Hello, I am a new member and I am looking to become a home inspector in Pennsylvania. I am having a hard time understanding the 100 inspection rule. How am I to participate in 100 inspections without being employed by an inspection company? I have a full time job and was originally looking to start doing inspections on the side as I built up by company. Any input or guidance would be appreciated. Thank you.
Robert,
I found the following info on this site:
A common question asked is how to participate in 100 inspections to gain full membership in a non-profit association and be fully-compliant. This is generally accomplished by shadowing or riding along with other home inspectors. There are many Pennsylvania home inspectors who can provide home inspector mentoring. You are responsible for mentoring fees and for maintaining a log of your experience.
You can find a list of InterNACHI members in Pennsylvania who do mentoring using this link.
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Thank You Saman! I was wondering how it would work with an established inspector mentoring someone who would then become their competitor. I will reach out to some local inspectors. Thanks !!
You’re welcome! I’m in the same boat as you, and the advice I’ve seen is that you should target mentors that are about an hour away from you (if you intend on opening you’re own business, rather than work for a company). As you said, no one wants to train their competition.
That being said, I suggest you reach out to who ever you can. I believe an established inspector, who’s busy enough, is not going to be too worried about a newbie “stealing” business from them. Also, there are plenty of people who build “networks” and pass around business leads where they’re too busy to follow them.
Good luck!
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Welcome to our forum, Robert!..Enjoy! 
Also, 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.
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
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 .
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Tough thing to do. Went through something similar here in Virginia. Had to have 100 to be called a certified inspector. If you were closer, I’d help you some.
Good Afternoon Everyone,
I am a new home inspector working on getting certified. I am moving along good and should be completed within a month. I have been taking courses while working full time.
I am looking to find a mentor in the Scranton PA and surrounding area. Any help or recommendations is appreciated.
Happy Inspecting
Josh
Time to cue @lkage… 
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Joshua, contact some CMIs or CPIs within 40 to 50 miles, or farther, 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.
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
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, our CEO, offers: New training app for home inspectors
And there is the Helpful How-To Videos - InterNACHI® for many other things. And the InterNACHI online education page: How do I navigate the InterNACHI online education page? | InterNACHI FAQ
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Hi Larry, can i start doing the 100 inspections in another state or has to be exclusively in Pennsylvania? I’m currently in FL and i am learning about inspections, and planning to move to Pennsylvania on march, but i just find out this requirement of 100 inspections. i will appreciate the help, thanks!
If required there, what does PA law say would be acceptable?
in FL the 100 inspections is not required, i don’t find information if i can perform inspections in the PA law chapter 75. any info, lmk, thanks!
Try this:
Have you checked or asked about reciprocal licensing?
General ‘Rule-O-Thumb’… any State that MAY accept your qualifications from another State will typically require those qualifications to be more stringent than the State you are attempting to transfer to… so if PA requires 100 inspections and FL requires 0 inspections, you gonna be SOL as you will not meet for exceed the PA requirements.
For the ACTUAL answer you are hoping for… you need to contact PA directly for their current policy.
I think this is the most resent home inspector licensing bill that got vetoed by the governor: