This week's (October 7, 2021) industry updates:

[gromicko (Nick Gromicko, CMI)]

• Austin Chapter announced: Austin Chapter: TPREIA-InterNACHI® GAC October Monthly Chapter Meeting

• Tuesday Night Auction for Charity: This week's (October 5, 2021) Tuesday Night Auction. Bid now

• New Mexico Chapter meeting: New Mexico Chapter: Chapter Meeting via Zoom - InterNACHI®

• New Jersey Chapter meeting: New Jersey InterNACHI Chapter Meeting

• Defamation article for inspectors: How a Home Inspector Can Stop Defamation

• Agent libility: How Agents Can Limit Their Liability with Regard to Home Inspections

• How to keep an inspector from quitting: READ: How to Keep an Employee from Quitting and Becoming a Competitor

• Quadruple your inspection business: How to Quadruple Your Inspection Business in Two Years

• CMI®: Use the Power of Your Certified Master Inspector® Professional Designation to Boost your Inspection Business

• Mission statements for inspectors: How to Write a Mission Statement for Your Inspection Company

• Franchises: READ: Inspection Business Model Choice Depends on Franchise Fees

• Excellence: Inspection Excellence Through Education and Camaraderie

• Home Riddles: Try This!: Inspection Riddles

• Reports: Inspection Reports: Present or Past Tense?

• Gift cards: Inspector Marketing Article: Leave a Gift Card with Your Tip

• Real estate agent duty: Inspector Selection: A Real Estate Agent's Duty

• Expert witness: Inspectors as Expert Witnesses

• Sample language for Buy Back: InterNACHI's Buy-Back Guarantee: Sample Language for Real Estate Agents

• Magic Marker Marketing: Use a Magic Marker to Market to Agents

• Message board: Market Your Inspection Business by Posting on InterNACHI's Message Board

• Good logos: Marketing for Inspectors: Questions to Help Think Through a Good Logo

• Good design: Marketing For Inspectors: There's More to Design Than You Think

• Marketing tip: Marketing Tip for Inspectors: Have More Than One Weapon and Use the Right One for the Job

• Annual home inspections: Marketing Tip for Inspectors: Hit Up the Neighbors with Your Annual Inspections

• Meeting client for the first time: Marketing Tip for Inspectors: Meeting Your Client for the First Time

• Promo videos: Marketing Tip for Inspectors: Online Promotional Videos

• Record yourself on the phone: Marketing Tip for Inspectors: Record Yourself on the Phone

• Building a better website: My Trick for Building Inspection Websites That Converts Visitors into Clients

• Tagline changes inspector’s life: READ: New Tagline Changes Inspector's Life

• U.S. Dept of Ed study: U.S. Department of Education Study Shows Online Education is Better Than Classroom Education

• PR: Press Releases for Inspectors

• Profitability: How to Calculate Profitable Inspection Fees

• Narratives: InterNACHI Home Inspection Narrative Samples

• Scheduling inspections: READ: Scheduling an Inspection

• SEO Tips: Search Engine Optimization Tips for Inspectors

• InterNACHIs SoundSMART system: Schedule More Inspections on the Phone with SoundSmart!

• Guide to increasing gross revenues: STACKS: A Home Inspector’s Guide to Increasing Gross Revenue

• Picasso: "That's a Lot of Money for Only a Few Hours' Work!"

• Don’t call yourself and “expert”, ever: The Dangers of Calling Yourself an Expert

• Kitchen counters: The Hottest Leads for Home Inspectors Are Sitting on the Kitchen Counter

• NAP: The Importance of NAP and How to Use It

• Purpose of marketing: The Purpose of Marketing Is Not to Get Enough Work

• Red phone: The "Red Phone" for Inspectors

• Wealth storage: The Story of Motel 6, or Why Home Inspectors Should Store Wealth

• Trade shows: Trade Shows for Home Inspectors

• Video testimonials: Video Testimonials for Home Inspectors

• Certified Professional Inspectors®: Why Hire an InterNACHI® Certified Professional Inspector®?

