What NACHI benefits are most important to you?

[cduphily]

Originally Posted by jmichalski

Honestly, the internet presence (sheer volume of sites) and ease of start up in PA was what initially led me to join NACHI.

I have not had as much success as some seem to through findaninspector (2 calls in over 2 years) so the internet presence panned out to be much less than I had hoped (not criticsm, just honest feedback since it sounds like you are looking to learn what to advertise to whom).

In my first year, the inspection illustrations (I think they were the CArson Dunlop ones) were a huge help as a reference and for report writing. They have since gone away, and the newer version is not indexed so as to be useful (again, not a criticsm, just feedback on what I used as a newbie).

Through the BB (most notably Russel Ray) I got a lot of information on marketing that has been the single best thing I have done for my business. If RR writes a book - I'm buying. If he recommends a tactic - I'm trying it. And if he starts his own association - I'm joining.

The marketing section of the BB is what I use most frequently now, and the tech threads are great for fast nuggets of info.

Ease of start up in PA is a huge benefit combined with the online education and the HI's on this BB (their willingness to help "newbies" like myself) this alone puts NACHI 2 steps ahead of the rest. IMHO

[rwand1]

Information dissemination via this excellent board!
Comradery
Regional Meeting Groups/Education
Industry Voice/Lobbying Efforts
Exchange and flow of information and experience sharing
An alternative to other associations

[dhelm]

Mesage Board, esp. RR and others. Online education. Never received anything from the various find an inspector sites.

[nwagner]

Originally Posted by gbrasseur

I would have to say that the On-Line education (although its HARD to find some of them) is the thing that I would say is the best. I especially benefited from the new electrical course, and am looking forward to the new plumbing course which I hear is coming soon . Also, I have benefited greatly from this message board.

Ditto. The educational material is difficult in some areas to navagate. I'd like to see some kind of a hierarchy menu (Major Systems> Subsystems> Components) to reduce the amount of search time.

I benefited greatly from the electrical course. Put alot of gray area I had into prospective.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Hi. Chris;

When I joined in 2004, I was not sure what I was looking for.
Being in Construction all my Life, I thought I would persue something that would keep me busy of the retirement years when I decide to let go.
The shopping around for a Home Inspection title and who directed me to NACHI was what was to offer at the time. No one else was equivalent in my book at the time. And this includes ASHI. Looked into that one also.
They were more interested in getting a paycheck, than anything else.

NACHI provided the recourse to further the education, provide a on-line test to show you where you stand, and provide benefits like no other that I could find.

Best of all, after joining, I got to appreciate all the benefits that the Bulletin Board can provide when used as was designed. It provides the inability for one to mingle amongst thousand of other individuals and provides views that one may not otherwise obtain.
There is more than one way to skin a cat, and the BB sure helps open your eyes to that scenario.

Keep up the good work Chris.

Marcel
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[Thomas W. Schlotter]

Inspector Finder.