Home Inspector Q/A For Real Estate Agents

[Christopher Lessing]

Hey Yall,

I am a TREC licensed Professional Home Inspector #23613.  I am hoping to get off the ground and start inspecting in and around San Antonio, TX as well as investing in rentals and flipping.

I would love to hear what RE Agents have to say on what you are looking for in a Home Inspector and what you would recommend in terms of effective marketing to RE Agents.

Direct mail to offices? In office presentations? cold calls? Face Book ADs?  What do you guys HATE to see come your way? I know all of this can add more stress to your days and that's not really what I intend to do. Not trying to self promote, just looking for advice is all...

Thanks in advance!

[Mike Cumbie]

Biggest recommendations:

1) Don't be an alarmist. There are two ways to say "The hot water tank has a 3 inch pipe and new code is 4 you may want to get that addressed at some point". AND "See this here? It's your exhaust for the hot water tank, it's not big enough and it could cause carbon monoxide buildup and eventually death to your kids". Choose the right one.

2) Do: Recommend things that need to be done and maybe some rough costs, and how difficult the item is, how soon it should be done.

3) Don't: Recommend what they need the seller to do before moving in and "what they should get them to handle". That's a different team member.

Good Luck!