$300 Lot Survey

Gene Baker · 2011-01-26T22:15:23Z

I have a development client that provides typically $500K a year in revenue for my firm. The client’s wife has a realtor for a best friend. They are very much a part of the high society crowd in my neck of the woods. I met this realtor and she is eccentric to say the least, but does close on a property once or twice a year and she always insist that I do the survey work. She gets a thrill from telling people she has her own surveyor and what a better price she can get from me and the turn around time. I detest boundary work and would not perform this service under most circumstances. However, I will do her work and charge 50% of what would be the going rate for this work. She is always pleased and whenever we all get together she has nothing but raves about by company and my client’s wife is always reminding her that she was the one that got us together.I bring all this up because of the preceding thread about the $200 survey. I will confess to doing a 3 acre boundary survey for this lady for $300. I am not sure the revenue paid my vehicle and equipment cost, but the benefit I receive far out weighs any profit that could be made from this survey. Sometimes not all is what it seems at first glance. In fact, I would venture to guess that if a TV show wanted me to provide a survey and promised me some exposure, I would at the least, give them a discount and maybe do it for free.

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For charities, doesn't it make more sense to charge full price and make a separate donation to them? Much better way to deal with the IRS.

Posted : January 29, 2011 10:18 am

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My accountant says no: we did go over that one time and she said not to do that. I don't remember why.

Posted : January 29, 2011 11:48 am

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