As a home inspector I would rather not have to do radon testing but if I dont the buyers will get some one who will do the inspection and radon testing. Being certified to do radon testing involves a 16 hrs of continuing ed, annual callibration of equipment, and insurance. For what i can charge it is not worth the time involved.
Our house is up for sale. We added that we will NOT allow radon testing nor will we pay for any scam installation of a fan. If the buyer wants “radon remediation”, they can open a window after they close. I won’t let me or my property be scammed.
I am also amazed at how many real estate agents are in on it and get kickbacks from it all. One large agency, “Metro Brokers”, has as their primary home inspector a guy who runs a radon business. Their agents even install randon fans in new custom homes! Talk about a racket. We made an offer on a house of theirs but told them they would need to remove that POS and repair the home back to its original condition. It turned out that while they were busy putting in a fan in the basement they let the roof leak and ruin some walls. We pulled our interest.