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All The Legal Stuff with Joe Ferry The Home Inspector Lawyer
AI RISK, LIABILITY, INSURANCE CLAIMS, & LEGAL DEFENSES. LISTEN IN TO THE PREMIER EXPERT - JOE FERRY, THE HOME INSPECTOR LAWYER HIMSELF! CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCASTCHAPTER MARKER 0:00 Welcome And Joe’s Track Record 0:51 How Frivolous...
Value Over Price
IF YOU PRICE YOUR INSPECTIONS BY DOLLARS AND HOURS, YOU’RE LOSING. INSTEAD, USE THE VALUE-FIRST MINDSET SHIFT CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCASTCHAPTER MARKER 0:00 Welcome And A Quick Tip 0:20 Jay’s Septic Story With His Son 1:31 Price Versus...
Are People Getting Harder to Deal With?
ARE PEOPLE GETTING HARDER TO DEAL WITH? I THINK WE ALL FEEL THAT WAY SOMETIMES - LISTEN IN & SEE THAT YOU AREN'T ALONE IN THINKING THAT CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCASTCHAPTER MARKER 0:00 Drinking With Jay Returns 5:10 Are People Getting...
Higher Level AI For Home Inspectors
WANT TO SEE WHAT HOME INSPECTORS LIKE BEAU BROWN ARE USING AI FOR BESIDES THE BASIC "COMMENT WRITING"? THEN LISTEN IN! CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Welcome And Meet Bo Brown 2:05 Higher-Level AI Beyond Report Comments...
Manage Expectations
MOST COMPLAINTS HAPPEN BEFORE WE EVEN INSPECT THE HOUSE - SEE HOW TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS & AVOID ISSUES CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Welcome And Quick Tip Setup 0:51 Why Clients Expect Code Checks 2:09 Infrared...
Liability Layers for Home Inspectors
WANT TO KEEP LAW SUITS DOWN & KEEP YOUR BUSINESS SAFE? THEN LAYER UP! SEE WHAT WE MEAN IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Why Inspectors Fear Lawsuits 1:34 Being Right Is Not Protection 2:17 Ethics...
Q2 – 2026 Home Inspection Market Outlook
Q2 MARKET SHAKEUP: FROM THE SPECTORA CONTROVERSY TO THE “GREAT HOUSING RESET”—WHAT EVERY HOME INSPECTOR NEEDS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Cold Open And Sports Talk 2:33 Spectora Fixel Ad Controversy...
Growing Pains
FROM ONE INSPECTOR TO A MULTI-COUNTY TEAM, MIKE ORTIZ DIVES INTO THE REALITY OF SCALING A HOME INSPECTION BUSINESS—WHERE GROWTH BRINGS OPPORTUNITY, BUT ALSO HARD LESSONS CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Welcome And Growing...
Quick Tip: Control the Situation
THE FIRST IN OUR "QUICK TIP" SERIES - HOW TO CONTROL THE SITUATION WHEN THINGS ESCALATE ON A HOME INSPECTION CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Welcome And Quick Tips Series 0:42 Why Conflict Shows Up On Site 2:14 The...
The Commercial Inspection Mindset
WHY SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL INSPECTORS THINK DIFFERENTLY—AND WHY COMMERCIAL INSPECTIONS ARE THEIR OWN INDUSTRY, NOT JUST A "BIGGER VERSION" OF HOME INSPECTIONS. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Welcome Back To Lance Kaufman...
A Thousand Small Things
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRUGGLING AND STAYING BOOKED ISN’T A SECRET STRATEGY — IT’S MASTERING 1,000 LITTLE THINGS. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Why Big Tricks Don’t Work 2:05 First Impressions Happen In A Blink 4:10...
The Human Element
THE HUMAN ELEMENT BEHIND BUILDING, SCALING, AND LEADING A SUCCESSFUL HOME INSPECTION COMPANY CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE OF OUR PODCASTSFOLLOW OUR PODCAST CHAPTER MARKERS 0:00 Welcome And Why The Human Element 2:35 Defining Growth Ceilings 7:45 Comfort, Fear, And Imposter...







