Hiring New Inspector - Questions

[Tony Escamilla]

Hey all, it's been a while since I've been here. Glad to be back. Looking to hire another inspector and wondering what you all do when you hire. Without going into numbers (unless you'd like to share), how do you structure your employment? Indi contractor? Employee? Splits with inspector? What do you provide the inspector and what is he/she expected to provide?

I know, it's a lot to ask, but I'm in the planning stage and could use your seasoned advice. Reply here or email me.

Tony Escamilla
Villa Home Inspections
www.inspectaproperty.com
tony@inspectaproperty.com

[Jerry Peck]

... how do you structure your employment? Indi contractor? Employee?

Tony,

First a question, and your answer may answer some of the other questions: Will that inspector: a) be working strictly for you/you discourage the inspector from working for other inspectors; b) or will you allow/encourage the inspector to work for other inspectors?

If a), then there is no "independent" contractor about it, they are an indentured servant ( :) an employee).

If b), then they may very well be an "independent" contractor, provided other things fall into place too.

[Stephanie Jaynes]

We're actually doing an article on hiring next month. Keep an eye out for it on September 15th as I think it will answer some of your questions: http://inspectorproinsurance.com/blog (http://inspectorproinsurance.com/blog?utm_source=InspectionNews&utm_medium=Forum).

(I'll post a link here, too, once we publish.)

[Stephanie Jaynes]

As promised, here's our recent article: "5 Hiring Tips for Your Home Inspection Business (https://www.inspectorproinsurance.com/risk_management/5-hiring-tips-for-your-home-inspection-business/?utm_source=InspectionNews&utm_medium=Referral)."

Hope it's useful!

[Lisa Endza]

https://www.nachi.org/internachi-employee-handbook-template.htm