nuclear 1028 Machines for sale now. Radon Class is two days, you’re hurting your business by not getting a radon license. Simple and necessary.
Pennsylvania. Membership to local RE association is required, $195 / year which gives you access to Supra Key which itself is $15 / month for a total cost of $375 / year. There were initial one-time registration fees of $60. I encounter SupraKey on average once per month in 30-40 inspections, so it costs me $31 for that one-time use. Our RE association does not allow access to MLS or to Showing Time app. Suburban West Realtor’s Association stinks. I’m considering giving this up.
Hi Todd;
What state are you in that has this law?
About the combo-lock boxes, if it’s not broken don’t fix it. When I used to head HVAC installs in Chi-town, lock boxes are what we used to get in when the home owner was absent. Why mess with a good thing?