# of licensed home inspectors in FL down. # of InterNACHI members in FL up.

[mmeeker (Michael Meeker, CMI)]

@jshishilla

The reality is it is so easy to get a home inspection license, much easier than the contractors license. Why would they risk losing it?

I

Zactlly.

Steve,

Do you know of any of the Evil Contractors actually doing what you fear and hate so much? Kind of seems like Nachi’s Founders fear of Contractors giving away inspections in the hope of getting some work. Not a real good business plan if you ask me.

[staylor7 (Steve Taylor, CMI)]

Again, I believe that you are incorrect in your assumption that a division 1 contractor cannot advertise that they do home inspections.

[mmeeker (Michael Meeker, CMI)]

So I guess that means No you do not know of it happening anywhere?

[staylor7 (Steve Taylor, CMI)]

@mmeeker

Zactlly.

Steve,

Do you know of any of the Evil Contractors actually doing what you fear and hate so much? Kind of seems like Nachi’s Founders fear of Contractors giving away inspections in the hope of getting some work. Not a real good business plan if you ask me.

Those are your words, not mine. Once again, I have no issue with contractors. I have held contactor’s licenses in other states. My issue is the double standard that currently exists as a result of the CILB Koning Dec statement. Try and keep up here. Try and look at the issue objectively rather than trying to make this a fight between contractors and professional inspectors.
I am also not concerned with anyone’s business model.

[jshishilla (John Shishilla)]

@staylor7

Those are your words, not mine. Once again, I have no issue with contractors. I have held contactor’s licenses in other states. My issue is the double standard that currently exists as a result of the CILB Koning Dec statement. Try and keep up here. Try and look at the issue objectively rather than trying to make this a fight between contractors and professional inspectors.
I am also not concerned with anyone’s business model.

You are the one that can not look at it objectively. You are stuck on a non-issue. On the other hand I wish they had not made that improper dec statement, but time will let it play out.

[mmeeker (Michael Meeker, CMI)]

@jshishilla

You are the one that can not look at it objectively. You are stuck on a non-issue. On the other hand I wish they had not made that improper dec statement, but time will let it play out.

We agree twice in one day:D

[sstaggs (Shawn D. Staggs, CPI)]

@gromicko

I agree, it is a disservice to the home buyer. But those contractors who do home inspections any old way they dream up, are not InterNACHI members. I have zero sympathy for any home buyer who hires a non-member. They call here every day of my life complaining about non-members. I instruct them to sue their agent for steering them toward a non-member who isn’t part of the world’s largest inspection association.

I then go on to explain my personal opinion, which I have provided in numerous depositions: Any agent who steers their unsuspecting client toward a non-InterNACHI inspector should be hung from a bridge, upside down (like Mussolini was) so that mothers can show their little children and explain to them that this is what happens when real estate agents harm their own clients.

That’s typically the point where everyone goes out into the hallway and settles the suit. LOL!

I agree with you Nick, but there are many agents out there that are looking to cut corners and try to find inspectors that wont find defects that a NACHI inspector is trained to find. if it wasn’t for state licensing there would be inspectors that only had a few weeks of training and go out and preform a lot of unqualified inspections for unsuspecting clients. Now I am not saying all Realtor’s are bad people. There are great Realtor’s out there that will only use NACHI inspectors. After doing that research I am glad to belong to a great organization.

[mmeeker (Michael Meeker, CMI)]

@sstaggs

if it wasn’t for state licensing there would be inspectors that only had a few weeks of training and go out and preform a lot of unqualified inspections for unsuspecting clients…

Wake UP MAN

That’s all I am going to say as the licensing debate is a DEAD horse.

[bsmith (Bill Smith)]

@irobertson

Any idea how many HI’s in NY? How many members of NACHI?

The NYS Department of State web site lists the # of inspectors by county.

[gromicko (Nick Gromicko, CMI)]

Any idea how many HI’s in NY? How many members of InterNACHI?

I can answer the second question: www.nachi.org/nachi-stats.htm