• Social media: Why Home Inspectors Need Social Media to Be Successful

• Continuing education:Why Inspectors Should Take Continuing Education, Even When It's Not Required

• Logo: Why Your Home Inspection Business Needs a Logo

• Websites for inspectors: https://forum.nachi.org/t/webpages-for-inspectors/204823

• We held a hydronic heat webinar: https://forum.nachi.org/t/internachi-webinar-hydronic-heat-with-internachi-partners/204824

• Marketing: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-market-your-home-inspection-business/204825

• Report narratives: https://forum.nachi.org/t/writing-report-narratives/204826

• Youtube marketing: https://forum.nachi.org/t/youtube-for-inspection-marketing/204827

• 100 Steps to Systemizing and Growing Your Inspection Business: https://forum.nachi.org/t/scale-up-100-steps-to-growing-and-systemizing-your-multi-inspector-firm/204828

• Certification: https://forum.nachi.org/t/a-letter-explaining-your-internachi-home-inspector-certification/204832

• Avoiding litigation: https://forum.nachi.org/t/easy-steps-that-help-home-inspectors-avoid-lawsuits/204833

• Signing the agreement: https://forum.nachi.org/t/can-a-real-estate-agent-sign-the-home-inspection-agreement-on-behalf-of-the-client/204834

• Depo prep: https://forum.nachi.org/t/deposition-preparation/204835

• Fear of hiring: https://forum.nachi.org/t/do-you-have-a-fear-of-hiring/204836

• Exit strategies: https://forum.nachi.org/t/exit-strategies-for-selling-your-inspection-business/204837

• Signing on behalf of a corp: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-sign-a-contract-on-behalf-of-a-corporation-or-llc/204838

• LLC formation: https://forum.nachi.org/t/i-formed-a-corporation-or-limited-liability-company-now-what/204839

• Walk-through inspections: https://forum.nachi.org/t/internachi-walk-through-agreement/204840

• InterNACHI’s library of documents: https://forum.nachi.org/t/internachis-inspector-library-of-documents-forms-clauses-addenda-agreements/204841

• Linking to the SOP: https://forum.nachi.org/t/legal-tip-for-inspectors-prevent-a-stink-include-a-link/204842

• Paying at closing: https://forum.nachi.org/t/pay-for-the-inspection-at-closing-downloadable-pdf-for-clients-to-sign/204843

• Arbitration clauses: https://forum.nachi.org/t/pros-and-cons-of-using-arbitration-clauses-in-home-inspection-contracts/204844

• Ride-along release: https://forum.nachi.org/t/ride-along-release/204845

• Sample operating agreement: https://forum.nachi.org/t/sample-templates-operating-agreements-for-home-inspection-llcs/204846

• Pre-inspection agreement signatures: https://forum.nachi.org/t/read-should-i-sign-my-pre-inspection-agreement/204847

• InterNACHI’s guide to managing risk: https://forum.nachi.org/t/sleep-well-a-home-inspectors-guide-to-managing-risk/204848

• Corporate structure: https://forum.nachi.org/t/the-importance-of-advertising-the-corporate-structure-of-your-inspection-business/204849

• Arbitration: https://forum.nachi.org/t/think-twice-about-including-an-arbitration-clause-in-your-inspection-agreement/204850

• Unsigned contracts: https://forum.nachi.org/t/unsigned-inspection-contract/204851

• Electronically recording release: https://forum.nachi.org/t/authorization-and-release-for-electronically-recording-an-inspection/204852

• Code certified: https://forum.nachi.org/t/code-certified-claims-can-lead-to-unexpected-problems-for-inspectors/204853

• Website legal issues: https://forum.nachi.org/t/website-legal-issues/204854

• Subpoenas: https://forum.nachi.org/t/read-what-home-inspectors-need-to-know-about-subpoenas/204855

• Year end tax tips: https://forum.nachi.org/t/year-end-tax-tips-for-inspectors/204856

• House of Horrors training in January: https://www.nachi.org/events/2022/1/become-a-home-inspector-training-at-internachi-s-florida-house-of-horrors-10

• FL House of Horrors event in November: https://www.nachi.org/events/2021/11/become-a-home-inspector-training-at-internachi-s-florida-house-of-horrors-9

• FL House of Horrors event in February: https://www.nachi.org/events/2022/2/become-a-home-inspector-training-at-internachi-s-florida-house-of-horrors-11

