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Schedule Your Inspection at 2:00 a.m.!

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 by welmoed

We are in the process of implementing a new online quoting and scheduling system that will allow you to get a quote, schedule your inspection, and check the status of your inspection, any time of the day or night!

Schedule your home inspection any time!

Schedule your home inspection any time!

This process should be completed by Monday, February 15. Until then, you can call our office at (301) 208-8289 to get a quote and schedule your inspection.

Special Online Offer

When you book your inspection online, use the code ONLINE and get $25 off your inspection!

Sorry, We Can’t Make It

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by welmoed

In order for us to do Home Inspections, it is first necessary for us to find our driveway.

Somewhere under all that snow is a driveway.

Somewhere under all that snow is a driveway.

We got 22 inches of snow over the weekend, and are now poised to get another foot on top of that. The local, state and federal governments have ground to a halt; roads are impassable, and everyone is urged to stay home.

Many of our clients with Home Inspection contingencies written into their contracts are asking for, and receiving, extensions on those contracts. If you are facing a contingency deadline, contact your agent and ask for an extension.

Safety is our main concern when scheduling inspections during weather emergencies. Therefore, we have postponed all inspections until next week.

Greetings from Mrs. Bob!

Sunday, January 24th, 2010 by welmoed

I’m thrilled that my position with my husband’s company is now official! For the last seven years, I’ve answered the phones, made appointments, and tried to answer questions as best I could, while still running my own drapery workroom business, as well as raising two children.

Now the drapery business is closed, the children are away at college, and I’m on board with Bob to help make Inspections by Bob even better!

I’ve done a lot of different jobs over the years, including graphic arts, marketing, journalism, teaching, sewing, and interior design. Quite honestly, all of them were secondary to my role as mother to our two wonderful children. I’m so fortunate to have been able to be a full-time mom for them.

This year, Bob and I decided that the time was right for me to officially join his company as an employee, and be in charge of his scheduling, marketing, and other back-office support. To that end, he took me along to Las Vegas to attend the 2010 Inspection World conference. I took classes on how to be a home inspector, as well as marketing workshops.

Right now, I’m not planning on becoming a licensed home inspector. But I do plan to take classes and learn as much as I can about home inspection, because doing so will enable me to help more clients over the phone while Bob is in the field. I’ll also be taking over writing for this blog, as well as refining the brochures and handouts Bob gives to clients. Bob will still write the more technical posts, and do all the inspections, but I might be showing up at inspections to help out, or to take pictures or videos.

I’d love to hear suggestions for this blog… What kinds of posts do you want to see? What kinds of questions do you have about home inspections? We’re here to answer them.

Introducing Inspections by Bob’s Newest Employee

Sunday, January 24th, 2010 by Inspector Bob

Welmoed Sisson, Bob’s wife,  has long been helping out Inspections by Bob by answering the phones and making Bob’s materials look better.  As Inspections by Bob got busier, and her own drapery business declined, both Bob and Welmoed thought it was time for her to come on board officially.

Welmoed Sisson at the International Builders Show

Welmoed Sisson at the International Builders Show

Welmoed brings many years of graphic design and marketing knowledge to the business, along with the experience of restoring a historic house and renovating several others while Bob was working other jobs.

To officially bring Welmoed on board, I thought it best to give her some additional Home Inspector training by sending her to a one-day course in Home Inspecting that was being provided as part of the ASHI International Home Inspectors Show from Jan 16-20.  Along with the initial crash course, Welmoed joined over 800 other inspectors in taking over 20 Hours of ASHI accredited training classes in a variety of subjects from Electrical to Foundations.

Welmoed’s primary duties will continue to be to answer the phones and provide marketing support, but may eventually find her way into the field.


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