New Federal inspection law goes into effect February 2009.

[Nick Gromicko]

http://www.nachi.tv/episode56

[Greg Bell]

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[Greg Bell]

you got me LOL

[Christopher Currins]

Greg WINS!!!!

[Greg Bell]

Last time he gave away a date with a gay man. Glad I didn't win that one.

[klott]

Ken Lott Monroe, Ga.

[Greg Bell]

Originally Posted by klott

Ken Lott Monroe, Ga.

Sorry Ken but that prize was given away last year.

[canderson]

Originally Posted by gromicko

http://www.nachi.tv/episode56

Hey Nick,
Already seen this NIFAST video. Good Stuff !!!

Do you have more info on the Federal Law?

Thanks
Carl

[Joe Farsetta]

It pertains (allegedly) with a requirement for college students to take a mandatory fire safety course. To my knowledge, there is no federal inspection law for 2009.

Nothing against NIFAST, so please dont get me wrong, but here in NY, only a state-certified Fire Marshall should be performing any sort of fire safety inspection. The credential, here (again for NY) is to take two clurses and a state test. Then the state considers you competent as a Fire Marshall. I believe NY City has some additional requirements.

There is NO WAY I would take ANY course and extend myself as legally competent to perform a fire safety inspection of any type, whatsoever. Charging for this service carries liability I want no part of.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by jfarsetta

There is NO WAY I would take ANY course and extend myself as legally competent to perform a fire safety inspection of any type, whatsoever. Charging for this service carries liability I want no part of.

Joe, you are the voice of reason Thanks.

[Brian A. MacNeish]

Originally Posted by jfarsetta

It pertains (allegedly) with a requirement for college students to take a mandatory fire safety course. To my knowledge, there is no federal inspection law for 2009.

Nothing against NIFAST, so please dont get me wrong, but here in NY, only a state-certified Fire Marshall should be performing any sort of fire safety inspection. The credential, here (again for NY) is to take two clurses and a state test. Then the state considers you competent as a Fire Marshall. I believe NY City has some additional requirements.

There is NO WAY I would take ANY course and extend myself as legally competent to perform a fire safety inspection of any type, whatsoever. Charging for this service carries liability I want no part of.

This is a brand new organization with no track record!! A few months back when NIFAST was first introduced on these boards, myself and Marc Shunk questioned it and concluded it had no legs to stand on. I believe Marc works with some of these fire issues and is familiar with US fire standards/ fire saftety orgs.......... he never heard of them before!!

It is odd that they will only train INACHI members!!! Any involvement here, NICK? Building a house of cards??

[Wayne B. Wilson]

Can not contact them for courses , I did fire inspections for the fire dept so i was interested.

[canderson]

Wayne,
The 877-956-4327 is working now. Contacted yesterday. They are in the process of setting up traing Locations and dates. TBD is the answer I received when they called me back. I will post more information when available.
Carl

[James H. Bushart]

It's another in a long line of examples as to how NACHI has moved into a direction that is one of complete abandonment of what Nick calls a "mere home inspector".

Exposing yourself to increased liability for decreased fees is what he and his vendors suggest.

Why?

Home inspectors who do not follow his lead are "doomed".

IMO, NACHI is doomed for it has decided to write SOPs and recruit participants for a market that has yet to be validated.

Nick wants us to believe that there are more people willing to pay you for inspecting their chimney than inspecting their house...that the market is greater for packages of bacteria to flush down your toilet than home inspections...that the market is greater for fire safety inspections (being done, today, for free by fire marshalls) than for home inspections.

When he thought that the Kansas HI Inspection Board might embrace his desire to provide his on-line courses, the Kansas HI Law was the most inspector friendly law in the country and publicly sided against his own members engaged in fighting its spread into Missouri.

When the Kansas licensing board refused his requests to serve on their committees and remarked that they would not recognize on-line courses for CEUs......he committed himself to join the fight the against the law and then....and only then....offered to assist us in fighting it.

NACHI is moving in the wrong direction and this thread represents but a small example as to how.

NACHI could have been better. I hope that, someday, Nick will return the Executive Director position to the ranks and end NACHI's role as a mere vending machine.


We now work in an unprecedented period of time for our industry.....where we are down to the bare bones in home inspectors and realtors. We, as an association, should be helping to form the future of our industry as we prepare to enter a time when this glut of homes for sale actually begin to sell.

Our associations...and we....should be building up (not tearing down into ancillaries) the role of the inspector and his need. We should be building our independence from, not on, the realtor.

We will never have this opportunity again, in our lifetimes. What has Nick decided to do with it? Sell toilet supplies and chimney inspections until times are better. That is not what we need.

Those of you who will be members of NACHI tomorrow...and the days after....will have to fight him to move this association back in the direction that made it -- at one time -- a relevant player and influence in the home inspection industry.

Do it.

[Gary Farnsworth]

Well said. Here in the surrounding area of Kansas City, over 1,600 home were sold in November. I had about 20 inspections. Who did the rest of them? I can only figure that most RE here are just not recommending home inspections, and the buyers are simply just signing the home inspection waiver, and buying the home as is. Home inspections need to be promoted, not shuttered. I have been on Bruce Brown's radio show twice, and have promoted my business here in Kansas City on that show. Not one phone call. That should tell Nick something is wrong. It needs to be fixed. Snooze, and lose. Step back, take a deep breath, and get back to basics. The auto companies are going to have to do this, and iNACHI should, too.