15-Step Checklist for Home Inspector Success
STEP #1: Join InterNACHI®- The InterNACHI® Home Inspector Certificate Program is free and online for InterNACHI® members.
- InterNACHI® is the world's leading organization for home inspectors that provides free online training, examination, and certification, business development, marketing support, discounts on everything from home inspection software to E&O insurance to your next truck, and membership benefits.
- InterNACHI School is the only accredited tuition-free college for home inspectors.
- Members have unlimited access to free, online training and Continuing Education, free Certification Programs, the Inspection Community, the Inspector Mentoring, the Member Chapters, the Online Inspector Exam, the Practice Test, the Inspector Training App, the Inspection Defect Flashcards, amazing membership benefits, and much more!
STEP #2: Training & Certifications
- Become a Certified Home Inspector and attain the Certified Professional Inspector CPI® designation and Certificate (free and online for members).
- Choose from more than 45 different types of inspector certifications (free and online for members).
- Take free, online training and education courses at anytime, from anywhere, on any device (free and online for members).
STEP #3: Members-Only Account
Log into the Members-Only Account as a portal through which members access everything, including the free Online Agreement System. Be sure to update your profile to receive free inspection job leads generated by InterNACHI for you (free and online for members).
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, including print marketing and logo design. We'll design and print your business cards, flyers and brochures. We'll also design your business logo with you until it's just right. And all of the consultation, editing, proofing and design work is free for members.
- Check out some of the recent design work completed by the InterNACHI Member Marketing Team.
- Sign up for Inspector Media.
- Watch the "Business & Marketing Tips for Home Inspectors Class."
- Watch the "Ultimate Home Inspector Marketing and Business Class."
- Learn How to Market Your Home Inspection Business
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.
Start by ordering custom business cards and flyers for your business by contacting the Member Marketing Team.
STEP #6: Your Website
If you can write a home inspection report, you can build and host your own website.
- How to Build a Website for a Home Inspection Business
- 5 Ways to Make Your Home Inspection Website Better Today
- 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
- Beginner's Guide to SEO
- Show up on Google
STEP #8: Boost Your Business
And many more ways to boost your business...
- Download the FREE "8 Steps to Building a Successful Home Inspection 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
- Join Inspector Media.
- 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.
- $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
- Free booths, banners, and table skirts for your next event.
- Free credit card merchant account: nachi.org/free-merchant-account
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 Equipment
You need more than a good flashlight.
- Inspection equipment list: nachi.org/home-inspection-equipment
- Inspection Equipment from Inspector Outlet: inspectoroutlet.com/tools-IR-Cameras-and-Meters
- Safety equipment: nachi.org/inspector-safety-equipment
STEP #11: Report Writing & Software
- Report writing software with membership discounts (sold on Inspector Outlet)
- Quick Tips on Using Mobile Report Writing Software
- Watch "How to Write a Home Inspection Report"
- Watch "Performing a Home Inspection and Writing an Inspection Report Using Mobile Software"
- Learn how using mobile software increases speed and accuracy
- Home Inspection Report Checklists (to use as templates)
- Free basic checklist based upon the Home Inspection Standards of Practice
- Home Inspection Sample Reports (to compare your reports with others)
- Free, online "Defect Recognition and Report Writing Course"
- Classes about performing home inspections and writing reports
- Free report narratives (sentences to use in your report)
- World's Largest Library of Report Narratives
- Home Inspection Image Gallery for Inspection Reports
- Don't use "No Visible Evidence"
- Writing Reports in the Past Tense
- Three Functions of a Report Narrative
STEP #12: Your Clients
- 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
- Home Inspection Tip #60: Here's an easy way to keep in contact with past clients.
- Home Inspection Tip #50: Learn why your past clients are like gold.
- Home Inspection Tip #16: Your clients don't know what service they want until you show it to them.
- Home Inspection Tip #124: Customer referral and loyalty program.
- Home Inspection Tip #122: Get Google Business Listing and customer reviews.
- Get more quick home inspection tips.
- 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
- InterNACHI's Facebook
- Ben Gromicko's Facebook
- InterNACHI's YouTube
- Ben Gromicko's YouTube
- InterNACHI Instagram
- Ben Gromicko Instagram
- Ask other inspectors: nachi.org/forum
- Attend events: nachi.org/events
- Find an Inspector Mentor
STEP #14: Contact InterNACHI
Contact us any time for anything.
STEP #15: Business Development
- Answer a few short questions about your business, and BizVelop will show you how to take it to the next level to become profitable. BizVelop has the answers you need!
- Not sure where to start or what to do next? We recommend contacting Alicia Gromicko at InspectorCoach.com for one-on-one business and marketing coaching and advice. She also provides a free downloadable "8 Steps to Building a Successful Home Inspection Business" book from her website.
