Unethical Business Practices

[canderson5 (Cameron Anderson)]

@jlevy1

I still he is full of s hit and sour grapes! Maybe its time for him to get out!

Yes, he obviously isn’t relying on agent referrals if you still managing nearly 500 inspections year. He has nothing to really complain about.

[jfrederick (Joshua Frederick)]

Found this regarding Deal Killers. I found to be interesting, to say the least, with both HI’s (many of which belong here, including the OP) and REA’s commenting.

Hope you have at least half a day to spend reading

[jburkeson1 (Joseph Burkeson, CMI)]

@jjimenez

Many inspectors, and non inspectors ironically love to hyperbolize the existence of unethical inspectors, which is in itself a violation of their ethical commitment.

It is my contention that if you don’t market to realtors you are being unethical. Most, if not all inspectors have on their website that they are the best. Many go further and insist that using a different inspector can cause harm. Yet, they refuse to ensure that all consumers are afforded the benefit of having them as their inspector. Any inspector not ensuring, by marketing to Realtors, the protection of consumers from inferior inspectors, is acting unethically.

Merry Christmas :twisted:

There is something wrong in your mind! :roll:

Thankfully, a pissant like you has no control over me. \:D/

I work for who ever I choose, I’m not for hire by anyone, nor will I ever be. Why would I pay the price be an independent home inspector and then saddle myself with the responsibility to cater to anyone, nope won’t ever happen at Square-One Inspection Service, LLC and never is a long time.

No employees, No Gimmicks… No trouble.

[dbowers (Dan Bowers, CMI, EDI)]

7,000 over 15 years … Sounds like he’s sucking up to somebody NOT hurting.

[mauger (Mike Auger, CMI - RI 43685, RMC-142, RMB-096)]

@nthornberry

Agents probably don’t like his personality or his report format that he’s probably in love with. 100% of the time one of these things this is the issue…I’ve yet to see it happen any other way.

Agents want thorough inspections. There’s really no such thing as a non-thorough inspection. Point me to an inspector who offers a ****ty inspection. I want a name and a number. I’ll fix him.

First I agree, a report format that’s not client friendly or easy to read wind sift through can be an issue.

There are plenty of inspectors who do a bad inspection. If you can help them do better, why would I send you to help a competitor?

[canderson5 (Cameron Anderson)]

@nthornberry

There’s really no such thing as a non-thorough inspection. Point me to an inspector who offers a ****ty inspection. I want a name and a number. I’ll fix him.

Not a chance, he’s my competition. I like him just the way he is right now.

[wwilson3 (Wayne Wilson, TN 439)]

@nthornberry

Agents probably don’t like his personality or his report format that he’s probably in love with. 100% of the time one of these things this is the issue…I’ve yet to see it happen any other way.

Agents want thorough inspections. There’s really no such thing as a non-thorough inspection. Point me to an inspector who offers a ****ty inspection. I want a name and a number. I’ll fix him.

Really you may want to visit Knoxville area , Some agents complain of a too through inspection lolol

[canderson5 (Cameron Anderson)]

@wwilson3

Really you may want to visit Knoxville area , Some agents complain of a too through inspection lolol

Yep, I got called that last week after pointing out the moisture damage below the shower was so advanced that the framing was literally gone in a 4 square foot area below it.

I’m not sure how an inspector with the “correct” level of thoroughness would report on that.

[canderson5 (Cameron Anderson)]

@nthornberry

If there are agents that complain about “thorough” inspections, which usually isn’t true and there’s something else going on…, but all the same they must have a “go to” guy that is doing a “non-thorough” inspection.

Someone name the guy. I will personally hire him to do an inspection. I’ll pay for it. I’ll get the results, and I’ll review them against someone here, on the same house. I’ll pay for both inspections.

Who’s up for it? I want to know who all these ****ty inspectors are dammit! I’m willing to put up my own money to find them and out them.

I wish I knew who she would use instead too. It was damage so dramatic and obvious only a blind inspector riding by on horseback at night wouldn’t see and report on it. I assume she was just displeased that the deal fell through and she was left with a home with a known and significant defect. It’s hard to be mad at a house but easy to be mad at an inspector.

I often thought about having one of my friends anonymously hire me to do an inspection and one of my competitors and then compare the results of a double-blind test.

[kleonard (Kevin Leonard, CPI/CMI)]

@nthornberry

I’m willing to pay the bill for that, and find that much discussed yet elusive ****ty inspector.

I think what happens Cam, and I’ve seen this over and over, is that we walk a very fine line. If you’re in the wrong house on the wrong day, you ruin a deal and that agent goes elsewhere to an inspector that does roughly the same inspection.

It’s kind of like airlines- you fly US Airways twice and experience delays and missing flights, and you book your next flight elsewhere just because of the bad taste in your mouth. Of course we all know that the delay could have happened on any airline and they all run about the same, but that doesn’t matter emotionally to the end user.

The only thing we, and the airlines, can control in these situations is our response. How we report, how we respond to complaints- and some just plain suck at both and will paint all agents as being bad when in reality they’re just downright appalling to work with.

Then there’s others, like you, who do a fine job of both. You’ll still have agents lose faith in you occasionally, but it’s no one’s fault. It’s why I’ve never seen a big firm own more than 25% market share in any big area.

Nathan,

You need to understand, it’s NOT the Inspector that “ruins the deal,” but the house. Please repeat this until you understand it. Any good REA gets this and they are grateful for the find now, rather than later by their client after they’ve moved in.

Merry Christmas…