Originally Posted by
Randy King
Hey everybody I hope your inspection schedules are full! I have a question for all for all of the inspectors: have any of you ever tried creating yard signs similar to what real estate agents use and placing them next to the realtors sign after an inspection has been performed or better yet created a partnership with a realtor to place a brochure box of your own with their information at a house for sale sign. I was just curious my brain is always thinking of new ideas and I dont know if this has been tested previously and if so with any success. You would think if you placed a sign such as: inspected by and a phone number people driving by may remember your name later when an agent offers 10 different inspectors, or better yet if someone is driving by looking at houses and grabs a flyer about a house with a for sale sign and also grabs a brochure of your's that is at the same sign this may help build name recognition. I dont know just rambling now...let me know what you folks think!
Hey, it is a form of advertising. I would not ask the Realtor, the homeowner would be the one to ask. I would stay away from any type of sign riders that you would place on the agents yard sign. It could infer that you are working for that agent and not for the client who is buying the home, JMHO.
It takes time, patience and more time and more patience to build up a good inspection practice and name recognition. If you can make it into your 3rd year, you should be able to see a drastic increase in your referral base. 5 years is the "keystone", after you hit that point you know that you have made it.