15 Steps to Become a Successful Home Inspector
STEP #1: Join InterNACHI®- InterNACHI's 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 home inspector college.
- InterNACHI 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: Get Trained & Certified
- 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).
- Get help with home inspector licensing and certification in your area.
STEP #3: Get Free Job Leads
Log into the Members-Only Account to get free inspection job leads generated by InterNACHI for members. Be sure to use the free Online Agreement System, which is accessed through your online account.
STEP #4: Take the Free Business Course
We also have inspection business success tips.
STEP #5: Get Free Marketing Services
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.
We recommend that you begin by ordering business cards, which will include a free customized logo and free card design.
- Check out some recent marketing design work completed by the InterNACHI Member Marketing Team.
- Watch the "Business & Marketing Tips for Home Inspectors Class."
- Sign up for Inspector Media.
Marketing Tip: Provide your clients and their agents InterNACHI's home maintenance book, which can be fully customized with your brand.
STEP #6: Update Your Website
Interested in having InterNACHI's Member Marketing Team design your website? Email Jessica@internachi.org. - Watch "How to Build a Website for a Home Inspection Business."
- Watch "5 Ways to Make Your Home Inspection Website Better Today."
- We recommend using the free Weebly.com templates to build your own website.
- Beginner's Guide to website SEO
- Show up on Google
STEP #8: Boost Your Business
- Use InterNACHI's Buy Back Guarantee.
- Protect your assets with the best home inspector insurance.
- Use the inspection job fee calculator to help realize the greatest profit.
- Become Infrared Certified®.
- Read "STACKS: A Home Inspector's Guide to Increasing Gross Revenue."
- Make a presentation to real estate agents.
- Read "SLEEP WELL: A Home Inspector's Guide to Managing Risk."
- Use the free, online inspection business agreement system.
- Watch "50 Ways to Leave Your Competition Behind."
- Get free inspection job leads provided by InterNACHI.
- Use InterNACHI's $10,000 Honor Guarantee.
- Use InterNACHI's $10,000 Agent Referral Indemnification.
- Participate in the Roof Data Technician program with Owens Corning Roofing.
- Download and use the Certified Professional Inspector CPI® logo in your marketing.
- Get certified in several additional inspector certifications and use the logos in your marketing.
- Embed What Really Matters in a Home Inspection video into your website.
- Become an InterNACHI Certified Home Energy Inspector.
- Use free booths, banners, and table skirts for your next event.
- Get a free credit card merchant account.
- Find an InterNACHI Mentor.
STEP #9: Take Advanced Training
Register for a free live interactive webinar on NACHI.TV.
- Become the best trained and educated inspector.
- Take hands-on inspection training classes at the InterNACHI House of Horrors®.
- Study from our home inspection textbooks.
- Study from our library of inspection articles.
- Study from our gallery of inspection images and illustrations.
- Learn how to identify material defects.
- Here's our recommended list of home inspector courses.
STEP #10: Purchase Inspection Equipment
You need more than just a good flashlight.
STEP #11: Write Great Reports
- Report writing software with membership discounts (sold on InspectorOutlet)
- Free basic inspection checklist software based upon the Standards of Practice
- Free Home Inspection Report Checklists (to use as software report templates)
- Compare your inspection report with other sample reports from master inspectors.
- Watch video on performing home inspections and writing reports.
- Use InterNACHI's free Home Energy Inspection Report 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.
- Take the free, online "Defect Recognition and Report Writing Course."
- Here are some free report narratives (or sentences) to use in your inspection report.
- World's Largest Library of Report Narratives
- Home Inspection Image Gallery for your inspection reports.
- Don't use "No Visible Evidence" in your reports.
- Write your reports in the past tense.
STEP #12: Take Care of Your Clients
- Give each client a home maintenance book.
- Keep in touch with past clients by offering annual home maintenance inspections.
- 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: Keep Up-To-Date
- Get the latest home inspection news.
- Subscribe to InterNACHI's monthly newsletter for home inspectors.
- InterNACHI's Facebook
- Ben Gromicko's Facebook
- InterNACHI's YouTube
- Ben Gromicko's YouTube
- InterNACHI Instagram
- Ben Gromicko Instagram
- Join the discussion with other inspectors at nachi.org/forum.
- Attend inspector events nachi.org/events and our national home inspector convention.
STEP #14: Use InterNACHI
Contact us any time for anything you need.
- Contact Us
- Ask someone on staff, "How can InterNACHI help me be more successful?"
- Need a quick answer to a common question?
STEP #15: Grow Your Business
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- Not sure where to start or what to do next? Download the free "8 Steps to Building a Successful Home Inspection Business" book from InspectorCoach.com.
- Find an InterNACHI Mentor.
- Find an InterNACHI Member Chapter.
- Join the Inspection Community.
