Where to start help?

[David Twombly]

Hi everyone!

I am interested in pursuing the proper education and licensing to become a home inspector in Illinois. While researching the proper way to go about this, I came across this website/message board and it has been extremely helpful to me so far.

Please forgive me for sounding ignorant, but....I have seen many advertisements for educational courses through my research.

I would very much like any and all information, suggestions, criticism, etc. on "where to start" my education process?

Thanks in advance and I hope to be able to learn and down the road, contribute to this site!

Thanks!
Dave

[John Harrison]

Click On the membership link
Start on number one and keep going

You will be glad you spent your time here in the long run

[Nick Gromicko]

Read www.nachi.org/success.htm and every word of ever link in it... twice. No, three times.

That will make all the difference to you financially.

[David Twombly]

Thank you!

I also found this.

http://www.idfpr.com/DPR/RE/HIPreLicenseProviders.asp

Should I be paying for the education? Is it better to take a course through a college or an independent accredited course? I didn't see where Illinois had approved the online courses located on this site.

Again, forgive me if I sound ignorant. I want to be sure I make the right decision when it comes to education.

Thanks!
Dave

[Bob Elliott]

If you are going the classroom route I endorse The Bellman Group.
Call Chuck up and tell him Condo Bob sent you for higher rates.

They may still have nightmares of my hand being raised.

I suggest them as being good at training you for the test and I suggest you learn here and take all the self quiz's you can.

Call me when you have your first paid and I will go with if you are near Chicago.

[Linas Dapkus]

You can get lots of education here as a member. Just go online and take the NACHI home inspector test and become a member. When doing the test have another computer nearby. If you don't know the answer to a test question, just look it up online. You'll pass the first time. Then you're in!!!

[David Twombly]

Thanks for the info and recommendation! Everyone has been very helpful.

I am just worried about making the wrong choice and wasting money on an education course that will be insufficient. I have seen courses varying from separate modules that you can take as you are ready to a course that claims it can get you ready for the test in 3 weekends.

Does anyone else have info on potential education choices?

[Nick Gromicko]

Does anyone else have info on potential education choices?

www.nachi.org/education.htm