Pricing Guidelines
I feel your pain when you add up all the fees just to buy a home. More and more hands keep reaching in the pot. A home inspection is one of the few costs that is actually discretionary, but also the one expense that has the highest return for your money. Certainly more value to you than private mortgage insurance or the title insurance for the bank.
As every home is different it is difficult to publish hard and fast numbers--as doing so may unfairly overprice the fee charged for some homes while discounting my services in other situations. In general my pricing has a linear relationship with respect to size and age plus fixed adjustments for other items such as crawlspaces, number of heating systems, additional buildings, etc. I promise to be competitive and will work with you in special situations.
Call me with the required information and I will determine a pre-set fee that's fair to all!
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| Single/Multi-family homes: | $310 | Townhomes: | $260 | |
| FORECLOSURES: | $375 | Condominiums: | $220 |
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New Construction "Quality Assurance" Phase Inspections: |
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| Foundation: | $125 - $175 typical |
| Pre-drywall (PD): | $290 - $550 typical |
| Pre-settlement (PS): | $290 - $550 typical (15% less if I did a PD inspection) |
| Warranty/Anniversary: | Normal pricing if standalone. 30% less if I did your PS inspection. |
Project Consultations: (Have an addition you are having put on? Wondering if it's going on right?)
Generally $90/hour onsite but as I don't like "open ended" charges by the hour and you probably don't either, I can usually give you an exact figure once I know what the project is.
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"Home Owner's Manual" Consultation: |
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| Verbal only consultation (2 hours): | $195 |
| With detailed written inspection report: | Same as full inspection |
Cancellation Policy: >>>>See Special Information on FORCLOSURE Inspections.
$75 if cancelled within two hours of the scheduled inspection time. This includes showing up at a foreclosure property and mutually deciding to cancel the inspection due to not having any of the utilities on.
Payment: Check or cash at completion of inspection. Sorry, no credit cards or paypal. Bartering? maybe....