Brandon Whitmore Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Do any of you offer free home warranty's with your inspection? I got a call from a soon to be client today stating that I was the only inspector of 3 or 4 that wasn't claiming to provide a free home warranty, so it sounds like inspectors are making this a big deal to help sell themselves??? The good news is that after selling myself to him for a few minutes, he forgot all about the lack of a "free" home warranty, and decided to hire me. Maybe it's because I laughed it off and told him to read the small print in any free home warranty provided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 A dude I mentioned earlier in another thread offers some sort of warranty. The fine print renders it useless but, more importantly, the warranty only covers mishaps that cost more than $100.00 to correct. Because of this, I'm told the guy doesn't bother to check GFCIs because they cost less than a hundred bucks to replace. hahahaha . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericwlewis Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 The home warranty's I've heard of around here are offered in connection with the sale. I understand that they only cover issues not covered uncovered in the inspection??? It seems like insurance for a bad inspection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I've been looking into it, and remember this topic being brought up on a message board in the past. On one competitors website, he indicates that the warranty is good for 90 days, and if the house closes after it has expired then it is good for something like 15 more days. There's no fine print on his site, but it is mentioned. I think he offers the home warranty to sellers (pre listing inspection?). I'll keep digging into it to see if any of them are worth anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 It's all kinda funny. Most of us are at a point where if a client has us do their inspection, they won't need a warranty. But, it's kinda hard to make someone realize that. I don't offer a warranty. Offering a warranty is a position of weekness, to my way of thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 . . . Maybe it's because I laughed it off and told him to read the small print in any free home warranty provided. That's the truth. When you read the actual warranty, you discover that it's worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 There is no warranty that can serve the client better than a home inspection done right, though I'll admit that it's more easily spoken than conveyed. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted May 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 I found one such warranty program: warranty I have a feeling the company starts hounding the client once the 90 day "warranty" has ended. Also, the cap of $500.00 for mechanical issues and $2k for structural defects won't pay for much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted May 23, 2011 Report Share Posted May 23, 2011 Offering a warranty is a position of weekness, to my way of thinking. If the warranty is specific to the inspection. Things break just like they do in cars, your camera, or whatever. I had a discussion about this with a friend of mine who is a big shot with one of the bigger after market auto warranty companies, who he says, actually pay their claims, because, they don't need the bullshit and because so few are ever turned in to begin with. It's really nothing more than an insurance policy. Last I knew, he brought it it up to the bigger wigs at a meeting, and they tabled it, but were considering it. On the other hand, I would never offer it as part of an inspection. Talk about rolling the dice. Let's say a claim is made. The first thing they're going to do is send someone out to look at it. As with any insurance company, the first thing they're going to focus on is covering their own ASSets. Once a problem is discovered, It will be dialed in under the microscope and then comes the finger pointing. Guess what, Mr inspector who also sells warrantys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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