...but they wanna license home inspectors...

[lcapaul]

Originally Posted by nwagner

I imagine this simple little measure reduced at least half of the bandwidth of this thread ...



Let me guess, +5K words of

Nick, why is it that fools like you who use the ignore list just can't help to respond to those you claim to ignore?

[David Nice]

Originally Posted by lcapaul

Nick, why is it that fools like you who use the ignore list just can't help to respond to those you claim to ignore?

People talk Lewis, that is probably the shortest post you have made anywhere in a long time. You are so full of bs and bile that it goes without saying that having you on someone'e ignore list will really speed up their browsing this message board and not miss anything worthwhile.

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

Originally Posted by lcapaul

"The oldest trick in the book for proponents of legislation is to attempt the argument that those who oppose are less than competent inspectors. It was invented by FABI in the Florida debate, years ago."

It seems to have worked in Florida doesn't it?

If you have 15 years and millions of dollars to piss away then... Yes, by all means use the Florida plan.

[Dan Bowers, CMI]

A similar topic is on another thread on this site. I'm posting on both.

a tallen said something like: "the only states with credibility in home inspector issues are those that are licensed". My response is below.

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The only States with credibilty when it comes to laws, are those with regulations. They are the ones keeping optomitrists etc. from being HI's".

You think there's credibility in being licensed - and none if not?

You're kidding right.

For example - As a "non-licensed home inspector" in a "non-licensed state", I've done expert witness over 23 times in the past 6 years alone against "licensed engineers". Not to be rude, but to date its 23/0 in my favor.
If I look at the home inspector licensing laws in place around the country and hung my entire credibility hat on meeting their requirements, I wouldn't have a whole lot except in maybe 2 of them.

Sorry - licensing doesn't really protect the consumer OR us (especially us), AND the licensing of inspectors is so pathetically simplistic (except in 1 or 2 states) that it doesn't keep hardly anyone out of the profession.

Witness that by the dramatic INCREASE in HI numbers in most licensed states AFTER licensing went into play.

All it mostly does is give others a lever in controlling what we do.

Almost every other profession outguns us in man-power, political influence, money, etc. Once we're licensed it makes it a lot easier to jerk our chains.