GREASER Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 have some general questions about the buisness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 have some general questions about the buisness.I'm not one, but what are the questions? I'm thinking that one of the Realtors on the forum might be able to help point you in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 well if looks fairly easy to do the academics, but is it easy to break into the buisness...I see you have to have a sponsor for a while, are you working for free during that time? Is there a demand for inspectors? Why does everyone work for themselves? How do you get refferals from real estate agents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwilson Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Best possible situations for inspectors (IMO):A real estate agent who is also an inspector. Two birds, one ethical stone.Teaming up with an already established company as a free agent. They get the work, pass it to you and they take a cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltway Posted November 23, 2006 Share Posted November 23, 2006 Best possible situations for inspectors (IMO):A real estate agent who is also an inspector. Two birds, one ethical stone. Teaming up with an already established company as a free agent. They get the work, pass it to you and they take a cut. Financially it sounds great on paper....but future legal fees will cancel that out. I can hear the judge already. "As an agent, who did you refer to do the inspection?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted November 23, 2006 Author Share Posted November 23, 2006 well they seem to have most of the same qualifications....but it really seems like everyone I know has a real estate licsense...just wondering about the inspectors...where are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston Agent Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 My husband is a licensed inspector and I'm a real estate agent. There is no way on Earth I would ever be both the licensed realtor and the inspector. The liability for both licensees is too huge as it is. That's a lawsuit waiting to happen, IMO. I don't even allow my husband to inspect for my clients, due to the liability. He does however, get a HUGE amount of his business through me, by working for agents that I associate with. I believe the hours for inspectors has greatly increased in the past year and unfortunately, it seems to be one of those careers that everyone thinks they can do, and be successful at - ditto for selling real estate. Neither career is easy; both have liability concerns; both are extremely competitive and both are cyclical in income. Both my husband and I are self-employed. The one thing his career wins over mine, hand's down, is that his has low overhead. He has a large insurance bill and had to buy tools and software, but other than gas, he's good to go. Not so for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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