{"id":2344,"date":"2016-11-15T11:36:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T16:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winfranchising.com\/?p=2344"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T20:39:51","slug":"george-gaves-construction-teaching-real-estate-home-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wini.com\/franchise\/george-gaves-construction-teaching-real-estate-home-inspection\/","title":{"rendered":"George Gaves \u2013 Construction + Teaching + Real Estate = Home Inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2344\" class=\"elementor elementor-2344\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0acf31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0acf31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23ca23e\" data-id=\"23ca23e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f8308 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12f8308\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cEvery house I walk into, there\u2019s something new \u2013 something different. That\u2019s the fun part of it.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be6a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8be6a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did George get involved in WIN?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9a2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f9a2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After wanting to be closer to his family, George moved back to Michigan, but found it difficult to find work because of the recession.<\/p><p>He knew several folks involved in franchising so after a lot of online research and in-person meetings he landed on WIN Home Inspection.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cWIN was a good fit for me personally. Probably my whole life I\u2019ve been pointed toward this and I just didn\u2019t know it. I tell people I do home inspections for people; I charge to write the report.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b3ae8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b3ae8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How did you realize the WIN Way was a natural fit for you?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea4100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ea4100\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>George\u2019s career path was the perfect background.<\/p><p>Construction + Teaching + Real Estate = Home Inspection<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cI started off mowing lawns on my Dad\u2019s rental houses. I learned about how homes were built. I installed pools, irrigation systems, sod, and eventually got my builder\u2019s license.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8254b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8254b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What\u2019s the research process like?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f43cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13f43cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cMy wife was the one who encouraged me to take the meeting about WIN that changed my life. Then when I talked with WIN, I discovered there were ways to finance the purchase even though we didn\u2019t have the cash in savings.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>George also had a personal relationship with an executive in one of the largest real estate agencies in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This friend had the biggest influence on George.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cHe said to me, \u2018Until you start hiring people, it\u2019s all you. Are you good with that?\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>This was George\u2019s turning point to believing WIN Home Inspection was the perfect fit for him and his family \u2014 that he could do it on his own.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cFrom a personal standpoint, I thought it was the best thing in the world. I\u2019ve always had confidence and believed in me.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Because George did his research, understood the risks of starting a business. However, his decision to choose WIN was later validated by the people he knew in parallel industries along with his growth and success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b0eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20b0eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is it going in 2016?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e15e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e15e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cI love where I\u2019m at. You always want year end numbers higher. I made the money I wanted to make. I worked as much as I wanted to work. I took the time I wanted to take off. Now that I have sons aged 6 and 9 and one of them decided to pick up lacrosse, I became a de facto coach. I knew I could take two afternoons off.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6e6bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f6e6bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How about participating with the WIN community?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf8629 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cf8629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mentorship and community participation is important to being a successful WIN Home Inspector \u2014 and it\u2019s something George firmly believes in.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cSo I\u2019ve been to every national WIN Business Conference. 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