Brain tumor kills 19 year inspection career. What next?

[Alan Robinson]

Goodbye cruel ( but rewarding) inspection world. Brain tumor takes me out after 19 years of inspecting. Anyone have suggestions on what a disabled inspector can do next? Left hand and foot are semi-paralysed, so I have limited use there. Chemo makes me a bit weak as well. Anyone out there in AZ need a team member to help with calls or training? testing outlets etc.? if so please reach out me at houseproAZ@gmail.com
(so sad to leave such an awesome industry that has been so good to me and my family over the years!):(
Houseprohomeinspections.com had to been shut down because of this.
Good luck to you all. Take care of your business and set it up so you have something to sell when/if something like this happens to you.
Make it a great day!
Alan Robinson
HousePro Home Inspections in Peoria AZ
Former Owner/inspector.

[Brian Hannigan]

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[Markus Keller]

Whether you stay in this industry at all depends on your specialized skill level. There are a number of things to do in HI beyond humping for buyers.
A few suggestions:
- Teach newbies the tricks and tips
- Teach CE classes
- Do consulting for Sellers and Developers
- Review contractor proposals and documentation for homeowners
- Review Plans
- Provide Code consulting
- Do Radon with a grunt
- Act as eyes for developers before they list a property
- I realize typing may be an issue but Dragon works great
Sorry to hear about your disability. A number of the older inspectors in our area are trying to figure out what to do at the end of HI
Good luck

[Jerry Peck]

I agree with Markus on possibilities, the greatest lack out there probably is consulting, and with you already being established in the area, you should be able to make that switch.

Consulting and litigation pays a lot more, but the work is much more precise and time consuming.

I find that it may take 1-2-3 days to research and document what I find in 1 hour of inspecting.

A 3 hour inspection may very well require a week on the report/opinion.

Unfortunate turn of events to end your inspecting as you did, but there are other opportunities you can knock down the wall of, Markus has a good list of potential possibilities.

Hoping for the best.

I knows somewhat how you feel as our daughter has been going through proton beam radiation treatment up in Boston since the beginning of December for a skull tumor, another month of treatment is still to come. Hopefully your outcome will be good. And wishing you the best in finding your future 'work' track (if you like doing it, is it really "work"?).


Whether you stay in this industry at all depends on your specialized skill level. There are a number of things to do in HI beyond humping for buyers.
A few suggestions:
- Teach newbies the tricks and tips
- Teach CE classes
- Do consulting for Sellers and Developers
- Review contractor proposals and documentation for homeowners
- Review Plans
- Provide Code consulting
- Do Radon with a grunt
- Act as eyes for developers before they list a property
- I realize typing may be an issue but Dragon works great
Sorry to hear about your disability. A number of the older inspectors in our area are trying to figure out what to do at the end of HI
Good luck

[David Swartz]

Hi Alan,

The Arizona ASHI chapter just had their executive director resign. I bet you would be awesome for the job. The current President of Arizona ASHI is Bryck Guibor and tell him I recommended you. he is at 520-419-1313.

Be well and God Bless