CMI Xmas Update

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by jsieg

Thanks Nick, I do know about that, but what is the deal with the links in the first post by Michael, that is what I'm confused about?

Michael Rowen is the new president of CMI now. He started a
web page and a CMI forum. It is just birthing at this point.

We are not sure if we should rejoice or cry.

Nick's post about the lawyers going after Michael is part
of the unfolding drama. Michael is fun to watch but
you might not want your daughter to marry him.

So far, no money is being asked from current CMI, as they
will be grandfathered into the new thingy. But don't set
your hopes too high.

[Jason A. Sieg, CMI]

jmckenna1

Michael Rowen is the new president of CMI now. I think I was keeping up at this point. He started a web page and a CMI forum. This is where I got lost! It is just birthing at this point.

We are not sure if we should rejoice or cry.

Nick's post about the lawyers going after Michael is part of the unfolding drama. Michael is fun to watch but you might not want your daughter to marry him.

So far, no money is being asked from current CMI, as they will be grandfathered into the new thingy. But don't set your hopes too high.

Thanks!!

[cdemsky]

John, I am showing that you are approved for posting on homeinspectorlive.com in the CMI sections as well.

Catherine

[James H. Bushart]

There is no official CMI message board forum aside from this one. Rowan would LIKE to make his commercial message board (which he controls access to and moderates/deletes posts) the official site...but it won't happen. Will it, Nick?

[Nick Gromicko]

Michael is focusing on co-op marketing... something I firmly believe in.

[Nick Gromicko]

We have to start acting as ONE industry. I realize that Scumbag NAHI will never get on board, but ASHI looks like it will.

To get there we have to start somewhere and co-op marketing is a start.

[wforsyth]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Michael is focusing on co-op marketing... something I firmly believe in.

AMEN!

[wforsyth]

Originally Posted by jsieg

Thanks!!

Jason,

You might want to read through all the CMI threads. It seems that even though previous CMI's will be grandfathered, Michael says they will still be subject to review of their qualifications to see if indeed they do qualify for CMI. There's alot going on so if you've missed all this, you want to check it out.

[Richard L. Bennett]

The www.masterbuildinginspector.com site is for finding CMI's and it has a store on it for Inspection Depot - It seems that CMI's can only get on it if they do something that is under construction.

And then we have the "NETWORK" and the BB that I just joined to find out that no one cared about.

Something is telling me that Mike has too much time on his hands. One should never put a web site on line that is as messed up as www.masterbuildinginspector.com is.

It is making home inspectors and Inspection Depot look very unprofessional

rlb

[wforsyth]

http://www.masterbuildinginspector.com/

What is unprofessional about this?

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by wforsyth

http://www.masterbuildinginspector.com/

What is unprofessional about this?

Because it is still under construction and not functional
at this time. The forum is of poor quality also.

oh well.........................

[John McKenna]

Originally Posted by wforsyth

Michael says they will still be subject to review of their qualifications to see if indeed they do qualify for CMI.

Wendy,

In the brochure that Michael was publishing (but now taken
down from his site) he listed some inspectors in his "Ameripro"
company, as CMI qualified.

One CMI was listed with only 300 inspections performed.
Two CMI were listed as being inspectors with only one year
experience.

Do you have a problem with Michaels own inspectors?

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

Will someone look at Michaels new postings at the other
forum he made... and then copy the info to this thread so
we can read them.

I have not been accepted yet on the new CMI forum
and it takes a password to read Michaels updates.


http://homeinspectorlive.com/viewtopic.php?t=20

http://homeinspectorlive.com/viewtopic.php?t=18

dont feel bad John....I have not been accepted to it yet either...

[John McKenna]

I have been accepted and read the Rowan forum postings.

Readers Digest version:

NHIE - EBPHI Lawyers and ASHI are after Michael.
Michael said it will all work out.

OK... hmmm.

Michael said in another post that his
new forum is like talking into an empty
warehouse.

Give it time... I guess.

[wforsyth]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

Wendy,

In the brochure that Michael was publishing (but now taken
down from his site) he listed some inspectors in his "Ameripro"
company, as CMI qualified.

One CMI was listed with only 300 inspections performed.
Two CMI were listed as being inspectors with only one year
experience.

Do you have a problem with Michaels own inspectors?

If they were being listed as CMI and not the ASCMI's or whatever that was, then yes I do have an issue with that.

However, the biggest issue is double standards for me. If they are going to allow some CMI's with minimal experience, that should be the standard for all. If they are only going to allow CMI's with 1000 hours or inspections, then that should be the standard for ALL CMI's.