Comments on: The Indie Inspector http://albertaventure.com/2010/06/the-indie-inspector/ Articles on Small Business, Management, Human Resources, Environment, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Oil & Gas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Betty http://albertaventure.com/2010/06/the-indie-inspector/comment-page-1/#comment-8261 Betty Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:19:57 +0000 http://albertaventure.com/?p=10209#comment-8261 My only problem with what Mike has said is that he includes cost estimates in his inspections…this is actually AGAINST the Home Inspectors Standards of Practice in every organization & regulated provinces INCLUDING Alberta and it is NOT recommended by any of them for liability reasons: 2.2. Exclusions: I. The inspector is not required to determine: …… U. operating costs of systems. V. replacement or repair cost estimates. My only problem with what Mike has said is that he includes cost estimates in his inspections…this is actually AGAINST the Home Inspectors Standards of Practice in every organization & regulated provinces INCLUDING Alberta and it is NOT recommended by any of them for liability reasons:
2.2. Exclusions:

I. The inspector is not required to determine:
……
U. operating costs of systems.
V. replacement or repair cost estimates.

]]> By: GDC http://albertaventure.com/2010/06/the-indie-inspector/comment-page-1/#comment-7201 GDC Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:00:55 +0000 http://albertaventure.com/?p=10209#comment-7201 If anyone told me a repair or replacement was going to cost $30,000. I would be getting a 2nd and 3rd and possibly a 4th expert opinion. Home Inspectors are like Realtors and doctors and lawyers and airline pilots... There's good ones and bad ones... Thanks to the internet and google it's getting easier for customers to research anybody and anything... If you've been around awhile you've heard lots of White Hat and Black Hat stories... DO YOUR OWN HOME WORK PEOPLE! start at google.com If anyone told me a repair or replacement was going to cost $30,000. I would be getting a 2nd and 3rd and possibly a 4th expert opinion.

Home Inspectors are like Realtors and doctors and lawyers and airline pilots… There’s good ones and bad ones…

Thanks to the internet and google it’s getting easier for customers to research anybody and anything…

If you’ve been around awhile you’ve heard lots of White Hat and Black Hat stories…

DO YOUR OWN HOME WORK PEOPLE! start at google.com

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