Start Your Own Home Inspection Service (Entrepreneur Magazine's Start Up) - Softcover

Entrepreneur Press

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1932156011 ISBN 13: 9781932156010

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press, 2003

Synopsis

Handy around the house? Turn that talent into a lucrative career!

New home sales are booming. So is the need for qualified home inspectors, making this one of the fastest-growing businesses in the real estate field- with no end in sight. There are an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 home inspectors in the United States and Canada. More than 40 percent of home sales now include inspections, a number that is expected to double over the next 5 years, especially in the light of the rapidly increasing cost of housing.

As a home inspector, you'll examine the interior and exterior of the home and give potential home buyers an objective, informed decision. Many home inspectors earn $500 to $800 per day, and a pro shows you how you can, too. This concise, no-nonsense guide tells you how to start and operate a successful home inspection business without spending a lot of money.

This comprehensive guide to starting your own home inspection business shows you:

• Typical start up costs for low-end and high-end businesses
• How to select a location for your home inspection business
• Aspects of operating from a home-based office versus a commercial office
• Inspection equipment you will need to run your business
• Legal forms and requirements
• How to do market research-stages, primary research methods, secondary research, and other factors.
• How to keep records, manage your finances, and stay ahead of your tax liability
• How to advertise and promote your business to achieve market penetration
• Market groups you can't afford to overlook

This guide represents your opportunity to start and run your own business-to be your own boss, decide your own fate, set your own course, and succeed by your own wit and courage. If you've got a knack for finding trouble spots in homes and are handy with tools, this is a book that can put you on the road to establishing your own successful home inspection business.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Entrepreneur Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1932156011
• ISBN 13: 9781932156010
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128