Willie,
Never let another Inspector get to you. Look at it this way. He was bragging about doing something you turned down. Is he even worthy of the time you spent pissed off!

Larry,
The three or four times that a prospective Client has had a lawyer call me before a job, I have instructed the attorney to call his Client and cancel the job. I keep it short. If he has time to call me on behalf of his "adult" client, then he his hungry. I have no intention of joining the food chain. Please call my competitors.

I willingly do jobs for lawyers as my Clients and for lawyers who represent Trusts, but when one calls me on behalf of a Client, I decline. It's a personal red flag moment.

Regarding bringing in th specialists, knock yourself out. I'm still doing my complete inspection and I'm still charging the full boogie. It's my time, as well as my expertise they're buying. If I'm there doing a piece meal job, I for less money I can't be somewhere else doing a real inspection for more money. It's that simple.

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