TOPIC: Inspections for the wealthy

Great job. I'm sure the client was impressed. So what was your attire?

The summer months here are hell and I do wear khaki shorts and an embroidered polo and yes a hat with my logo. I used to wear long pants in the heat, but by the time the inspection was over they were almost to my knees! How professional is that!?

The shorts keep me cool, I'm clean and look professional. Looking professional is the key. I've got the coveralls to get in the crawlspaces to keep clean. It's always a good idea to keep some hand sanitizer to clean off before you shake the hand of your client before parting ways.

"Look professional, act professional - get PAID like a professional" My motto!

Oh BTW,

On page 45, the comment about the steamer. Did you mean to state it was "inoperable" at the time of the inspection?

Just a note for anyone helping to review reports for other guys. Even though the reports are 128 bit encrypted, we still left the ability to copy & paste from pdf's, which makes it easier to paste things here to review.

Hey John,

Overall I think it looks real good, especially for your first real inspection with the program. A few suggestions.

I'd move the text you have after the cover page like:

Bathrooms can consist of many features from jacuzzi tubs and showers to toilets and bidets.
Because of all the plumbing involved it is an important area of the house to look over. Moisture in
the air and leaks can cause mildew, wallpaper and paint to peel, and other problems. The home
inspector will identify as many issues as possible but some problems may be undetectable due to
problems within the walls or under the flooring..

to actually appear above the bathroom page (or at least above the first bathroom page). There's really no reason to have it at the beginning (just my opinion).

The same with the other sections. Was there are particular reason you thought about moving it all to the top?

For the attic I think this is a little confusing as you say accessible but ten did not inspect. You might need some more detail to clarify what you mean. Maybe specifically say, you were able to get access to 2 areas and not 1, or something along those lines. Though your pictures later on do help to clarify this a bit.

How Inspected: Accessible • Did not inspect, unable to access attic due to hatch
inaccessibility. Recommend review of the Sellers Disclosure Statement regarding the
condition of the attic prior to close. • Limited access due to finished attic area. • Multiple attic
accesses.

For the garage vacuum, I don't think you need the additional caption for the photo since you already have the comment directly above. In the future there will also be an option to remove comments from the main comment area if they are in use in the caption.

You probably don't need to say trim the bushes so many times.

Looks great overall! Make sure to use a fake address on the website, or ask the buyers permission for posting online.

Oh BTW,

On page 45, the comment about the steamer. Did you mean to state it was "inoperable" at the time of the inspection?

No, actually I worded it correctly.  That was a specific space they wanted me to check.  They were not sure if it worked because the owners were using it as a storage room.  I checked to see if the heating element came on but informed them there was no water in there to create steam.  I added it into the report to satisfy the buyers.

Just a note for anyone helping to review reports for other guys. Even though the reports are 128 bit encrypted, we still left the ability to copy & paste from pdf's, which makes it easier to paste things here to review.

Hey John,

Overall I think it looks real good, especially for your first real inspection with the program. A few suggestions.

I'd move the text you have after the cover page like:

Bathrooms can consist of many features from jacuzzi tubs and showers to toilets and bidets.
Because of all the plumbing involved it is an important area of the house to look over. Moisture in
the air and leaks can cause mildew, wallpaper and paint to peel, and other problems. The home
inspector will identify as many issues as possible but some problems may be undetectable due to
problems within the walls or under the flooring..

to actually appear above the bathroom page (or at least above the first bathroom page). There's really no reason to have it at the beginning (just my opinion).

The same with the other sections. Was there are particular reason you thought about moving it all to the top?

For the attic I think this is a little confusing as you say accessible but ten did not inspect. You might need some more detail to clarify what you mean. Maybe specifically say, you were able to get access to 2 areas and not 1, or something along those lines. Though your pictures later on do help to clarify this a bit.

How Inspected: Accessible • Did not inspect, unable to access attic due to hatch
inaccessibility. Recommend review of the Sellers Disclosure Statement regarding the
condition of the attic prior to close. • Limited access due to finished attic area. • Multiple attic
accesses.

For the garage vacuum, I don't think you need the additional caption for the photo since you already have the comment directly above. In the future there will also be an option to remove comments from the main comment area if they are in use in the caption.

You probably don't need to say trim the bushes so many times.

Looks great overall! Make sure to use a fake address on the website, or ask the buyers permission for posting online.

To answer your first statement, I looked at the report with the verbage in both locations and thought it looked better at the beginning.  That was my only reasoning for putting it at the beginning.

On the attic issue, I wasn't quite sure how to word the fact that there were four or five attic accesses, and I could only access two while still trying to make the statement usable for any other inspection I might do in the future with the same circumstances.  That was why I decided to add the pic's; they would help clarify what I was trying to say.

As for the caption point, I agree.  I wasn't too crazy about the caption being in both locations.  Seemed like a redundancy.

And the address is my business address, name, number, and so forth.  That way when people look it over, they are getting my advertisements again! 

Also, to let everyone know, the realtor Lady freaked out because the report was sooooo long.  She thought she was about to loose the sale or something.  And this was a HUGE sale for her.  She should have look the report over but jumped to conclusions by the shear number of pages. 

The buyer was SUPER happy with the report and was bragging to everyone about it.  He also let the realtor lady know that I did exactly what he asked me to do.  There were many items I could have left out and would have for most other inspections.

I think there are a few factors I had to look at here, One is the fact that he is a VP for a huge company.  Two, he gets what he wants!  Three, my woman works for the man.  And he made sure I knew, if he wasnt happy, my girl would make me miserable for a loooong time!!!  lol

Anyways, thanks for the comments.  If anyone else has any, let me know.  I like the feedback!

Nice job John! Congrats

Regarding the attic you could add a new narrative along the lines of: "Only 2 of the 5 attic spaces had doors that were accessible."

Then next time you need it, you just send it over to black, double click on it and change the numbers to what you need.