frosty23

I would like your feedback concerning your policy and/or experiences of fee being paid through escrow. Thank you!

When I was in school my instructor kept repeating "don't be the K-Mart of home inspectors". Figure how much you need to charge base on what your projected expenses will be and what you want to make for an income.Set your prices to what you need and command that price. He also said that "you will not be competing with the other inspectors in your area, you will be competing with yourself". Needless to say, I came away pumped and excited as to how much that I could make. Then I got to the real world. My sister and her partner are realtors and they told me that if I didn't set my rates close or equal to my "competitors" that nobody would hire me because most people look at the cost first,not knowing what level of service that I will provide before they experience my inspection and report. I now feel that in order to get my foot in the door and get people to know me and my work that I had to lower my expectations and prices considerably in order to get started. Feedback please![:-banghea[:-banghea