ASHI Leaders Admit "Licensing Solves Nothing"

[Kevin Luce]

quote=jburkeson1

The way I see it associations have screwed themselves and will in the end reap what they have sowed.

I disagree, associations will have to change the way they do things, which is always the way things go since change always occurs.

In any case you can bet your ***** that Realtors will no longer be promoting home inspectors just because they happen to be a member of an association,

They should have never done that in the first place. There is no information out there (that I'm aware of) that lawsuits have dropped just because home inspector belongs to an organization.

no they will tell their clients that as long as the inspector is licensed they are all the same.

I have never heard that from a Realtor in this area. Many Realtors will not recommend certain home inspection companies because of the problems with them.

Since I heard many people on these message boards relate how much a home inspection company charges relates to their experience, I know a few home inspection companies that charge a lot and still are in business.

That way it will be business as usual, Realtors will continue to steer work to those now licensed inspectors who provide soft fair-to-the-house inspection reports.

There will always be Realtors that do this, but there are also a lot of Realtors that will do the right thing for their client. Just like there will always be home inspectors that offer these "soft fair-to-the-house inspection reports" (not sure what that means exactly).

In my opinion, organization can and will do things that state law cannot, while state law has the potential to do things for the home inspection field that organizations cannot.

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

Originally Posted by Kevin Luce

I disagree, associations will have to change the way they do things, which is always the way things go since change always occurs.

We obviously see this differently, yes it is true that I have never worked in a licensed state as a home inspector but prior to being a home inspector I was a licensed contractor for eighteen years so I know a bit about licensing. Based on that, here are a couple of questions regarding your comments about my last post, maybe you could enlighten me.

1. Exactly what benefit did home inspection associations derive from backing state licensing for home inspectors?
2. What changes will home inspection associations need to make to remain relevant in licensed states?