I've only got three inspections this week and the phones are mighty quiet. I think the recent changes in the lending industry have put a big crimp on the ability of people with marginal credit to buy a house. If it weren't for repeat customers, I'd only have one job for the week. EEEEKK!!!!

happens most years with labor day / Back to school. JG

Every year. Bad for the wallet, good for the golf handicap! What did they expect giveing 100 percent loans to illegal aliens.

Its seems here lately, its feast or famine.

Steak or hot dogs.

Take out or left overs.

Rick

I think the number has slowed but the price range of homes I'm inspecting has gone up. I only have three homes this week but I will bill over $4,000 for the week. All are large homes. Next week is shaping up to be about the same.

Only the strong buyers and those that need to move are buying homes now.

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Scott Patterson
Spring Hill, TN
http://www.traceinspections.com

Have to agree with you Scott.

The inspections on the smaller homes have come to a halt it seems.

Everything we have done lately is like 4K sq/ft. and up. I prefer the bigger homes anyway. Bigger money and not as many clients to deal with.

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Rick Hurst_Home Works Inspection Co_Rockwall TX
In the words of Mike Tyson.... "Everyone has a plan until they get hit inda mouf"

Man, it's dead here. First time in probably 7-8 years. Currently, I am enjoying it. I get time to sit on my deck and work in my yard. Something I rarely get to do when it isn't cold and rainy.

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The apostrophe troll.

Nick;

I've got someone looking for an inspection on a 1 story commercial building in Reading PA.

If you go there and are interested, e-mail me @ DMiller514@aol.com


Darren

New Jersey Home Inspection - About the House!

Sounds good Darren. Reading is part of my coverage area. I'll shoot you an e-mail.

I have to agree with the other posters. I inspected four houses this month and billed $5000.00. Seems to be the current trend.

It has really slowed here after a real good spring and summer.
For all you young people out there save your pennies! Some of you have been living in boom states or are too young and do not no what a slow down/recession is. We are past due. Last one here was in 1990 and it was not pretty. Every one I have seen started with housing slowdown and the ripple effect in jobs etc. The past ones I have seen have lasted 2-3 years.
Wish all well. There is always Burger King!

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Dave

BK might be OK but I would go for Starbucks! Starbucks has great benifits. even for part timers. I know one inspector who has worked at Starbucks for several years simply for the health in$urance benifits.

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Scott Patterson
Spring Hill, TN
http://www.traceinspections.com

Scott forgot to post this.

www.starbucks.com/aboutus/application.pdf

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Rick Hurst_Home Works Inspection Co_Rockwall TX
In the words of Mike Tyson.... "Everyone has a plan until they get hit inda mouf"

I did a double take - thought for a minute Jerry was back in business - but, thats less than he charged!!

Phones are super slow right now. I did manage 5 inspections last week and 6 the week before but the phones were very quiet last week and website hits are almost non-existant today. How is everybody else doing?

Nick,

I think it is slow everywhere right now. Some areas may not be but overall I think the housing market is down nationwide.

Last week I even called my own number to make sure the phone was ringing and to knock the dust off of it. LOL

I'm so sick of dealing with the foreclosure homes. None have utilities on and its seems that is all anyone is looking at right now.

There is going to be some good deals around here before long on some HUMMERS these agents are driving around with the ad wraps on them.

rick

Gotcha Rick.

Does anybody else notice this is the time of year where more phone solicitations roll in asking you to advertise or buy into a marketing program? Got a call for the Merchandiser Magazine this morning (NO) and a call from the Yellow Page a few weeks ago which I decided to give a shot. I got a call a couple weeks ago from a RE agent offering me the chance to join their office based marketing program and be on their select list of preferred companies. Hmmmmmm. Let me think about tha.............NO!!!!!!!

Thats funny you bring that up Nick. Have had 2 of those marketing people call me today. Referred by the top agents in the office, which I've never heard from or of.

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Rick Hurst_Home Works Inspection Co_Rockwall TX
In the words of Mike Tyson.... "Everyone has a plan until they get hit inda mouf"

I have had bunches of people soliciting me for advertising, folders for RE offices, phone books, phone book covers, etc. Glad I have already tried my share of stuff like that and got my stupid tax paid up.
It has been slow, but I am still getting a trickle of business.
The one I did this morning has been on the market for over 11 months, an investor bought it, but it was in pretty good shape except for the grow room somebody made inside an attic space. Lights, carpet, shelves, even disconnected the a/c duct so they could keep it cool.

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Jim Luttrall
Mr. Inspector.net, Inc.
Allen, Texas 75002

Scott, this may be none of my business, but what do you consider a "large" home??

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San Diego Home Inspection

The last two weeks were very slow for us. I was able to get a huge amount of work done around the house though.

This week the phones have gone crazy (Monday), so who knows. I will probably still finish this month a little below lasts years Sept. total. I don't worry too much about it.

I put it to the heat, school back in, the heat, bad news on the TV (doom and gloom), and of course the heat.

JF