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 Practice Test, 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. And be sure to update your profile so that you get free inspection leads generated by InterNACHI for you.
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.
- 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
- Modern Websites for Home Inspectors by Spectora
- GoVelop Marketing Group
- 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
- 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
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
- 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.
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.
