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The local low baller has found a new low
[#28] Posted: 05/12/2012 - 10:09:46 AM |  |  |
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I nearly wrote an article for the local paper about the "value" of free, but instead chose to share here. I don't want his clients, and that's exactly what I'd get.
I'm not getting rich, but I book over 80% of the calls I get and no one pushes back on my fees unless they walk from the first house and want me to do the next. I gladly give them $50 off, happy clients and referrals are my marketing plan. Slow and steady wins the race.
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Life is tough enough as it is, it's tougher when your stupid. Don't do stupid things.
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There was a thread awhile ago about raising fees and the affect (or lack of) to our bottom line. I raised mine and the result was an immediate increase in income. I lost the bottom feeders and opened my schedule to more profitable work. Reasonable people expect better quality and performance to come with a price. When I see something with a ridiculously low price, the first thing that crosses my mind is "What's wrong with it?" When a prospect tells me I'm not the cheapest guy they've talked to so far. I respond with a firm "I hope not!
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The local low baller has found a new low
[#30] Posted: 05/12/2012 - 2:36:49 PM | | |
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I said to someone the other day "it seems the more I charge - the easier the inspections are" meaning I tend to inspect nicer homes in good condition. My schedule has been filled with well maintained homes sold to middle to upper class folks - I have not been in a dump for sometime now. People buying dumps or old houses with lots of needed upgrades seems to search out the cheapest inspector they can find.
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