becoming a home inspector

[Ray Rossini]

I would like to become a home inspector and be licensed in Massachusetts AND CT. I Love home improvement projects and have basically rebuilt my entire house up to code. I was wondering what is the best way to get started. I know the specs say you must Inspect no less than 100 homes under someone. But how do you get under someone....just call around and ask if they need an intern. I do not want to get paid in anyway for it until I have a license. I just love skilled trades and am SOOOO sick of computers ghahaha. Any info will help. Thanks

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Did you complete any training for home inspection? If so, please list?

[Blaine Wiley]

You should contact David Valley in Metheun Mass. He is very knowledgeable and helpful.

[Ray Rossini]

I have not done ANY training. I am actually an IT guy. But am very good with my hands and looking for a career chang. Unfortunatly methuen is about 2 hours from me hahaha. Anyone closer???

[ccurrins]

Originally Posted by Ray Rossini

I have not done ANY training. I am actually an IT guy. But am very good with my hands and looking for a career chang. Unfortunatly methuen is about 2 hours from me hahaha. Anyone closer???

Start with taking the plumbing, electrical, roofing, and a few other INachi courses and the Online Examination. This may give you a small indication of what you need to know and how much more you need to learn.

http://www.nachi.org/membership.htm

[Frank M. Carrio, CMI]

Originally Posted by Ray Rossini

I would like to become a home inspector and be licensed in Massachusetts AND CT. I Love home improvement projects and have basically rebuilt my entire house up to code. I was wondering what is the best way to get started. I know the specs say you must Inspect no less than 100 homes under someone. But how do you get under someone....just call around and ask if they need an intern. I do not want to get paid in anyway for it until I have a license. I just love skilled trades and am SOOOO sick of computers ghahaha. Any info will help. Thanks

Several "home inspection" companies will offer to "train you" at the rate of $150 per inspection. That means you will be paying them approximately $15,000 for your so called training.
The only catch is that you have to perform 100 "successful" inspections under the direct supervision of a licensed Massachusetts home inspector. That means that in the inspector can fail you over and over and over again. You're 100 inspections can turn into 900 to a thousand at the rate of $150 each!
Now ask yourself this question why would anyone want to try a person who is going to be a direct competitor and could possibly put them out of business?

Even though I had years and years of experience as a certified inspector I took a college course in Massachusetts and trained with a large company. I wound up doing three inspections a day, six days a week for almost 9 months. I had to pay them for the privilege! Five years later I still do not have a Massachusetts license!
All I can say is you might want to stick to the IT field!

[Ray Rossini]

HAHAHAH sounds like a plan. I can understand why they make it so hard. But having to PAY THEM what the F!

[James E. Braun, CMI]

Most licensed states are like that. Sad but true.