Originally Posted by
Jerry Peck
I know Scott Patterson did quite a few commercial inspection before he relocated, maybe Scott still does. I'm sure there are some here who do a large percentage of commercial inspections.
I wish I had a few more! I have entered into the commercial draw inspection world. They pay good and are fairly easy.
I got into commercial inspections by doing EIFS inspections back in the late 1990's. I did not know squat and I hired the folks I needed to do a proper job. I had a Commercial HVAC contractor and Electrician were my two best friends who helped me as I needed them. I would pay them for a couple of hundred dollars for their help and then incorporate their reports into my report. Before I moved I had two commercial real estate brokers and a commercial appraiser that recommended me to their clients. I was averaging about 20 commercial project a year.
Now, I'm happy with my commercial draw inspections that I'm doing for a few local banks. Liability is near Zero and I get to see some things that most folks will never see. Right now I have 7 commercial draw projects going, each one will last about 12-14 months. So every month or so I'm billing about $1,800 just on commercial draws.