The answer to this question is sky is the limit as far as the earning which is done by the home inspectors is concerned.
However the home inspection business is really tried to the real estate industry and as the real estate industry is very cyclical in nature that means that there will be times when the business will absolutely dry up. So as a home inspector you need to make sure that you have the back up plans ready in the case of a slump.
A typical home inspection costs apund $400- $500 and that means you can actually ean to range of $70000- $1,00,000 a year but most inspectors actually charge additional fees for more sophisticated services like the indoor air testing or the septic sytems inspection.
Most inspectors also include commercial inspection into their area of expertise so as to combat the slowdown of business in the home inspection.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Getting a home inspector certification in the US
In the US there is the association by the name of ASHI or the American Society of Home inspectors which was founded in 1976 and which conducts the certification of the home inspectors.
ASHI has recommend a few courses so that the home inspectors can be abreast of latest developments in the world of home construction and hence use that knowledge in their field of working.
They offer three type of courses and these are the online course which you can take at will with no fixed time frame and then there is the one which is distance learning and paper based and the last one is the classroom one which is conducted by Kaplan and has been designed in conjunction with the ASHI.
So make sure that you get enrolled in these courses if you want to become a home inspector in the US.
ASHI has recommend a few courses so that the home inspectors can be abreast of latest developments in the world of home construction and hence use that knowledge in their field of working.
They offer three type of courses and these are the online course which you can take at will with no fixed time frame and then there is the one which is distance learning and paper based and the last one is the classroom one which is conducted by Kaplan and has been designed in conjunction with the ASHI.
So make sure that you get enrolled in these courses if you want to become a home inspector in the US.
How to become a home inspector ?
Becoming a home inspector is not a very tough task but that said you should not underestimate the industry.
You need to be abreast of all new developments that are happening in the real estate market as well you should be able to have good public relations to garner business.
If you are already in the construction business then it becomes really easy to understand the way the home inspection business operates as well understand the basics of roofing, plumbing, electrical work, drainage, heating and cooling systems.
Of course you can become a home inspector without getting any course done but in today’s world you need to be certified to be called a good home inspector.
Read my next post on how to obtain a certification in home inspection.
You need to be abreast of all new developments that are happening in the real estate market as well you should be able to have good public relations to garner business.
If you are already in the construction business then it becomes really easy to understand the way the home inspection business operates as well understand the basics of roofing, plumbing, electrical work, drainage, heating and cooling systems.
Of course you can become a home inspector without getting any course done but in today’s world you need to be certified to be called a good home inspector.
Read my next post on how to obtain a certification in home inspection.
Why you should become a home inspector
As a home inspector there is no limit to the income you can earn because it all depends on the expertise you gain as well as the amount of contact you have in the real estate industry. The other thing that matters is that it does not require a huge amount of capital to set up a home inspection business.
The downside of becoming a home inspector is that it is very cyclical in nature as it all depends on the real estate industry as well on the market conditions as the real estate market is very cyclical in nature.
In good times a home inspector can see the home inspections being done at the rate 10 or 20 a day whereas in the downturn it can be nothing in a day. If you are prepared for such a vagary then home inspection business is just right for your.
The downside of becoming a home inspector is that it is very cyclical in nature as it all depends on the real estate industry as well on the market conditions as the real estate market is very cyclical in nature.
In good times a home inspector can see the home inspections being done at the rate 10 or 20 a day whereas in the downturn it can be nothing in a day. If you are prepared for such a vagary then home inspection business is just right for your.
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