TOPIC: Homeowner Association Inspections

For anyone who is not doing inspections, or wants to do more inspections, I suggest going to Homeowner Association meetings and show the association during the meeting you are capable of doing yearly, or twice a year Roof-Exterior Inspections.

I have six contracts with both residential & commercial Condo Associations in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area which bring me in over $50,000.00 per year inspecting the roofs and exteriors of all the buildings either once, or twice a year.

The inspections are best done when the leaves are off the trees, so my first inspections of the season will begin here in about a month and a half or so...because we loose the leaves off trees which do indeed loose their leaves generally just before Christmas.

I initially went to Homeowner Association meetings with a sample report of excessive leaves plugging all roof drains, water ponding, where water has ponded during our monsoon season and other freak storms, excessively deteriorated roof coverings because they are not monitored, cleaned, maintained correctly, etc.

Now these inspections are for Flat Roof buildings only, naturally where we have the most issues here because of the brutal sun deteriorating roofs quickly, and the usual lack of proper drainage too scuppers or roof drains at parapets from leaves and other natural debris flying around during storms.

You will be surprised how many association members who are in charge of allocating monies (with a vote) by the association to have the inspections performed go for the inspections.

These inspections are also great for commercial flat roof systems also.

Try it, if you try hard enough, you will get contracts to inspect...!!

Thanks for the advice!!!

Welcome to the Hippie board.

I hope you have a fast and healthy recovery from your recent surgery.

Hey Dale,

Glad to see you on here. I think that's excellent advice. I hope to see you on the 15th next week!

Thanks for the advice!!!

Welcome to the Hippie board.

I hope you have a fast and healthy recovery from your recent surgery.

Thanks Dave....I'm recovering faster than I thought, have two inspections scheduled for next week, but I think Brian Kelly will be helping me.

Hey Dale,

Glad to see you on here. I think that's excellent advice. I hope to see you on the 15th next week!

I will be there Dom....it will be a pleasure to meet you in person finally, even though I feel like I have known you for years--:))

It'll be great to meet you too. There's quite a few Home Inspector Pro users in the area as well and I'm hoping they'll show up!