Hello everyone. I was curious what you guys are charging for a no report walkthrough. I’m in Ohio and I’m thinking $150.
Full price. I am not kidding. They are still receiving all of your expertise and taking up an inspection time slot.
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I do the same as Master Brian.
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FYI - As of July 1st so called walk & talk inspections will be illegal in Ohio, that is of course unless you’re doing them for free.
Don’t take my word for it, call the State and ask them.
Ohio Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing Home Page
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Yep, forgot about that.
What if the walk and talk provides the buyer with a partial report at the end? I’ll have to call the board I suppose.
If you provide a report then it’s not really a walk & talk. 
But doing a “partial inspection” or providing a “partial report” as I understand it would not comply with the law as it’s written. All inspection reports must include the following:
The inspection was performed as defined in Ohio Revised Code Section 4764.01(C) and this report is written in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 4764 and rules adopted thereunder.
I would still encourage you to call the state Todd and would ask you to chime back in here with their answer.
Below find the SOP & COE for licensed home inspectors in Ohio.
OH Inspector StandardsofPractice.pdf (34.0 KB)
canons of ethics 1.pdf (17.7 KB)
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Maybe it’s something the state didn’t think of. Not every buyer wants a complete inspection anyway. Most do but there are some who only want certain things looked at.
It is no longer an inspection, it is a consult. I am not in your state but I am also curious how they handle that.
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I’m doing a lot of these although I don’t call them a “Walk-Through Inspection.” Walk-Through Consultation. 1 hour and half the price of an inspection. If they win the bid, I still charge full price for the complete inspection.
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I am doing a walk through tonight. Easy money.
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I am not sure how this is supposed to be handled in Illinois but this state is insane with how they handle home inspections in general. If anyone has any insight on Illinois walk and talk please hit me up.
Here’s a good article on the subject that I just received.
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From the Ohio Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing:
Dear Stakeholders,
Whether you call them the walk & talk, or a partial inspection, consultation, and concierge, the Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing reminds licensees that any visual examination of the readily accessible components of a residential building for a client by a home inspector is a home inspection and must comply with Ohio license law and regulations set out of by the Ohio Home Inspection Board.
Those regulations include Standards of Practice and the Canons of Ethics. The Division reminds licensees of the following:
• Before starting a home inspection in Ohio, licensed home inspectors are required to have a written contract with the client.
• Home inspections must be performed pursuant to that contract.
• A “client” is a person who enters a written contract with a home inspector to retain, for compensation or other valuable consideration, the services of that home inspector to conduct a home inspection and to provide a written report on the condition of a residential building.
• Oral reports to the client or an agent of the client of the home inspector’s findings are prohibited.The inspection of some, but not all, of the readily accessible components of a residential building as found in Ohio Administrative Rule 1301:17-1-17 by an Ohio licensed home inspector is permitted if all the following are satisfied:
• A written contract is entered into by the licensed home inspector and the client prior to the performance of any home inspection.
• The written contract clearly expresses or identifies the system(s) or component(s) of the property that will and will not be inspected by the licensee.
• The written contract clearly expresses or states the reason the system(s) or component(s) for the property was not inspected.
• The property’s systems and components which were inspected by the licensee must be inspected in compliance with Ohio laws and regulations.
• The licensee produces a written report for the client containing the licensee’s findings.
• The written report must be produced in compliance with Ohio laws and regulations. The written report must also clearly state, for the protection of all parties involved, those systems or components that were inspected and were not inspected by the licensee. For those systems or components not inspected, the reason those items were not inspected must be included in the written report.Remember, if real estate licensees provide any home inspectors, the agent must provide at least three active home inspectors’ names to their clients (Ohio Revised Code § 4735.22). That means a home inspector may not offer to provide exclusive service to a real estate brokerage and/or agent.
Thank you,
I also just received this email. I have had a few Agents ask me to do this saying its the new way to close quickly on a house! Wrong on many levels.
Thanks for posting Kevin, hope all is well with you!
All is well on this end Joe, thanks for asking.
I received a message from Jim Troth a couple of weeks ago and he informed me that he was in a board meeting where this was a subject of discussion and that “updating and clarifying the articles” would be forthcoming. I hope this sets things straight for those that have been doing or wanting to do these types of so called inspections.
The letter also went out to all Realtors as well, so I doubt we’ll be seeing too many Realtors or Inspectors for that matter, wanting to risk getting into hot water, or worse, with the Department of Commerce.
I hope all is well with you & yours Joe!!
Stay safe out there my friend.
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