Mentorship in Pa?

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Hi everyone, been a student for a couple months and going through the online courses and getting to the point I feel maybe some hands on observations will further help me be the inspector I hope to become and get certified ASAP. I’m in Erie, PA and it looks like PA requires you to be some part of 100 completed home inspections to acquire a licensing. Any members near this area who could give some advice or point me in the right direction?

I do have a full time job throughout the week but hoping to transition to a full time inspector once I meet all requirements/feel confident to do so.

Or if anyone just has any general advice on how to find a local mentor or what worked for you?

Thanks in advance!

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Kurtis, you may want to contact some Mentors, CMIs or CPIs within 80 to 100 miles, or closer, to your area and communicate with them. Maybe one, or more, will help you. Be discerning, as some inspectors feel as though they are training their competition by ride-alongs or mentoring or hiring and some are into it just for the $.

Here is the link for Mentors: https://www.nachi.org/mentoring and InterNACHI® - International Association of Certified Home Inspectors and https://ccpia.org/commercial-property-inspector-mentoring/ and https://ccpia.org/find-a-mentor/

And the link for CMIs: https://certifiedmasterinspector.org/members

And the link for CPIs: https://www.nachi.org/certified-inspectors

Here is InterNACHI’s membership guide: https://cdn-e1.nachi.org/pdf/internachi-guide-2025-04-04-000.pdf

Also, you may want to take advantage of your Education Team at education@internachi.org for specific questions e.g. https://www.nachi.org/become-home-inspector.htm and InterNACHI® Master Class for Home Inspectors . And there is the new training cards app Chris Morrell, InterNACHI’s CEO, offers: https://forum.nachi.org/t/new-training-app-for-home-inspectors/113364 And, free courses: https://www.nachi.org/education/

And there is the Helpful How-To Videos - InterNACHI® and https://www.youtube.com/c/internachi for many other things.

And, practice tools: https://www.nachi.org/qa.htm

And, https://forum.nachi.org/t/new-zero-deductible-e-o-insurance-information/234770

And, read the forum for much information.

P.S. Welcome to our forum. Enjoy!

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Thank you for all the info!

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