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After gaining the education you need to begin working as a home inspector, you might find a whole lot of home inspectors already out there. Every year, the number of trained home inspectors increases. Last year, the state of Illinois alone experienced an increase of nearly 3,000 home inspectors from less than 500 the year before.
While the first instinct someone might have when faced with increasing competition is to cut their prices, the results can work against you. Cutting your prices means more work for less pay. More importantly, it could make you appear cut-rate in a field where quality is of far greater importance.
What can you do to stand apart from other home inspectors and get yourself noticed?
One of the best ways of standing out from the crowd is to form relationships with professional, home inspection organizations. Joining a home inspection association gives you the advantage of a professional stamp of approval on the quality of your work. There are several associations with great reputations who represent home inspection:
- InterNACHI (International Association of Certified Home Inspectors): InterNACHI is the world's largest, most elite non-profit inspection association. Their inspectors have all successfully passed InterNACHI's Inspector Examination, adhere to Standards of Practice, abide by a Code of Ethics, and are InterNACHI Certified
- HIF (Housing Inspection Foundation): An organization of professionals dedicated to the promotion and development of home inspection through information, education, standards, ethics, and professional recognition, HIF is an excellent organization to network with licensed home inspectors.
- NAHI (National Association of Home Inspectors): The mission of the National Association of Home Inspectors is to promote excellence and professionalism in the home inspection industry, in addition to providing standards of practice and a code of ethics for home inspectors in the USA. NAHI home inspectors must meet strict membership requirements and are held to the highest standards of practice in the home inspector industry.
- ASHI (Association of Home Inspectors): ASHI has a strong network of experienced individuals with their home inspection license. ASHI builds customer awareness of the importance of a quality home inspection and enhances the professionalism of home inspectors.
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