We don't have to go by square footage but we feel (and I would think most other home inspectors in this area feel the same since they go by square footage) that it makes it easier to determine what the price we charge. Houses in this area are not complicated for the most part. If we charge a percentage of the sale of the house, then we would be making the minimal amount of money for a larger than normal house in locations such as Gary, Indiana where a 2,000 sq ft house can go for less than $80,000.

I feel it doesn't mater how you come up with the price; the final determination is what services you provide, how you provide those services, what you charge for those services and is there a market for those services at that price.

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I say lets merge all the home inspection organizations into one.

Seepaluce