# INACHI Official Position on Home Inspector Licensing **URL:** \ **Category:** Legislation, Licensing, Ethics & Legal Issues\ **Created:** [August 2, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876 "2009-08-02T00:55:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/1 "2009-08-02T00:55:11Z")
Anyone know what the INACHI official position is??? I read an awful of threads and posts that are Anti Licensing, and would like to know what the official position is of this organization? ---
**Author:** ![gbell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gbell/32/60114_2.png) [@gbell](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gbell)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/2 "2009-08-02T00:57:20Z")
The last position that I know of is: As long as it is not biased towards any association then NACHI has no position. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/3 "2009-08-02T01:12:37Z")
Greg Bell is correct. ---
**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/4 "2009-08-02T01:15:32Z")
Is there then an official list of which States have Licensing laws that INACHI has a problem with??? ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/5 "2009-08-02T01:18:11Z")
Most home inspector licensing laws harm inspectors of different associations equally. None harm InterNACHI members particularly. ---
**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/6 "2009-08-02T01:21:08Z")
So Nick if you are saying " Most home inspector licensing laws harm inspectors equally", would this not show you/INACHI to have a bias against HI licensing??? ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/7 "2009-08-02T01:22:37Z")
Leaders of other associations have complained from time to time that state licensing boards are “pro-InterNACHI” because of all the approvals we’ve been awarded (right column of [www.nachi.org/education.htm](http://www.nachi.org/education.htm) ) but those approvals were well earned. ---
**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/8 "2009-08-02T01:26:12Z")
> [@bkelly2](#): > > So Nick if you are saying " Most home inspector licensing laws harm inspectors equally", would this not show you/INACHI to have a bias against HI licensing??? I do not recall caring a rats \*\*\* about leaders of other orgs… I get the feeling that the org I belong to is Anti HI Licensing, in any way shape or form. Just want it to be spelled out concisely so there is no confusion. ---
**Author:** ![dduffy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dduffy/32/554_2.png) [@dduffy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dduffy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/9 "2009-08-02T03:08:00Z")
Brian, Why do you give a rats-\*\*\*?----😛 ---
**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/10 "2009-08-02T03:17:43Z")
> [@dduffy](#): > > Brian, > > Why do you give a rats-\*\*\*?----😛 You know why. :p:twisted::shock: ---
**Author:** ![rmaday](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rmaday/32/581_2.png) [@rmaday](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rmaday)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/11 "2009-08-02T03:17:45Z")
> [@dduffy](#): > > Brian, > > Why do you give a rats-\*\*\*?----😛 Hey Dale, how ya been? :mrgreen: ---
**Author:** ![dduffy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dduffy/32/554_2.png) [@dduffy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dduffy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/12 "2009-08-02T03:31:53Z")
> [@rmaday](#): > > Hey Dale, how ya been? :mrgreen: Great Rick…busier than a (blank in a blank \*\*\*\*\*----😛 Hope you’re doing GREAT…!!! I’m Booked Solid week after week after week…just like Brian is, and I love Licensing, 3/4’s of our Inspectors went out of business because of it----😛 Oh I love our licensing laws—😃 ---
**Author:** ![dduffy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/dduffy/32/554_2.png) [@dduffy](https://forum.nachi.org/u/dduffy)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/13 "2009-08-02T03:35:50Z")
> [@dduffy](#): > > Brian, > > Why do you give a rats-\*\*\*?----😛 You sick of paying the $45.00 a year License Fee which is Tax Deductible (mind you)—😛 I hope that 45 bucks didn’t put 3/4’s of the Inspectors out of business—😛 Heck…we could of helped a few out if they asked—😛 ---
**Author:** ![bkelly2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/bkelly2/32/58257_2.png) [@bkelly2](https://forum.nachi.org/u/bkelly2)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/14 "2009-08-02T05:28:54Z")
C ya in the morning, bring smokes. ---
**Author:** ![jburkeson1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jburkeson1/32/328752_2.png) [@jburkeson1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jburkeson1)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/15 "2009-08-02T12:14:44Z")
How could anyone think that NACHI (Nick) is anti-licensing? A simple look around the board on any given day reveals a post where more & more states are adopting NACHI based video training for various continuing education and/or licensing pre-requisites. Check out this link where I searched for "**[X approves InterNACHI’s online video training for X hours of continuing education"](http://www.nachi.org/forum/search-1638829.html)** Without the gift of licensing these courses would most likely never exist. No, my friend NACHI is not anti-licensing, no home inspector organization is. ---
**Author:** ![gpallotta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gpallotta/32/330_2.png) [@gpallotta](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gpallotta)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/16 "2009-08-02T16:07:45Z")
> [@jburkeson1](#): > > Check out this link where I searched for "**[X approves InterNACHI’s online video training for X hours of continuing education"](http://www.nachi.org/forum/search-1638829.html)** Joe link goes nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![jburkeson1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jburkeson1/32/328752_2.png) [@jburkeson1](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jburkeson1)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/17 "2009-08-02T16:24:53Z")
> [@gpallotta](#): > > Joe > link goes nowhere. I guess the search criteria gets purged after a while, anyway all I did was to search on the word “online” in the Legislation section, all the references pop up. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/18 "2009-08-05T03:10:35Z")
On this issue my personal opinion (which is well known) differs from InterNACHI’s generally neutral stance. ---
**Author:** ![gfarnsworth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gfarnsworth/32/179646_2.png) [@gfarnsworth](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gfarnsworth)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/19 "2009-08-05T14:16:54Z")
In a down economy, the time is right to step up. Do a national test. Advertise in national RE magazines. Buy spots on their sites. Start pushing. You have the greatest home inspectors in the world, who will do anything to help push your orginization; use your resources. Listen. Get out there. Promote yourself. Let the media know that you are there. Tell the people of the USA about us, you, and what you mean to them. All of us would gain from it. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876/20 "2009-08-05T16:21:35Z")
Again, we can do anything. But if we release a licensing exam, even for free, InterNACHI members are harmed because no state will permit us to administer it to InterNACHI members only. It is _simple-think_ to figure that an inexpensive licensing exam helps you. It only helps you if we aren’t forced to offer it to your non-member competitors. Only that which gives InterNACHI members a COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OVER non-members helps members. That is why, as Joe Burkeson points out, we offer free, state-approved, online continuing education that requires no travel costs, no fees, no business down-time, etc. [www.nachi.org/education.htm](http://www.nachi.org/education.htm) This gives InterNACHI members in licensed states a competitive advantage over their non-member competitors. A free licensing exam would not. I and InterNACHI are in complete agreement that non-members should die and go to hell. Put more softly, we have no duty to non-members. [Next page](https://forum.nachi.org/t/inachi-official-position-on-home-inspector-licensing/40876.md?page=2)