• Another auction for charity: https://forum.nachi.org/t/this-weeks-october-12-2021-tuesday-night-auction-bid-now/204909

• We produced a new brochure for real estate agents: https://forum.nachi.org/t/new-internachi-brochure-for-real-estate-agents/204921

• Attic and insulation course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-how-to-inspect-the-attic-insulation-ventilation-and-interior-course/204943

• HVAC course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-how-to-inspect-hvac-systems-course/204945

• Exterior course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-inspect-the-exterior-course/204946

• Deck course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-inspect-the-exterior-course/204946

• Moisture intrusion course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-how-to-inspect-for-moisture-intrusion-course/204948

• 25 Standards: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-25-standards-every-inspector-should-know-course/204949

• Residential Plumbing overview: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-residential-plumbing-overview-for-inspectors-course/204950

• Safe practices: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-safe-practices-for-the-home-inspector-course/204951

• Structural issues course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-structural-issues-for-home-inspectors-course/204952

• Roof issues course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-perform-roof-inspections-course/204953

• Fireplace, stoves and chimneys course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-inspect-fireplaces-stoves-and-chimneys-course/204955

• Code of Ethics course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/internachi-code-of-ethics-course/204956

• Residential electrical course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-perform-residential-electrical-inspections-course/204957

• SOP course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/internachi-home-inspection-standards-of-practice-course/204958

• Energy movement in the home: https://forum.nachi.org/t/energy-movement-for-home-inspectors-course/204959

• House as a System course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/the-house-as-a-system-course/204960

• Energy Audit course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/performing-a-home-energy-audit-course/204961

• Commercial electrical course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/inspecting-commercial-electrical-systems-course/204962

• Portable fire extinguishers: https://forum.nachi.org/t/inspecting-portable-fire-extinguishers-course/204963

• Pools and spas course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-how-to-inspect-pools-and-spas-course/204965

• New video released on inspectinig a home’s electrical service: https://forum.nachi.org/t/new-video-inspecting-the-electrical-panel-meter-with-julie-erck-cpi/204966

• Wind and Hail property damage course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/wind-and-hail-property-damage-inspection-course/204967

• Customer service and communications course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-customer-service-and-communication-for-inspectors-course/204969

• Florida adjusters course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/florida-adjusters-course/204970

• Septic systems course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/how-to-inspect-septic-systems-course/204971

• Stucco and EIFS course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/advanced-stucco-eifs-inspection-training-for-inspectors-course/204976

• Building Science course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-building-science-infrared-thermal-imaging-for-inspectors-course/204977

• Wood-Destroying Organism course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/wood-destroying-organism-wdo-inspection-course/204979

• Advanced mold inspection course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/advanced-mold-inspection-training-course/204980

• Foundation piers course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-inspecting-foundation-walls-and-piers-course/204982

• Crawlspace course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/free-advanced-inspection-of-crawlspaces-course/204985

• We cut a deal for credit card processing: https://forum.nachi.org/t/i-got-us-the-best-credit-card-processing-deal-on-earth/204988

• Hot PICs of our first day of commercial property course: https://forum.nachi.org/t/pics-day-1-of-the-commercial-property-inspection-technical-class/204995

• Florida course in January: https://forum.nachi.org/t/become-a-home-inspector-training-at-the-florida-house-of-horrors-on-january-24-28-2022/205020

• Roof installation and insurance course being held in December in FL: https://forum.nachi.org/t/roof-installation-insurance-inspections-training-at-internachis-florida-house-of-horrors-on-december-9-10-2021/205019

• Sewer scope inspection course in Colorado in November: https://forum.nachi.org/t/sewer-scope-inspection-training-at-internachis-florida-house-of-horrors-on-november-8-2021/205024

• Another HVAC webinar: https://www.nachi.org/events/2021/10/inspecting-hvac-systems-for-home-inspectors-webinar-with-eric-grubbs

• Leveraging Technology class at our TPREIA convention: https://www.nachi.org/events/2022/1/leveraging-technology-in-the-21st-century-how-to-automate-your-business-and-efficiently-write-reports-on-site-at-tpreia-internachi-texas-inspectors-convention

• Another free logo designed: https://forum.nachi.org/t/new-free-logo-designed-for-specowl/205044