NACHI needs a few good men / women

[William J. Decker]

"I believe ASHIs priority is to provide quality CE, and properly trained inspectors, prior to marketing ASHI members as "Certified Members" to the public"

Well, at least in ASHI's home state of Illinois, you are failing miserably, as documented in a previos post.

On the other hand, at least in this state, NACHI is fulfilling that goal.

[jwortham]

I believe ASHIs priority is to provide quality CE, and properly trained inspectors, prior to marketing ASHI members as "Certified Members" to the public.

Good point. A$HI will just take the money and not let me use the name at all unless I am willing to be a "Candidate".

Makes perfect sense to spend my money on an organization that won't acknowledge my existence.

[William J. Decker]

Jeff;

And, at least around here, makes the 'candidates' shlep ladders for little or no wages.

I am a very good inspector. Witness my clients, their lawyers ("Yours are the most complete and detailed inspection reports I have seen in my 20+ years as a Real Estate lawyer. - Lee Perres, Top Chicago RE lawyer), and Realtors.

In ASHI, I would still be a 'candidate'.

Maybe they are just scared about who is behind them.

I had a recent encounter with an ASHI member (full member). He started yelling at me for working in 'his' area (he lives close to me) and taking away 'his' clients and using 'his' Realtors. I calmly tried to explain to him that we work in a free market with compitition. He is free to do a better job than me and get more business. He is also free to raise his prices to the level mine are at (he charges about 3/4 of what I charge).

He retorted that I was a robber and a thief and stormed off.

ASHI inspectors... Go figure.

[Russel Ray]

In History 101 at Texas A&M, we called it protectionism.