Apparently I mispoke. Maybe it was $75…and now I bet you would do them all day long for $75.
1200 X $75 = $90,000
Lets say I only sold a wind mit on 70% of the inspections thats $63,000 a YEAR off just me…
Just saying you had a good thing going and then marketed yourself right out of the market. Seems like maybe you picked the wrong partner or made the wrong decision.
Russel,
You must have missed the post where I said I STILL would not accept your offer on the West Coast.
On the East Coast where I do the inspections I make deals all the time with fellow inspectors and have yet to have any of them voice ANY complaints.
Hopefully someone in you area was able to take advantage of your offer but I am sorry it was not a good offer for me and remains as such.
Good luck to you.
FYI someone is already taking the $5,000 a month from me doing wind mits. I was not offering it to you, but congrats on being so successful that you can turn down an extra $5,000 a month. I know we do well here and I would not even turn down an extra $500 a month. You get about a 100 lil things at $500 a month and it adds up FAST.
Just different ways of doing business. You stick with yours and I will stick with mine…to each his own. Good luck
I never said you was offering me anything.
You said “…and now I bet you would do them all day long for $75.”
I was just letting you know you would have lost that bet. I feel it was a good decision based on how this conversation has went so far.
Take Care
I just have to say that I love watching you now. Six months ago you were calling all of us crybabies because we were calling you a low baller. You were willing to do a wind mit for what ever you could get. Now that you no longer have an advantage over home inspectors you are not going to do them anymore because someone else is willing to do the same as you were six months ago.
Greg,
You are incorrect about me as usual and a great many home inspectors are crybabies that have been given one golden spoon after another this year. There are also likely even more that know they have received some breaks this year and keep their mouths shut. I have never taken whatever I could get for a Wind Mit. I have always been perfectly in line with what most inspectors offer the insurance agents directly and I made the same offer to the consumers. Home inspectors have always been able to charge more for them because their clients knew no better. My customers know what the best price around is and that is why they normally choose me. I will not do Wind Mits as a stand alone service if the prices go to much lower or if the idiots at the insurance companies keep telling the OIR what to do. I only try to do things that are profitable and do not cause me to much grief. Like I said many month ago I really do not give a rats a-s what you think. :mrgreen:
Ain’t no fun when the shoe is on the other foot is it??
Most Florida Home Inspectors believe we’ve earned our opportunity and are deserving of whatever good comes to us.
Joseph,
At least quote the whole sentence.
“You are incorrect about me as usual and a great many home inspectors are crybabies that have been given one golden spoon after another this year.”
I thought the next sentence was pretty important also.
“There are also likely even more that know they have received some breaks this year and keep their mouths shut.”
Gee guys, I thought the purpose of this thread was to address the issues regarding the variances in the classification of the wind resistant components as it relates to the 1802 report, not to argue who is or is not qualified. Personally, I think everyone listed on the report should be required to go through the training, especially because of all the errors that were made by some of the inspectors (including GC’s) in the past 4 years.
But the main issue is to identify what does and what does not constitute as a legitimate wind resistant component and the guidelines in making and identifying that determination. For example, one of the issues I have, is when I have to classify a roof as a flat roof when the primary structure is all hip, but because it has a flat roof that is attached to the main roof system that is greater than 10% of the entire roof, per the current form, the entire roof classification is flat. I understand that because of the way it is constructed, a strong wind could rip off the flat roof and possibly take part of the main roof with it. But I think the correct classification in this case should be non-hip, not flat. But, who am I to say. It is up to the experts to determine the requirements and it is up to us to follow them. But training is crucial to make sure that we are all on the same page, regardless of who is doing the inspection.
Avalon Home Inspections, LLC
***[FONT=serif]Deborah Siebern - Lic #HI139
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Correct. Applied Research Associates gave a presentation at the last Public hearing for the Oir. One of the main topics of the presentation was that, while licensing requirement are good, they are not nearly as important as proper training and quality control practices. This issue was brought up at least three times throughout the presentation. They also made recommendations on how to improve the mitigation process and form. I believe the presentation is available on their website.