TREC validates or reaffirms walk and talks are not allowed

Local Inspection Issues Texas/TPREIA Home Inspectors
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“Walk and Talk” Inspections Are Not Allowed

Texas inspectors who conduct “walk and talks” beware: it’s not allowed under TREC rules.

“Walk and Talks” are inspections in which an inspector charges a flat fee to a client to provide basic observations of property within an allotted time-period, usually 30 minutes to an hour. It is not an authentic inspection and there is no inspection report provided to the client. This type of inspection can be subject to a TREC complaint and disciplinary action.

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Welcome back to our forum, Christopher!..enjoy participating. :smiley:

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Out of curiosity, does this include consultations where no fee is charged? Say for like pre-listing?

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Could you post a link to the section of these rules for clarity please?

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Brian
If link does not work. Type in Walk and Talks.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/article/texas-real-estate-inspector-committee-discusses-single-item-inspections-two-day-report

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