Great Lakes Chapter meeting in Michigan July 13th.

You are cordially invited to the next meeting of the Great Lakes Chapter of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI), Wednesday, July 13th, 2005 at 6:00pm.  The meeting is open to all. You don’t need to be a member to attend.  The dinner meeting is $25.00/person, including the presentation.
 
Introduction by: Jerome Adams, President of the Great Lakes Chapter of  InterNACHI.
 
Guest speaker:  Nick Gromicko, Former veteran REALTOR, ad agency owner, and InterNACHI's Janitor on:  
  • Marketing your home inspection service directly to home buyers.
  • Raising your prices when your competition in Michigan charges less.
  • Converting every call into a scheduled inspection.
  • Creating a marketing brochure that works.
  • Home Inspector Licensing in Michigan.
  • Tweaking your home inspection website to sell.
Other speaker:  Lorne Steiner, CEO of Porter Valley Software and InterNACHI's Director at Large.  Lorne will be giving a seminar on "Advanced Communications for Home Inspectors" which includes:
  • Effective Marketing to increase business.
  • Best Business Practices for the Home Inspection Industry.
  • How to effectively Avoid Litigation.
Dinner:  Turkey Vegetable Soup, Garden Salad, Herb Roasted Redskin Patatoes, Wild Rice, Green Beans Almondine, Honey Tarragon Carrots, Foccacia Breaded Chicken, Baked Ham with Cherry Brandy Glaze, Three meat Lasagna with ricotta and mozzarella ($25).
 
Place:
Sheraton Lansing Hotel
925 S. Creyts Road
Lansing, MI  48917
 
Directions:

From The North - St. Johns and Upper Peninsula
Follow US-27 South towards Lansing to I-69 west (Exit #89) continue on I-69 West. Head towards Charlotte/Ft Wayne, I-69 merges with I-96 east.  Go to I-496 (Downtown Lansing Exit #95) Go one mile on I-496 to Creyts Road (exit #1).  Turn left on Creyts Road; turn right at first light (Anacapri Blvd.) The Sheraton is the second drive on the right.
  
From The South - Jackson Area
Follow US-127 North towards Lansing to I-96 west (towards Gr. Rapids); continue on I-96 to I-496 east (downtown Lansing exit #95).  Take Creyts road (Exit #1).  Turn left on Creyts Road. Turn right at the first light (Anacapri Blvd.).   The Sheraton is the second drive on the right. 
  
From the South - Battle Creek Area
Follow I-69 north towards Lansing.  I-69 will merge with I-96 west.  Continue to I-496 east (Downtown Lansing Exit #95) Take Creyts Road (exit #1) and turn left on Creyts Road. Turn right at the first light (Anacapri Blvd.).   The Sheraton is the second drive on the right. 
  
From the East - Detroit Area
Take I-96 west towards Lansing to I-496 west (Exit # 106B).  Continue on I-496 to Creyts Road North (Exit 1B).  Take this exit and turn right on Creyts Road.  Take a right at the first light (Anacapri Blvd.). The Sheraton is the second drive on the right. 
  
From the West - Grand Rapids
Take I-96 east towards Lansing to I-496 east. Continue on I-496 to Creyts Road (Exit 1).  Take this exit and turn left on Creyts Road.  Take a right at the first light (Anacapri Blvd.). The Sheraton is the second drive on the right. 
  
From the Northeast - Flint/Saginaw
Follow I-69 west towards Lansing.  Head towards Charlotte/Ft. Wayne, I-69 merges with I-96 east.  Go to I-496 east (Downtown Lansing Exit #95).  Go one mile to Exit #1 (Creyts Road).  Turn left on Creyts Road.  Turn right at the first light (Anacapri Blvd.).  The Sheraton is the second drive on the right.
 
 
Staying overnight?  Ask for the $89 InterNACHI room rate.
 
 
Everyone is welcome to attend this open-door home inspection event.  Please RSVP to me at nick.gromicko@nachi.org if you plan to attend.

This Chapter and meeting were put together by InterNACHI member:
Jerome Adams
InterNACHI's Great Lakes Chapter President
HomeGuard
Charlotte, MI
1 (877) 935-4839

I hope to see you there!
 
  
Nick Gromicko
 
 
Attendance counts as 1 hour toward InterNACHI member continuing education.


https://www.nachi.org/brutal.htm  Gromicko on home inspection websites.
https://www.nachi.org/iq.htm  Free Inspector's Quarterly.
https://www.nachi.org/avoidinglitigation.htm  Free Avoiding Litigation CD.
https://www.nachi.org/benefits.htm  Membership benefits.
https://www.nachi.org/events.htm  Other InterNACHI events.