Home Inspection

The housing market goes up and down, but people still need homes, and home inspection professionals play a vital role in establishing the value of property. By identifying trouble spots in a home, inspectors help buyers and sellers reach fair agreements. Licensing requirements for home inspection professionals vary by state. However, most states require home inspectors to be bonded, to complete an industry certification, and to register with local authorities.
Taking Home Inspection Courses--at Home
Industry certification exams are challenging, since home inspectors are expected to spot defects in nearly every aspect of a property. Therefore, career experts advise prospective home inspection professionals to complete a comprehensive training course that prepares them for the exam and for this engaging new career.

Ashworth University

Earn your degree or diploma on your schedule and succeed at Ashworth University.

If you appreciate good workmanship and enjoy helping people, a home inspection career is right for you. Home inspections are routinely needed on newly purchased and newly constructed homes, townhomes, condominiums, and other residential properties. Our nationally accredited home study course will teach you the kind of skills used by trained, experienced home inspectors every day.

Key advantages of our school:

Career Diploma in Home Inspection

In 14 beautifully illustrated lessons you'll learn the methodical approach to home evaluation. First, we'll teach you about home exteriors: landscaping and grading, foundations, walls, roofs and roof-mounted structures, paved areas, lot improvements, windows, doors, garages, wood-destroying insects, and more. Lessons on interior construction cover rooms, attics, basements, crawl spaces, insulation, utilities, leakage, AC, heating, plumbing, and electrical systems, troubleshooting, and more.

There are no educational prerequisites or experience requirements to enroll. Convenient home study training from Ashworth University makes learning home inspection courses easy and fun!

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Allied Business Schools

Why take home inspection course online?

The demand for qualified home inspectors is huge and growing larger every day. Real estate inspection is a technical and complex field that demands a professional approach. Home inspectors perform objective visual inspections of homes and produce a written report of the condition of the property for buyers and/or owners. The home inspector must be able to recognize any condition that could cause problems for the potential home owner. Home inspectors need extensive knowledge in many areas of residential construction such as: soils and foundations, wood and construction, roofing, plumbing, electricity, heating and ventilation, air conditioning and heat pumps, appliances, swimming pools and spas, termites and wood-destroying insects and environmental considerations.

About the Home Inspection Course

The home inspection course is available online or through traditional correspondence. The textbook used in Allied's course is one of the most comprehensive texts available. It covers the inspection process from start to finish (including quizzes at the end of each chapter, an inspection checklist for each topic and a glossary). This book can be used as an inspector's guide in the field. In addition, Allied's course provides supplemental reading which will reveal dozens of special techniques used by professional home inspectors, what they look for and the inspection methods they use.

Already employed? Your employer may pay all or part of your tuition.

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Penn Foster Career School

Career Diploma in Home Inspection

With Penn Foster Career School, you can gain the education you need on your terms, in your home, and on your time - never missing work because of classes. Earn an accredited degree or diploma from Penn Foster Career School, the world's largest and most respected distance learning institution.

An education in finance and business will provide you with the skills you need to be an integral part of any organization, large or small.

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Stratford Career Diploma

Distance Learning Career Training Programs

Build a rewarding new career with distance education courses from Stratford Career Institute. An innovative leader in the field of distance learning, SCI has educated 700,000 students since 1991. We offer career training in more than 60 exciting subjects. Launch your career today with Stratford Career Institute.

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Infinity Home Inspection Training

Infinity Home Inspection Training

The Infinity Training System
Want to become a home inspector? Try the Infinity Training System, a complete distance learning program that integrates time-tested home inspection principles with established educational methods. Infinity's career training program can help you master the knowledge and technical skills necessary to begin your lucrative home inspection career.

Study Home Inspection–at Home
With the Infinity Training System, you can learn at your own pace, on your own time. Our convenient and flexible study system covers all required topics, including:

Infinity's broad-based training course covers not only the basic principles of home inspection, but the business and communication skills required to work effectively with clients. Launch your home inspection career today with the Infinity Training System.

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Home Inspection

Fast Facts:

Your Home Inspection Career
Home inspection careers appeal to retired contractors and other trade professionals who want to translate their experience into a less strenuous job. Though starting a home inspection career does not require a formal college education, gaining certification requires initial training and a commitment to attending ongoing home inspection courses.

While it may be tempting to "look the other way" to benefit a friend, a family member, or a business partner, home inspection professionals adhere to industry standards and codes of conduct that aren't easily fooled. During home inspection training programs, students learn how to maintain high ethical standards that include reviewing the work of other home inspectors.

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Allied Schools

Considering a new career or need additional home inspection training? Whether you want to train for a new career, advance within your current company, or simply learn new skills to stay competitive in today's job market, Allied's distance education training can help!

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