Today, mortgage field service inspectors are over worked and underpaid. Going back 21 years to 1992, a mortgage field service inspector averaged about $6.00 for a mortgage inspection. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that a mortgage inspection should pay $9.99 in 2013. I computed this number using their inflation calculator. Mortgage inspectors in 2013 are overworked and underpaid. You were much better off as a mortgage field service inspector 21 years ago in 1992. I miss the good old days.
Mortgage inspection photos were seldom required in 1992. Today, every mortgage inspection requires about 7 photos. You were much better off as a mortgage field service inspector 21 years ago in 1992.
Commercial inspections are the better deal!