Free Roof Inspections from That FB Group Post - Worth It or Nah?

Saw a post in the Roofing Pros group offering free inspections for leaky roofs using FLIR thermal cams, and I'm thinking of sending it to some clients. But TBH, with Malco tools running me $300 a pop for the good snips and shears, do these 'free' checks really save anyone money long-term? NGL, most turn into $2k repair quotes anyway.

Always worth it, gets your foot in the door for the real work.

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Free inspections are how I landed three asphalt shingle jobs last month.

That group's full of amateurs pushing junk services.

Don't sleep on it, but charge for the follow-up report at least $150.

Pro tip: bundle the inspection with a GAF material quote.

These free offers scream bait and switch.

Felt this, wasted a day on a 'free' that went nowhere.

Haha, the client thought it was a full repair, ended up yelling at me.

Chased a lead from there, turned into a $5k tear-off.

Warning: document everything, or you'll eat the time.

Yeah, use Jobber to track those freebies.

Insurance companies love pushing free inspections, screws the small guys.

Don't do free without a signed waiver first.

Same here in the burbs, leads dry up fast.

PE firms are buying up these 'free' service ops, watch out.

Free inspections? More like free liability.

Saw a guy in r/Roofing get sued over a missed leak from one.

They're gold if you qualify leads first.

Clients eat it up, especially after storms.

Big corps do it to undercut us independents.

Never go free without quoting the full scope upfront.

Man, my back's killing me from all these chase jobs.

Just closed 150k in roofs this year off free checks. Proud of that.

Sucks when they take the intel and call the cheapest bidder.