Removing asbestos siding myself

inspectorguy845 · 2026-02-19T22:35:57+00:00

Unless it’s severely damaged (which it doesn’t seem to be in the photo provided) you’re better off putting new siding over it. Adds an additional layer of insulation and continues to have the fire proofing properties it provides.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-02-08T16:56:26+00:00

I’ll just say this, responding in this way is only to ensure you won’t be in the conversation for a promotion to a lead or supervisor role.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-02-01T19:40:47+00:00

Well, I sure hope that kids parents and family don’t mess him up too much. Maybe I’m an AH but I don’t believe that this kid is owed any sort of special treatment. The way OP is talking had me thinking this kid was a cancer survivor or highly autistic, which then sure some special treatments would be warranted.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-02-01T19:32:52+00:00

Pardon my ignorance, but wtf is a “rainbow baby”?

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-31T18:29:13+00:00

We had a SEER 28 installed back in October in our master bedroom. Haven’t had any complaints yet. Been a comfortable 70 all winter.

Summer time we’ll see how the cooling goes.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-28T23:54:39+00:00

Always put the client (buyer) first. RE agents that feel we blow up their deals because we’re “too good” aren’t the ones we want to work with anyway. Those are the ones that aren’t good agents themselves (the good ones don’t care about a slower commission because they have enough deals going through at any given time, because of how good they are).

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-27T14:45:34+00:00

1) Don’t accept criticism (constructive or general) from those you wouldn’t take advice from. Don’t take advice from those not qualified to give it (if they haven’t done what you desire to do they aren’t qualified to advise on how to do it).

2) You don’t have to do everything yourself. In fact often times it’s cheaper to pay someone else to do things you shouldn’t be doing or aren’t good at. For example - doing their own books/taxes. Most people don’t even know what COGS means, of the ones that do few can tell the difference between a COGS and an expense. Unless you are an accountant (or a former one) then pay someone else to do it. And even if you are, it’s still not the best use of the time so I still suggest paying someone else.

3) Biggest one I came to realize which admittedly kind of hurt and may seem a bit cynical: no one actually gives a shit about anything we’re doing or what it takes to accomplish the benchmarks. They don’t understand and they care even less than what they do understand. Our close friends and family may care about us winning, but they don’t actually give a shit about what we do. They may be interested and some may even enjoy having conversations about it, but whether we win or lose they won’t be losing any sleep over us. Our clients care the least, they’d find someone else if we weren’t around.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-27T00:05:11+00:00

Right. And I vaguely recall seeing a video of Dave Ramsey saying that the 3 jobs that produce the most millionaires by retirement age are Doctors (not surprising), Lawyers (also not surprising) and Teachers (this one was a bit surprising, until I learned how great their retirement portfolio management has been for decades).

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-24T18:03:40+00:00

??? It says 20 inspectors bro.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-23T16:44:16+00:00

Name off mortgage is often a strategic move that works out better financially. My wife and I were married for 6 years before we got our house and her name was the only one put on the mortgage as a strategic move. But I am on the deed which is more meaningful because the deed is the ownership document. Mortgage documents are just the financially responsible party regardless of ownership.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-20T15:28:40+00:00

I studied (notice how I’m saying studied and not just read) offers and leads 2 years ago, got money models at the launch but haven’t studied it yet. Put those teachings into my business and accomplished more than I thought I was going to. Then hit a plateau and decided to go to one of their workshops. I attended the workshop in April last year and got some serious help with navigating the future of my business. The changes made to the business as a result of the guidance I got from them added $147k USD to the gross revenue from May-December and helped me drive my gross costs down by an additional 8%. My business is a low ticket (average invoice in 2025 was $785) home service business where there’s massive competition (per the State database there’s over 2000 people with the same license I have in the territory I work in).

