Yeah, there are pudhy guys and nasties. There was a guy here who would inspect a roof for a detailed estimate. Had a big nail in his pocket and would poke holes in chimney flashing. Got his ass on video. There was another guy who would ask for half the $ up front to cover the cost of materials... and then never show up to do the work. They are both back in jail. But their companies are still operating.

I got scammed in a different way. I did a home inspection in early May. The vinyl siding was fine. After a week of hot weather in June there was a heavy wind. I got a call. Some siding had let go. I had a look. It was up about 20 feet and it had been "caulked shut". Long story short, there was NO WAY I could have detected that during a routine home inspection but my lawyer saidthat if I didn't pay her the Small Claims Court $6000 maximum the judge would make me pay because I had insurance, because she was a single mom, because she was pretty, and because she was a of a denomination that is associated with an order of which the judge was a member... AND my name would be in the court record and in the newspaper. I sold the business.

BTW... she never had the siding replaced. If I win the Lotto, I am suing the bitch, the real estate agent and company and the previous owners.