Posted by jojo_MN on 1/21/05 12:09am
Msg #17563

Inspections

On the profile page, we are asked if we do inspections. What is that? I've been a notary signing agent for a couple years and have never run across this question before.

Reply by unknown on 1/21/05 9:32am
Msg #17584

I believe they mean doing home inspections and you have to have a license to do that.

Reply by sue on 1/21/05 9:35am
Msg #17585

no, they're talking about 'field inspections'. You work for mainly for insurance companies & lenders doing some type basic inspection of the property. Some companies require more detail than others such as drawings & measurements, most require digital photos. Society of Field Inspectors is the site to check this out at. Fees are VERY low compared to signings - maybe $7-$15, depending on what you're doing. You make your money on these with volume.

Reply by unknown on 1/21/05 10:00am
Msg #17587

They also have home inspectors that the buyers can hire to inspect a home before buying it.

Reply by Ernest_CT on 1/21/05 3:36pm
Msg #17637

The Web Site for the Society of Field Inspectors is WWW.SOFI-USA.Com

Reply by Margaret S. Craig on 1/21/05 4:43pm
Msg #17644

I do home inspections and they pay $65.00 each require up to 20 photos. These properties are vacant HUD foreclosures and I am sent a master key that fits all the doors. Commerical inspections pay more and can be a gas station to a shopping center where you have to inspection each store in the shopping center. They depend on the project and whether it is a rush. You receive your assignments and have usually 10 days to complete. Drive-by inspections which only require 3 photos and description of the property pay $25.00. You need to sign up with SOFI www.sofi.us and get your profile on it. Order the directory and sign up with companies just like you do with the signing companies. I work all the time and do these in between my loan signings.

Reply by Kris Hasenfratz on 2/18/05 9:17pm
Msg #21303

Margaret I am very interested in doing home inspections too. But how would you recommend someone educate themselves in this field so that they would perform the job the way that the companies are expecting them to? I know a lot about the building and real estate industry and this could be just one more extension to it. I want to do this right and I could really use some guidance in getting started, any help would be greatly appreciated. You may email me direct at [e-mail address]. Thanks so much for your time.

Sincerely,

Kris H