Rob Amaral Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 $1600 bucks probably... Give or take.. Maybe more.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 For me the carriage house would be a days work; minimum 3 hours on site, minimum 3 hours for the report and pics, and if my luck runs consistent - at least 1 1/2 hours on the road. I'm with Fabry on the big house, it'll either be amazing or it'll be a train wreck. Either way it's a long day, two if I have to wade through a half dozen HVAC systems and Lord only knows how many electrical panels. Then easily 6 hours to write it up. So, that's a day for the garage, plus a long day and half (best case scenario) for the big house, and that gets me to hump day. I wouldn't touch it for less than $2400, and I'd feel a whole lot better at $3000. It doesn't matter that it won't take a week to do it, mentally and physically it will feel like it did. Charge accordingly, then take the rest of the week off to recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 I'd probably be around $1,600-$1,800, but would lose out to a lower bidder. I almost always do. Right now I have 4 quotes for big/unusual/multi unit properties on my desk dating back to last summer that I ought to throw out, but I'm holding onto 'just in case'. Before I give a quote on something out of the ordinary, I go on line to get more info. Trulia usually is a great resource and Bing maps gives me an overhead look at the property from 4 angles. Unless business is humming along just fine at the time, I usually price it out lower than I should, just to get it. Even doing that, after I call back with the bid, I rarely hear from the person again. No big deal. I figure I'm probably being done a favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Dave, This is a unique property for Denver, so a 'standard' pricing either won't be fair to you or won't be fair to the buyer. The level of effort will vary dramatically depending on condition and specifics, how it was built. Like some others, I'd probably give them an hourly price for time on site and an estimated range. I'd also tell them that the time could vary a lot. I'd plan to spend about a day and a half on site. Don't underestimate your past client's faith in your abilities, and don't undersell yourself. If they can afford this property then they can afford a fair fee to assess its condition. Good luck with it, sounds like fun. BTW, hope you enjoyed the program last night. I'd forgotten what a humorous and engaging speaker Diane is. We should have her back to talk about stucco. Hope to see you at future meetings. Thanks for the advice guys. I definitely would want more than $825. I was thinking $1200 -$1500. It would be a full day in the house(s) and another full day of report writing I would assume. I've done one inspection for the buyer in the past (on a MUCH smaller home) Two years ago I charged him $400 for a 2400 sq ft older home (yea he's movin' on up for sure). The equivalent price for the 11,000 sq ft would be about $1800 but I'm afraid I'd be pricing myself out. I know you guys on the coasts are getting way more than us here but my experience has shown that people around here won't pay much more. Maybe I'm wrong. I was contacted for an 8000 sqft oldie a few months ago and told them $900. They went with a guy who did it for $600! No way I'm taking on that kind of liability and amount of time for that amount of money. I'm going to an ASHI meeting tonight so I'll ask around there as well. Thanks again and best of luck to everyone out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgriffin Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 So I told them $2000. They haggled a little and said they're getting some independent contractors for some of the systems so we settled at $1700. I'll let you know how it goes. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 So I told them $2000. They haggled a little and said they're getting some independent contractors for some of the systems so we settled at $1700. I'll let you know how it goes. Dave I think that is a fair price for all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Now that the fee has been established, what will the product look like? Dave, this is not personal. I think Garet and the other ASHI people are the only inspectors qualified to offer a suggested price. There are several folks on this board that do this sort of work and all of their work products will be quite different. Some will be very poorly done and nothing more than a super-sized home inspection. Some will be very simple, such as "the roof is functional and performing as intended." Properly done this simple reporting may be perfect for that client. The cost of the simple may be less than the "average." We are inspecting a frat house this morning that has 21 bedrooms, central boiler (with domestic water), brick veneer, gable roof, 40yrs old. social room and kitchen. Two inspectors will be there couple of hours and armed with 100's of photos a simple report will be written and delivered late this afternoon. It is what the client wants and there will be no attempt to CYA or write about stuff they could care less about. Manage your client expectations and agree on a fee. This project will be approx 10 m/h and the charge is abt $1050.00+-. I will bet Kurt and I could do this in couple of hours. Mike and me would be there all day. Scott and me would spend the morning talking with the kids, have lunch and knock it out later this afternoon. You all know I am kidding to make the point that we are all very different. The first few years in the business you have to have some guidelines for these unusual tasks. You must deliver the "same hamburger" for all residential home inspections, but the larger, eclectic , unusual ones are very unique. Sometimes, it is wise to become a manager on these larger ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I think Garet and the other ASHI people are the only inspectors qualified to offer a suggested price. [:-banghea[:-banghea[:-banghea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I think Garet and the other ASHI people are the only inspectors qualified to offer a suggested price. [:-banghea[:-banghea[:-banghea he is at a loss for words
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