Darren Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I was browsing Eric from Fla's web site and noticed he's promoting that silly Certified program. My question; has anyone here actually inspected a house that was 'certified' and what were your findings? Did you find a problem and what was the outcome? It's not so popular here in NJ (at last I have never seen a house with a sign); have you Neal or Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Never heard of it.....got a link? What is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I don't want to link back to NACHI; go to their website and search 'Certified Move-in' or something lie that ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I did HIs on two homes that had the I-Nachi Pre-Inspection/Certified whatever sign. Copy of report was laying in the home as well. Two different HIs had done the inspections and both were 'fluff' inspections/reports. Many common items we almost always see in the D/FW market were not noted that "were" evident at the respective properties. But I can assure you that those guys were proud of their reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's a Home Inspection commissioned by the seller prior to placing the house on the market. It's based on the assumption that all home inspections are the same so it doesn't matter which particular inspector you hire, the result will be the same. At least that's what the originators of this stinking crap want the buyers to believe. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's a Home Inspection commissioned by the seller prior to placing the house on the market. It's based on the assumption that all home inspections are the same so it doesn't matter which particular inspector you hire, the result will be the same. At least that's what the originators of this stinking crap want the buyers to believe. Marc Don't hold back, Marc. Tell us what you really think. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 OK, I don't think I'll even go over to find out. I get it. Another humiliation to be borne by this home inspector......... Marc basically nailed it. It's another sales pitch, masquerading as information. I can't think of a better way to get in trouble than spin 3rd party reports out there for buyers I've never met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 It is just a pre-listing inspection with a twist for marketing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Kind of reminds me of "Certified Used Car" Yes sir! This car was once registered. That makes it a certified used car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 It's certainly okay for a seller to have a pre-listing inspection performed. What they don't get, though, is that having the report in plain sight on a table when I walk through the door, is like slapping me across the mug with a black glove. Not that I wouldn't have done my best, anyhow, but still . . . And yes, I realize this says something about my personality that may not be too cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted January 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Has anyone who has done a 'pre-listing' inspection actually "certified' the house? I doubt that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Around here most sellers and realtors are of the mind set of not wanting to know so they don't have to disclose anything. I may do 2 - 3 prelisting inspections a year, but I sure don't "certify" anything. My opinion of the people who want a prelisting inspections are that they are very honest and don't want to sell anything that is broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Maxwell Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 One of the last pre listing inspections I did was ridiculous. The seller got mad at me due to my description and prescription for her LP siding. Unless a seller is truly going to take a pre listing inspection serious they should just avoid the expense of getting one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbaake Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 Yea, Nick comes up with some shit! I must admit, I just recently rejoined NACHI for the sole purpose of continuing education credits that I can get over the internet. If "southern NJ" ASHI meetings weren't 84.9 miles away I'd consider rejoining them as well. 169 miles for 2CE's, I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 You're looking at it all wrong, Roy. It's a 169 miles for the opportunity to get to know and discuss stuff with other home inspectors. And I'd bet that if you took FULL advantage of it, you'd get a lot out of it and enjoy the hell out of it. Going to the class and leaving - well, that ain't worth the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 You're looking at it all wrong, Roy. It's a 169 miles for the opportunity to get to know and discuss stuff with other home inspectors. And I'd bet that if you took FULL advantage of it, you'd get a lot out of it and enjoy the hell out of it. Going to the class and leaving - well, that ain't worth the drive. Erby brings up a good point! Heck, I get more from meeting other folks and learning from them than about 90% of the educational sessions I attend! A good example was this past week at Inspection World in Atlanta! I was able to pick up a few tips from an inspector in Arizona and from a vendor and now I have streamlined a few things with my reports and will add a new service to my business that I can see adding to the bottom line when it is all said and done with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 I've been going to the Southern NJ ASHI meetings for a decade. It's about 1 hour and 40 minutes each way although, there's 3 other chapters closer. It's less than 1.5 hours from you, Roy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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