Hello to everyone,

I'm interested ( extremely ), in learning home inspection. I checked some
web info ( carson) , I also looked into community college courses and
on-line courses.

The question is, What would be the most accepted form of training to get
started in this new career?

I'm going a little nuts with all the difference of opinions , would like to
hear from someone who's been there.

Thanks

Gino

"GINO" wrote in
:

Hello to everyone,

I'm interested ( extremely ), in learning home inspection. I checked
some web info ( carson) , I also looked into community college courses
and on-line courses.

The question is, What would be the most accepted form of training to
get started in this new career?

I'm going a little nuts with all the difference of opinions , would
like to hear from someone who's been there.

Thanks

Gino





Haven't been there but when I need one, the ONLY acceptable one must be a
member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors. Just having a state
licence is not good enough to me.

"GINO" wrote in message
...
Hello to everyone,

I'm interested ( extremely ), in learning home inspection. I checked some
web info ( carson) , I also looked into community college courses and
on-line courses.

The question is, What would be the most accepted form of training to get
started in this new career?

I'm going a little nuts with all the difference of opinions , would like
to
hear from someone who's been there.

Thanks

Gino



It helps a lot to own a home and have lots of experience fixing the endless
pain in the ass problems that appear just when you thought you could stretch
out in the yard with a bunch of magazines & a beer and maybe everyone would
leave you alone. "Honey....the toilet's doing something weird...."

"Al Bundy" wrote in message
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Haven't been there but when I need one, the ONLY acceptable one must be a
member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors. Just having a state
licence is not good enough to me.

Why do you say that? What's wrong with NACHI? Or NAHI, or whatever other
ones are out there?

Check the requirements to become a member of some of these groups. In
some cases, no licensure or proof of ability to perform home
inspections is even required. In at least one case, the "alternative"
group was formed primarily as a moneymaker for the founder.

Jo Ann

jeffc wrote:
"Al Bundy" wrote in message
...

Haven't been there but when I need one, the ONLY acceptable one must be a
member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors. Just having a state
licence is not good enough to me.

Why do you say that? What's wrong with NACHI? Or NAHI, or whatever other
ones are out there?

PS --- also make sure your physically agile to be able to "get on a two
story roof to make the roofing inspection. I had one inspector who said
"I think the upper story roof is ok." I told him that IF he wanted to
be paid he was going to have to go up and INSPECT IT (and write that on
the inspection.) He had to send for another "inspector" because of the
height. SIGH!


GINO wrote:
Hello to everyone,

I'm interested ( extremely ), in learning home inspection. I checked some
web info ( carson) , I also looked into community college courses and
on-line courses.

The question is, What would be the most accepted form of training to get
started in this new career?

I'm going a little nuts with all the difference of opinions , would like to
hear from someone who's been there.

Thanks

Gino

"mcfriendly" wrote in message
oups.com...
PS --- also make sure your physically agile to be able to "get on a two
story roof to make the roofing inspection. I had one inspector who said
"I think the upper story roof is ok." I told him that IF he wanted to
be paid he was going to have to go up and INSPECT IT (and write that on
the inspection.) He had to send for another "inspector" because of the
height. SIGH!

My inspector had height issues, too, but he told me up front. I called a
roofer I'd used in the past and offered to pay him. He agreed, checked it
out, pointed out a couple of concerns, and then refused to charge me.
Sometimes offering money shows people that you appreciate the value of their
time, and you get a surprise in return.

"mcfriendly" wrote in message
oups.com...
PS --- also make sure your physically agile to be able to "get on a two
story roof to make the roofing inspection. I had one inspector who said
"I think the upper story roof is ok." I told him that IF he wanted to
be paid he was going to have to go up and INSPECT IT (and write that on
the inspection.) He had to send for another "inspector" because of the
height. SIGH!

It was my understanding that they could use binoculars to check out roofs if
they needed to....

"jeffc" wrote in
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"Al Bundy" wrote in message
...

Haven't been there but when I need one, the ONLY acceptable one must
be a member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors. Just having
a state licence is not good enough to me.

Why do you say that? What's wrong with NACHI? Or NAHI, or whatever
other ones are out there?




Maybe nothing. Some people swear by Fords and others Chevys. Just passing
along info from a consumer standpoint.

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:23:54 GMT, "jeffc" wrote:


"Al Bundy" wrote in message
...

Haven't been there but when I need one, the ONLY acceptable one must be a
member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors. Just having a state
licence is not good enough to me.

Why do you say that? What's wrong with NACHI? Or NAHI, or whatever other
ones are out there?



Doesn't seem like nothing is wrong in my state, Pa. Infact I think
the NACHI is the only one that has a local branch here.

As long as they meet state laws, I love em.

tom

On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:04:23 -0500, Al Bundy
wrote:

"jeffc" wrote in
m:


"Al Bundy" wrote in message
...

Haven't been there but when I need one, the ONLY acceptable one must
be a member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors. Just having
a state licence is not good enough to me.

Why do you say that? What's wrong with NACHI? Or NAHI, or whatever
other ones are out there?




Maybe nothing. Some people swear by Fords and others Chevys. Just passing
along info from a consumer standpoint.


Funny how options can be confused with fact, and start flame wars.

Understood,

tom

On 13 Oct 2006 07:26:27 -0700, "mcfriendly"
wrote:

PS --- also make sure your physically agile to be able to "get on a two
story roof to make the roofing inspection. I had one inspector who said
"I think the upper story roof is ok." I told him that IF he wanted to
be paid he was going to have to go up and INSPECT IT (and write that on
the inspection.) He had to send for another "inspector" because of the
height. SIGH!

I think many inspector organizations see such a practice of climbing
on every roof as unsafe, so it's against their SOP's.

My understanding, you only need to go to the roof, if you can't
visually inspect it from the ground.

later,

tom @ www.FreelancingProjects.com





GINO wrote:
Hello to everyone,

I'm interested ( extremely ), in learning home inspection. I checked some
web info ( carson) , I also looked into community college courses and
on-line courses.

The question is, What would be the most accepted form of training to get
started in this new career?

I'm going a little nuts with all the difference of opinions , would like to
hear from someone who's been there.

Thanks

Gino

In article ,
Tom The Great wrote:
On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:23:54 GMT, "jeffc" wrote:


"Al Bundy" wrote in message
...

Haven't been there but when I need one, the ONLY acceptable one must be a
member of ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors. Just having a state
licence is not good enough to me.

Why do you say that? What's wrong with NACHI? Or NAHI, or whatever other
ones are out there?



Doesn't seem like nothing is wrong in my state, Pa. Infact I think
the NACHI is the only one that has a local branch here.

As long as they meet state laws, I love em.

tom

Only about half of the states (USA) license or certify home
inspectors. The requirements in the other states vary quite a bit. In
some cases all a "home inspector" has to do to practice is have a
phone number and a business card.


--
No dumb questions, just dumb answers.

Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland -