15 Steps for a Successful Home Inspector
STEP #1: Join InterNACHI
- Join InterNACHI as a member at $49 per month (cancel any time) or $499 per year. There are no prerequisites to become a member.
- Why join? Members have unlimited access to all of InterNACHI's free, online training and Continuing Education, our recommended list of home inspector courses, our free Certification Programs, the members-only forum, the Online Inspector Exam, the Ultimate Home Inspection Exam Prep Guide, the Inspector Training App, the Inspection Defect Flashcards, and amazing membership benefits.
- Become a Certified Home Inspector
STEP #2: Training & Certifications
- A member may Become a Certified Home Inspector and be awarded the Certified Professional Inspector® designation and Certificate at no additional cost.
- A member may also choose from more than 45 different types of inspector certifications at no additional cost.
- A member has unlimited access to free, online training and education courses.
STEP #3: Members-Only Account
Your Members-Only Account is a portal through which you access everything, including the free Online Agreement System.
STEP #4: Free Business Course
You may also be interested in some inspection business success tips.
STEP #5: Your Brand & Marketing
InterNACHI's Member Marketing Team provides one-one-one consultation and marketing design services for free to members.
We'll design and print your business cards, flyers and brochures. And
all of the consultation, editing, proofing and design work is free for members.
Check out some of the recent design work we've done for inspectors.
One of the best marketing strategies for a home inspection company is to provide clients and their agents InterNACHI's home maintenance book, which can be fully customized with your brand.
STEP #6: Your Website
If you can write a home inspection report, you can build and host your own website.
- How to Build Your Inspection Website for Free
- Modern Websites for Home Inspectors by Spectora
- 5 Ways to Make Your Home Inspection Website Better Today
- How to Build a Killer Inspection Website at No Cost
- We recommend using Weebly.com
- Sample website InterNACHI's Ben Gromicko created in 8 hours.
- Website tools you may need to be just like a webmaster.
- Website home page critiques
- Home Inspector Website Design by Mel
- Beginner's Guide to SEO
- Enhanced Presence Marketing
STEP #8: Boost Your Business
And many more ways to boost your business...
- Read "STACKS: A Home Inspector's Guide to Increasing Gross Revenue"
- Use the free, online inspection business agreement system.
- 50 marketing strategies: 50 Ways to Leave Your Competition Behind
- Pablo Picasso: nachi.org/picasso
- Read "SLEEP WELL: A Home Inspector's Guide to Managing Risk"
- Business insurance: nachi.org/insurance
- Keep track of inspection job leads to your website.
- Become a Home Energy Score Assessor.
- $10,000 Honor Guarantee: nachi.org/honor
- Use the inspection job fee calculator to help realize the greatest profit.
- Participate in the Roof Data Technician program with Owens Corning Roofing
- $10,000 Referral Indemnification: nachi.org/agent-indemnification
- Inspection business logo, flyer and business card design: marketing.nachi.org/logos
- Inspection business success strategies: nachi.org/success
- Search engine: inspectorseek.com
- The Red Phone: nachi.org/red-phone-inspectors
- Embed a custom online video in your business website
- Consumer guide videos to embed on your website
- What Really Matters in a Home Inspection video to embed on your website
- Home Energy Inspection marketing videos and ebooks
- How to Run a Successful Business: inspectoroutlet.com/successful
STEP #9: Advanced Training
- Free live, online classes on NACHI.TV
- Online courses: nachi.org/education
- Library of inspection videos: nachi.org/videos
- Library of inspection articles: nachi.org/articles
- Library of inspection illustrations: nachi.org/gallery
- Material defect: nachi.org/material-defects-for-home-inspectors
- Recommended list of home inspector courses
STEP #10: Inspection Tools
You need more than a good flashlight.
- Free credit card merchant account: nachi.org/free-merchant-account
- Inspection tools: nachi.org/home-inspection-equipment
- Tools from Inspector Outlet: inspectoroutlet.com/tools-IR-Cameras-and-Meters
- Safety tools: nachi.org/inspector-safety-equipment
STEP #11: Report Writing & Software
- Report software: inspectoroutlet.com/software-and-reporting (membership discounts)
- How to Write a Home Inspection Report
- Home Inspection Report Checklists
- Home Inspection Sample Reports
- Report writing course: nachi.org/defect-recognition-report-writing-online-course
- Benefits of writing reports using a mobility feature.
- Classes about performing home inspections and writing reports
- Free report narratives: nachi.org/sample-narratives
- Report narrative library: nachi.org/narratives
- Free Home Energy Score software: nachi.org/homeenergyscore
- Illustrations for reports: nachi.org/gallery
- "No Visible Evidence"
- Writing reports in the past tense: nachi.org/inspection-report-present-past
- Three Functions of a Report Narrative
STEP #12: Your Clients
- Monthly newsletter for your clients: nachi.org/home-maintenance-newsletter
- Home maintenance book: nachi.org/now
- Annual home maintenance inspections: nachi.org/certified-annual-home-maintenance-inspector
- Free "Customer Service Course": nachi.org/customer-service-communication
- First impressions: nachi.org/inspector-marketing-tip-meeting-client-first-time
STEP #13: What's New?
- Latest inspection news: nachi.org/whats_new
- Subscribe the monthly newsletter: subscribe here
- Ben Gromicko's Facebook
- Ben Gromicko's YouTube
- Facebook: facebook.com/internachi
- Ask other inspectors: nachi.org/forum
- Attend events: nachi.org/events
STEP #14: Contact InterNACHI
Contact us any time for anything.
- nachi.org/contact
- InterNACHI membership statistics
- Have a question, and need a quick answer? fastreply@internachi.org
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