3rd party inspections

[badair (Barry Adair, EIFSTX#39)]

@jkeilson

What a coincidence, I just got todays mail and low and behold my renewed Virginia Certification, I Love to show all of my clients that James Keilson of Maryland Home Inspection Services is Certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a State Certified Home Inspector and that there is a difference3. Also to all of the Virginia Realtors, agents that refer Non Certified Home Inspectors in Virginia you are doing an injustice to all of your clients, so do yourself and your clients a big favor and be sure to hire only InterNACHI inspectors, and only those that are Virginia State Certified.

Jim

fixed ;~))

[jkeilson (James Keilson, CMI, Certified Master Inspector)]

@badair

fixed ;~))

LOL, Thanks Barry

Jim

[ccurrins (Christopher Currins, CMI)]

@jjimenez

There is no benefit. Like I said, I have been asked three times by people who just didn’t know any better. I still got their business by explaining what it really is.

If there’s no benefit to be certified then why do you have “Certified Professional Inspector” in big bold letters at top of your website?

Also, if there is no benefit in being “certified” why did you ask Nick a few months ago to bend the rules so you could become a “Certified” Master Inspector?

[escanlan (Emmanuel Scanlan, TREC# 7593)]

@jkeilson

What a coincidence, I just got todays mail and low and behold my renewed Virginia Certification, I Love to show all of my clients that James Keilson of Maryland Home Inspection Services is Certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia as a State Certified Home Inspector and that there is a difference3. Also to all of the Virginia Realtors, agents that refer Non Certified Home Inspectors in Virginia you are doing an injustice to all of your clients, so do yourself and your clients a big favor and be sure to hire only InterNACHI inspectors, and only those that are Virginia State Certified.

Jim

Jim,

From a consumer perspective I would feel more comfortable with my selection of Inspector if the Inspector has voluntarily performed as you have by obtaining your Virginia State Certification. To me the consumer it would display that the Inspector has voluntarily agreed to abide by State requirements and also understands that if they fail to do so they would be subject to State disciplinary actions. It takes a great deal of confidence in one’s services to take such an action! For that I would commend the Inspector.

[escanlan (Emmanuel Scanlan, TREC# 7593)]

@ccurrins

If there’s no benefit to be certified then why do you have “Certified Professional Inspector” in big bold letters at top of your website?

Also, if there is no benefit in being “certified” why did you ask Nick a few months ago to bend the rules so you could become a “Certified” Master Inspector?

Christopher,

I’m trying to understand the many disparate comments he has made as can be seen here. It would be nice if he took the time to answer the questions posed to him regarding these disparate comments and views.

[escanlan (Emmanuel Scanlan, TREC# 7593)]

Juan,

Will you be coming back to help clear the confusion?

[gfarnsworth (Gary Farnsworth, CMI)]

Juan is correct about any state licensing, certification, or whatever you want to call it. Any of it is basic, and a bare minimum.

The good HI’s in Kansas and the governor got the laws out, because they did not benefit the consumer or the HI.

I have stated many times that soon, the governments, and the insurance companies of the REA’s and their offices, will be coming after the REA’s to set the working standards of any HI or tradespersons that they work with, higher. This alone would weed-out the basic HI’s and Uncle Bob.

It’s coming.

[escanlan (Emmanuel Scanlan, TREC# 7593)]

@gfarnsworth

Juan is correct about any state licensing, certification, or whatever you want to call it. Any of it is basic, and a bare minimum.

The good HI’s in Kansas and the governor got the laws out, because they did not benefit the consumer or the HI.

I have stated many times that soon, the governments, and the insurance companies of the REA’s and their offices, will be coming after the REA’s to set the working standards of any HI or tradespersons that they work with, higher. This alone would weed-out the basic HI’s and Uncle Bob.

It’s coming.

Gary,

Juan’s opinion on the Virginia State certification for “Certified Home Inspector”.

@jjimenez

You’re correct except the certification harms consumers, it doesn’t help them.

The certification helps:

• Prevent sexual predators, violent criminals, career thieves, and many other bad people from obtaining the State’s endorsement they are certified to be honest and trustworthy enough to engage the consumers and enter their homes.
• Prevent contractual misunderstandings between consumers and home Inspectors by requiring very basic contracts spelling out the scope of work for the inspection.
• Prevents some forms of deceptive practices by Home Inspectors that might prey on consumers.
• Ensures that Tommy Two Toes who is accident prone has the means to pay for what he damages when on site.
• Helps prevent home Inspectors from selling off their client’s information to “Third Party Service Providers” (TSP’s) for kickbacks and other monetary gains.

Also at this point in time this certification process is completely voluntary and it appears only the most confident Inspectors are doing it. That is confident in their ability to provide a safe environment for the consumers.

So do you believe that the Virginia State law regarding “Certified Home Inspectors” and their certification harms the consumers like Juan believes it does?