(I received this in the e-mail last night…maybe someone can use it.)
Information about home inspector licensing!****
All home inspectors must be licensed by July 1, 2010. There are four steps to becoming a licensed home inspector:
- Get educated
- Submit an exam application
- Take the exam
- Apply for your license
Here are detailed instructions on the steps to becoming a licensed home inspector!
- Get educated
If you were not licensed before September 1, 2009, you are required to take a board approved, 120-hour home inspection fundamentals course and mentor with an experienced home inspector for 40 hours of field training to include 5 actual home inspections.
You can find a list of board approved fundamental courses on the Department of Licensing website.
- Submit an exam application
After you finish your education and field training, submit your home inspection exam application packet. Your exam application must include:
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Proof of completing a board approved home inspection fundamentals course
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Proof of completing field training with an experienced home inspector with 5 actual home inspections
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A complete home inspector [exam application](http://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/625002.pdf) form
Mail your exam application to:
Home Inspectors
Department of Licensing
P O Box 9048
Olympia WA 98507-9048
Once your exam application has been evaluated and approved, you will receive an exam eligibility approval letter with contact information for the exam provider and instructions on completing the license process.
- Take the exam
You must contact the exam provider to schedule your exam time and location and arrange payment for your exam. The cost for the full exam is $300.
When you pass the exam, the exam provider will give you state and national pass reports you will need for your license application.
If you fail all or a portion of the exam, you must wait 24 hours before scheduling with the exam provider to retake your exam. The cost to retake your exam is $125 for the state portion and $250 for the national portion.
- Apply for your license
After passing your home inspector exam, submit your home inspector license application. Your license application must include:
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A copy of your state and national pass reports from the exam provider
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A complete home inspector [license application](http://www.dol.wa.gov/forms/625003.pdf) form with your date of birth and Social Security Number required by [RCW 26.23.150](http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.23.150)
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Your $680 licensing fee made payable to Washington State Treasurer
Mail your license application to:
Home Inspectors
Department of Licensing
P O Box 9048
Olympia WA 98507-9048
For more information, please contact us at:
Home Inspectors
Department of Licensing Email: DOLINTHomeInspectors@dol.wa.gov
P O Box 9015 Phone: 360-664-6487
Olympia WA 98507-9015 Fax: 360-586-0998