Need Advice on Conducting Comprehensive Home Inspections

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Hello there,

I am relatively new to the home inspection industry and am seeking advice on how to conduct comprehensive home inspections that meet industry standards and exceed client expectations.

I have completed my training and certification but would greatly appreciate insights from experienced inspectors.

Specifically; I am interested in learning more about;

Best practices for inspecting various components of a home; including electrical systems, plumbing, roofing, and HVAC systems.

Effective communication strategies for explaining inspection findings to clients in a clear and understandable manner.

Tips for managing time efficiently during inspections to ensure thoroughness without compromising quality.

Also, I have gone through this; https://forum.nachi.org/t/efficient-home-inspections/240686tableau which definitely helped me out a lot.

Recommendations for tools and technology that can enhance the inspection process and report generation.

Thankyou in advance for your help and assistance.

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Welcome Zach.
The answers to all of your questions are already discussed in detail on various threads so if you start reading and searching you will find a wide variety of opinions and experiences shared by seasoned inspectors.
Consider shadowing a successful inspector in your area of the country to see a complete inspection from beginning to end.
There are also videos on this topic available to you.

Join InterNachi and enjoy the many benefits of membership.

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Along with what Bert recommended, Zach, you may want to contact some CMIs or CPIs within 40 to 50 miles, or closer, to your area and communicate with them. Maybe one, or more, will help you. 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 CMIs: Find a Certified Master Inspector®

And the link for CPIs: Find Certified Home Inspectors Near You - InterNACHI®

And Mentors: Home Inspector Mentoring - InterNACHI® and InterNACHI® - International Association of Certified Home Inspectors and Commercial Property Inspector Mentoring - CCPIA

Also, you may want to take advantage of your Education Team at education@internachi.org for specific questions e.g. 15 Steps to Become a Successful Home Inspector - InterNACHI® and InterNACHI® Master Class for Home Inspectors . And there is the new training cards app Chris Morrell, InterNACHI’s CEO, offers: New training app for home inspectors

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

And, practice tools: Ultimate Home Inspection Practice Tool - InterNACHI®

And, New Zero-Deductible E&O Insurance information

And, the InterNACHI Home - Elite Warranty Program .

And, read the forum for much information.

P.S. Welcome to our forum. Enjoy!

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