Oh please… HI’s are generalist at best and many of them are not that… it would definitely knock out 70% of the CMI inspectors (advertising gimmick program) here on Nachi and 90% of all HI’s.
Having a basic understanding and excellent marketing skills will get you business… having an excellent understanding of what you inspect (and some luck) will keep your butt out of trouble.
Jeff
My ex-brother-in-law has a MBA, three other college degrees, president of a large corporation, and does not know how to put oil in his car. All of the education in the world will not make you an inspector; only hundreds of inspections, if not thousands, will. Be lucky during that OJT period you don’t get sued. Licensing only levels the field, and is worthless. Always understand that RE’s only want to push off their liability onto you. FHA and other mortgage and bank lenders are getting wise to the RE’s and their buddy inspector system, and are not trusting any home inspection report. Get ready for a system of home inspectors simular to what the appraisers have. That means out of staters, waiting lists, and no business for us.
In the last two to three years, due to litigation and licensing, the fun has been taken away from us. It has become so technical, new rules, regulations, etc. that you have to be careful sneezing in a home you are inspecting. It is just not fun anymore.
Tj is right, join interNACHI, do the membership courses and you will have sufficient knowlege.
some peoples advice on here (like anywhere else) is generated from people with a ****ty attitudes trying to frustrate you out of the business to give you bad advice to fail on your own. You find plenty of good help if you have the stomach to put up with the drama queens. Good luck and welcome. Join NACHI. you wont regret it
Amazing how you have become the most useless member I have seen around here in years.
Here’s some good advise Frank. Kiss my f ucking asshole.
Well Frank why don’t you tell this gentleman he should join Facebook and cozy up to realtors to get sufficient business to survive. XXXOOO
If you are referring to me, which I think you are, let me set you straight.
90% of you newbies will not be in the business three years from now…but during the time some of you are here, you will try to stay alive with exceptionally low fees, unethical business practices, and other activities that will reflect upon our industry and those in it…long after you are gone.
Truth matters. It matters to the people who are falling for the ads that promise “high income wage at part time hours” and it matters to our clients, as well.
Professional home inspecting is NOT a part time job…and part time commitment will not lead to a successful business in this or any other business venture.
Training and skill - so that the very first home inspection report will withstand the scrutiny of a trial lawyer (for it very well may have to) is essential.
This is a national association of professional home inspectors and, if you are here long enough to see, failure is not thwarted by positive attitudes and fluffy “go-get’em” talk on a message board.
Very, very few make it to the five year mark, percentage wise. 90% fall out before three years. If you are not good enough, you will not make it and just being a member of NACHI will not do it. That kind of advice is worthless.
Not difficult at all, read all the whacky the the posts from Unlicensed CMI’s here in the MB…
Much of what you are saying holds truth but with speculation. It depends on the size of the market one inspects in, outside income, spouse working with money knowledge in place, and personality.
Lets face it, if you have a bad personality all the willingness in the world will not help you in this business. You survive in this business by leaving positive and lasting memories behind each job you do. If I did not have a referral base in place I would have died this past year in my 8th during the worst housing rescission in the history of my service area. 95% of my business this past has come from referrals from past clients and Realtors who have hacked it out like myself.
James with all do respect, surviving a housing or any other recession proves one ability to have a “successful business in this or any other business venture” as quoted by you.
Well I have joined NACHI and will begin the online training. Thanks for all the suggestions and comments, some gave me a good laugh.
Kevin
Well then, go to the marketing section for some more comments, suggestions, and laughs.