I am going to the capital on Monday. I am going to visit Representative Grant’s office in the morning and attend the community affairs committee meeting at 1:45.
I have been instructed by the board of the Home and Insurance Inspectors chapter to speak against the extension of grandfathering.
Please call me if you would like to meet for lunch.
Thank you!
Greg,
While your there ask him what the guys like myself who just spent thousands of dollars on mold assessor and mold remediators classes are to do? Do we send in our $ 660.00 to the DBPR and if we do will we get our money back when they repeal the law?
Ya pays your money and ya takes your chances, same as it ever was. 
If you want a license then you better send in the money. The people I spoke with seemed to think that it was the Governor testing the waters.
Only time will tell what the right choice is here.
Thanks for taking the time out of your schedule to keep us informed. Greg, thanks for all that you do. Do not think it goes unnoticed…
Greg,
That sounds like sound advice.
I am choosing not to get it at this time.
There has been a companion bill filed in the Senate to repel mold licensing. SB1244
I did see the list of all the current applicants right now for mold assessor while I was at the DBPR today. They are not going to have to repel it because of a lack of funds.
It will take at least a two year degree and two years field experience to get it after 3-1-2011.
Trust me I am thinking about it.
The cost of the insurance alone makes it a tough item to make money on. I would have to do a bunch of inspections just to break even.
Why bother when I can sub it out to a fellow Nachi Member whenever a client requests it.
Perhaps, if you charged like a professional inspector with an overhead instead of as a contractor who “inspects on the side” you would do fewer inspections and still net more money.
Bottom feeders get lots of cheep inspections before finding a new line of work.
James,
You know nothing about what I charge for Standard Home Inspections. The average price I QUOTE FOR A Basic 3/2 IS ABOUT $350.00. I am just about always higher than the competition on Home Inspections.
My Insurance inspections are priced perfectly.
James, I know nothing about what meeker works for, but I can tell you that a contractor may look at it diferently as doing contracting you can be lucky to make 50 an hr a lot of times and you destroy tools and trucks, and need a warehouse and lose money with employees and subs and on and on. I could see why a home inspector that use to be a contractor may work a little cheaper then the average
Again I am almost NEVER cheaper when it comes to Home Inspections just Insurance Inspections.
They are two totally different beasts.
Have we set up a fund to help cover the expenses incurred by Greg (and others) when traveling to the Capital on our behalf? If not, I suggest that we do.
Ha ha ha Maybe two or three folks would kick in at best.
Those that agree with what they are doing should but will not.
Count me in, where do I send the money.
There is 1. Woo hoo. I already counted you and Russel.
Mike on that you are CLUELESS. We owe Greg a debt that will be settled.
Mike - I think you might be surprised to see how many people will support the cause - their cause