TOPIC: Inspections for the wealthy

No matter the client or the type of house - I wear a shirt with my logo and slacks, not jeans.  If I muddy them up in the crawl space I have a change.  Personally I would never wear shorts, but see them in places like 7-11 - I think professional attire is always best - hot or cold weather.

This is just me BUT - I have many logo'ed inspection shirts, of many colors.  For young couples, first homers, I wear something muted and demure.  For aggressive types I wear bright and bold.  And I take charge of the inspection from minute one*.

*  That's when you first look them right in the eye and give them a real firm handshake.  Show them your self confidence by using your full name first in the introduction and saying theirs, which you should know in advance. 

"Hi, I'm Jay Markanich and you must be Skennecktidy Phleghmtingleschmuck.  I'm happy to meet you.  Let's get started!" 

I had an inspection last Saturday morning with a very wealthy, powerful business leader (you ALL know his name well) and called him by his first name the whole time.  It was NOT intended to be impolite, simply to say that here I am on an even par, if not in charge.  I am CERTAIN his employees do not do that...  And I wore a bright red shirt (black and white logo) with tan slacks!  He bought a cute little 8,000 sq ft bungalow in Leesburg, well over $1 mil, for his son to live in.  Tomorrow morning I have a 10,000 sq ft in McLean, over $4 mil, same kind of buyer.  We're going with bright yellow (black and red logo)!

P.s.  DON'T use words like - "like," "um," "uh," "dude," "like," "I mean," "hey," "stuff like that," "like," "you know," and on and on ad nauseum (try not to use the word "like" if I didn't say that before).  Proper sentence construction, good vocabulary, complete thoughts, all spoken clearly -- say it all!

So go do that voodoo that you do so well...  Git'r dun...!

One of the things I was thinking about today is getting some golf shirts with my logo on them.  That way when/if I have to change, I'm not drastically changing my appearance.  All that in due time though.

Sí Señor...

Okay guys, my report is on my site for (fourth house) for your review.  Take a gander and let me know what you think.  I'm going to go over it again in the morning and then print it for my customer.

Looks good John!  Not much wrong with that house.

My report would have had some different wording:
    - Regarding the vegetation growing on the house I would have used the word "remove" instead of "trim."
    - In the shower where the light does not work, I would have said, "Light not working in the (whatever) shower?  Evaluation by a specialist is recommended if replacing the bulb does not correct the problem."  I say that because the problem could be the fixture, switch, wiring, wiring connections OR the bulb.  You don't know...

Your inspection photos are not intended to be a photo tour of the house, just items that are of interest or concern.

You have put together a terrific report - I am sure your client will be pleased.  Do you have your company name and logo on your folders?  Definitely should...

Adelante y arriba...  (onward and upward...)

Those are good points on wording, changes have been made.  Having the photos helped out immensely,  I found that the hardest part of the inspection was keeping all the rooms separate in my mind.  Normally I wouldn't have put so many pic's in the report.  The more I do this line of work, the better I will get!