Inspector Toolbelt Talk
Inspector Toolbelt Talk
Ian Robertson
The Commercial Mindset
44 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Welcome Back To Lance Kaufman
Commercial Inspections As A True Industry
Headspace Shift From Residential
Buzzwords, ASTM, And Real Deliverables
Pricing, Value, And Risk Of Overpromising
Asking Better Questions And RFPs
Cycles, Budgets, And Long Sales Paths
Inspect Like You’ll Write Six Reports
Technician Mindset Versus Business Mindset
Market Shift And Career Durability
Building Readiness Before A Website
The Middle Market Opportunity And Closing
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Commercial inspections aren’t a bigger version of home inspections—they’re a different ocean. We sit down with Lance Kaufman of Focus Building Inspections to unpack what separates a true commercial practice from an ancillary add-on, and why the winners think like advisors, not technicians. From decoding ASTM requests to shaping proposals around lender and owner needs, Lance lays out a practical path for scoping, pricing, and delivering work that holds up in real transactions. We dig into the...