Consultant earnings

How the work pays.

Initial visits, progress inspections, and additional services have separate compensation. Makeover invoices the client and pays the consultant.

Initial site visit

Document the property’s condition, review bids, and identify required repairs and the client’s requested improvements.

The table shows pay to the consultant based on repair cost, with eligible mileage handled separately.

Initial-visit consultant compensation
Cost of repairsConsultant earns
$0–$15,000$280
$15,001–$30,000$320
$30,001–$50,000$400
$50,001–$85,000$480
$85,001–$140,000$560
$140,001–$150,000$560
$150,001–$160,000$600
$160,001–$170,000$640
$170,001–$180,000$680
$180,001–$190,000$720
$190,001–$200,000$760
$200,001+$800

Other visits and services

Draw inspection

$150 per inspection

Document completed work and the amount to be paid to the contractor. Eligible mileage is additional. The original benefits page describes up to five draw inspections per project; confirm the project’s draw plan.

Re-inspection

$100 per visit

The published consultant schedule lists this separately from draw inspections, plus eligible mileage.

Additional dwelling units

$50 per additional unit

The pay sheet specifies the same FHA case number and/or property description, up to a four-unit dwelling.

Mileage and home-inspection referrals

Mileage

Mileage reimbursement follows the IRS standard business mileage rate in effect on the date of travel.

July–December 2026: $0.76 per mile.

Mileage reimbursement applies when travel exceeds a 30-mile round trip from your place of business. Confirm the reimbursable distance before travel.

A separate home inspection

If a consulting client also needs a home inspection, use your existing home-inspection fee sheet. Makeover collects $50 for the referral.

The source allows charging for both the home inspection and renovation consultation at the same property. It does not specify how the referral fee is collected or when consultant payments are made; confirm those details with the team.

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