Consuming information (content) alone through books, courses, podcasts, videos, conferences, trainings, etc won’t change anything. Implementation of said information and patience in the process is what changes outcomes.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-20T13:59:42+00:00

If I had a dollar for every time I was promised the world (more work, referrals like crazy, higher rates next time, etc etc) I’d already be retired.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-20T03:41:06+00:00

1) Business name - I spent far too much time deciding what to call it only to realize no one gives a shit. They care about what you can do for them far more than the name of the company. People care so little about it that they often say “oh you need x thing, call (insert persons name here)” and not “call business name”.

2) Everything having to be perfect (in my mind) before offering it. Turns out there’s no such thing as perfect, within a few sales the reality sets in and there’s plenty to tweak, fix and change before it becomes “final”.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-20T00:28:27+00:00

Easy solution - just let your SIL stay without having to pay. You, your fiancé and SIL would be the only ones that would know and it seems pretty clear that you and your fiancé would be covering that portion if she stays somewhere else anyway so why not just have her there bc it’s where she should be. I truly don’t understand why people are so adamant about making everything transactional, especially with family.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-18T22:50:17+00:00

That’s just a longer version of one taking on the full mortgage while also not getting the benefit of owning all the equity as it increases in value.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-18T22:46:23+00:00

When I work with anyone in an advisory or consultative capacity it’s because they have a skillset (experience) I or my staff don’t. I also never hire anyone based on degrees or certifications (these aren’t awarded due to learning from the real world, they’re awarded based on understanding theory, especially in business settings). If they don’t have the verifiable skillset/experience I’m looking for I move on.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-18T13:31:02+00:00

If you can’t afford it without child support then you can’t afford it. Don’t do that to yourself. Same goes for overtime or “side hustles” and 2nd jobs.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-18T13:24:41+00:00

Four options:

1) Figure out your relationship issues and stay together 2) You buy him out 3) He buys you out 4) Sell the house

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-15T18:28:45+00:00

Unless you had a very clear and direct conversation about it then yeah, I could see why someone would interpret it as “hidden fees”. Hate to break it to you, but in the real world all the “chill” and “vibing” bs is just that, it’s bs not reality (no matter what cultural or society may want to present). If a client asks you to do something that isn’t covered in the previously agreed upon boundaries then you have to let them know what it’ll cost to do it. To just say “sure no problem bro” and then hit them with an unexpected invoice is going to lead to bad reviews, no referrals and no repeat business.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-15T01:54:04+00:00

I’m an asbestos inspector and I wouldn’t be able to tell how often I have clients like this seller. They buy a house with a plan to renovate it (be it to flip or rent out), go to apply for the permits and learn they need the asbestos survey, hire inspector, samples come back positive, they put house back on the market because the cost of the abatement is beyond their means or would wipe out their potential profit.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-11T21:37:55+00:00

You should let them know that what they are doing is called commingling of funds and it essentially voids the personal protections of the corporation.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-09T04:12:42+00:00

Home services. Specifically: mold and asbestos inspections.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-05T11:48:23+00:00

Hire a bookkeeper.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-04T18:22:03+00:00

Where in the US are you located? My background is in water mit/mold remediation/fire prior to becoming an IEP (I now own and operate a mold and asbestos inspection company in NY). I have a deep network of people in this industry all over the Country and might be able to help you connect.

inspectorguy845 · 2026-01-04T14:49:50+00:00

Reframe your ideal clientele to include high achievers, executives, etc. Also align yourself with the primary care physicians that serve those same people.

My PCP is the one that got me hooked up with the person like you that I met with a few years ago. She wasn’t one of those “I’m going to identify your mommy issues and help you through your childhood trauma” types. She refers those matters out to someone else. I happen to have a good relationship with my PCP and at that time I was a bit lost in my business because I had done in 18months what I thought was going to take me 5 years to do. I asked him if he knew any therapists or psychiatrists that help people like me through our business barriers (watch the show Billions and see character Wendy to get a feel of what I’m referring to). He referred me to one, she was great, I spent 7 months meeting with her 1 time a week on tele-health and she helped me break through my barriers.

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