New Revenue Stream?

[Chad Fabry]

One things is for certain. Even though the times are tough and home sales are down, divorce is a dependable ally to the astute home inspector who's ready to try new marketing methods.

Read the LA Times article here.

[RickSab]

I hadn't thought of that. I would worry about the life expectancy part of her advise though. That may come back to bite unless you use only the appraisal life expectancy charts.

[Scottpat]

I have been helping Kelly with this program in the Nashville area. I got into it through a family friend who is going through a divorce. It might not produce an income that you can live off of but it does make you feel good to know that you might be making a difference.

[Mark P]

Yes, I agree it is very important to embrace every opportunity to help new a new divorcee cope with all the issues at hand: home ownership is certainly one of those issues I like to help with – it just makes me feel good inside.

[Brandon Whitmore]

You may not only get the inspection, but an expert witness fee when the divorce proceedings begin......

[qhinspect]

I saw the same article in our paper on the 3rd written by Mr. Sichelman. The first thing I thought of was to stay out of the way when it comes to people getting divorce. Too many feelings involved.

[sepefrio]

Well, I don't know if this is a good sign, but I sure like it. I spoke to a friend about this who spoke to her buddy, a divorce attorney. She (and her client)is in a battle right now over 4 properties. And now I have four more inspections this week.

Certainly this was just good luck and timing, but hey, thanks for posting it.

P.S. I've called several others now being all excited with minimal luck but there does appear to be a market here. The first answer I have been getting is, we already have an appraiser. So it appears the first step is to educate them. Hope we can dobetter here

[Bill Kibbel]

We've received a fair amount of residential and some commercial inspections from lawyers referring their divorce clients to us. It's a smart move when there's real estate assets caught in the middle.

If your considering marketing this, be prepared for many emotional episodes and tension. I remember one of my earliest ones was a large compound of buildings. We had to be escorted by 2 state constables. Hubby threatened me anyway. The larger the real estate value, the more serious the tension can be.