| Home Inspection is one of those businesses where | | | | dangerous. Not just for you, but for the new owner |
| the majority of the people who look to get involved | | | | that may be unprepared for faulty or aged electrical |
| will work for themselves.Career and businessTraining | | | | trouble for instance. Other areas include: Plumbing and |
| for on-the-job work is a major part of beginning a | | | | piping, exterior trouble spots like rotting or |
| successful Home Inspection Career, but | | | | compromised framing, plywood and roof |
| understanding how a business works can be just as | | | | trouble.Home Inspectors must be schooled and |
| important. Be sure to develop a business plan, have | | | | trained in identifying potential health hazards such as |
| adequate capital, and use a good accountant! As with | | | | asbestos tiles and shingles, mold in the walls or under |
| any self owned business, you will want to develop | | | | carpeting and floors and lead. Appliances like |
| referrals, have relationships with real estate | | | | dishwashers, washing machines and dryers are also |
| attorneys, brokers and banks. I know when I bought | | | | examined. It is the inspectors ultimate responsibility to |
| my home, one of the things I asked our real estate | | | | complete an accurate and very detailed report of the |
| attorney was "Do you know a good home | | | | homes condition.You can begin training on how to |
| inspector?". An established home inspector does not | | | | become a Home Inspector in your state by taking |
| rely on advertising. He or she relies on word of | | | | courses which can be delivered online. There are no |
| mouth and referrals from people in the industry.A | | | | public educational or school pre-requirements, so |
| home inspector is a vital part of real estate business | | | | people that are looking for a career change do not |
| today. Proper inspection of a home prior to a | | | | have to worry about prior experience. However, |
| completed transaction is necessary. It is a cyclical | | | | having some experience in house repair is a big plus. |
| business (moves with the market) to real estate, but | | | | The training will be easier. Search out books to read |
| the best thing is - it is not price sensitive. If the Real | | | | more before you decide this is a career for |
| Estate market declines, but transactions continue - | | | | you.ConclusionTraining and building a career in Home |
| the home inspector still gets his jobs.Training Proper | | | | Inspection is a wonderful opportunity to help people, |
| home inspection training is very important. We are | | | | run your own business and see the results of your |
| dealing with properties, buyers and sellers of large | | | | work. However, as with any job - you need to have |
| amounts of money AND most the important factor - | | | | a passion for it. Don't just do it for the money.Nick |
| Safety!Home Inspectors will examine electrical | | | | Hunter is the President of American Investment |
| systems, wires, outlets, frayed connections. Not | | | | Training (AIT) and contributes to an online resource |
| being properly trained in this area can be very | | | | for real estate course learning. |