A Consultant For the Home Inspector

A Consultant for the Home Inspector

 

During the last 5 years of teaching home inspectors one thing has made itself readily apparent; a classroom cannot totally prepare students for this career. It is my opinion that it certainly cannot be properly taught in 3 – 4 weeks, as some home inspection schools boast.  The Home Inspection career is very complicated and needs time and practical application to be taught effectively.

 

I have developed a formula that addresses this need.  My program at CATS stretches out over 4 months.  That training takes place on 2 evenings a week.  The hours of training is comparable to other schools but training is stretched out over a longer period of time.

 

This allows time for ‘absorption’ as information is put into long term memory - as opposed to crammed for and forgotten.  It also allows time for independent research and study into things that you don’t understand or are unclear about. (The amount of information regarding the structure and systems of a home is staggering, but the more you research and learn the less likely you will encounter something that catches you unprepared at the job).You are given the opportunity to attend practice inspections (every Saturday) so that during the next classes you can review your findings and learn from your mistakes. 

 

This is the process I hope to duplicate in a distant learning environment with “Online Home Inspection Training”.

 

I have also learned that home inspectors need consultants of their own.  They need someone to call with questions when they are unclear about a system or condition.  Every day my phone rings at least one time with a graduate of my program who has a question about something he or she has encountered in the field and is unclear about. And wisely so! A Home Inspection Report is a serious legal document and errors can cost people large sums of money and possibly their lives. Guesswork on a fire safety issue is ill advised.

 

I have 3 main purposes with this program:

 

1.  To council on whether this program is right for you.

 

2.  To give excellent training in an interactive way with feedback and coaching during practice inspections.

 

 

3.  To be there to provide consulting during those first paid inspections when you are most unsure.

 

I would like to be the consultants’ “Consultant”.