Well I guess I am in the minority. Of course I am 55 years young and do not speed around like I use to. Most of my inspections take at least 4-5 hours.
Small houses take 3 hours. I only do one a day. New England has a lot of older large homes with basements and thats where I spend most of my time as all the Utilities are there also. My reports are taking me around 5 hours. I am not happy about this but By the time I review the photos and do report this is what it takes me. I am not going to get rich but I feel like I do a good job and sleep well at night. Another thing that helps I have no children and my wife works.
I can not figure out how you guys do your reports in an hour. I can not do anything in an hour. Time speeds up when your older. Whatever works for the individual I guess.
So Bruce your not alone with report taking longer than you want. There has been past threads on this subject and many people take as long as me but they get paid for it. Better to do 4-5 a week at $600 than 10 at $300.
Easier said than done but is possible if you build up clientèle/referral base. But this may take time.

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