With MHI You Have a Certified Home Inspection Company Working for YOU!
In today's housing market, it pays to have a certified home inspection company working for you like Marshburn Home Inspections. No matter how home savvy one is, how many buyers are willing to get down to the basics of the home? With the crawlspace being the most uninhabitable areas of a home, with hanging wires, sharp nails, spiders and snakes, you need someone qualified to concentrate on what needs to be looked at and not all the spooky stuff.
MHI not only follows the North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board SOP's but will also follow the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors SOP's as well. This insures the most comprehensive home inspection available to clients.
Why you should trust MHI for your next inspection.
NACHI Inspectors:
* Have to pass NACHI's Online Inspector Examination every year with a score of 80 or better.
* Have to complete NACHI's online Ethics Obstacle Course.
* Have to take NACHI's online Standards of Practice Quiz
* Have to sign and submit an Affidavit.
* Have to adhere to NACHI's Standards of Practice.
* Have to abide by NACHI's Code of Ethics.
* Have to continue learning (24 hours/year) as per NACHI's Continuing Education Policy to maintain their certified home inspection credentials.
* Have to maintain a member Online Continuing Education Log
* Have to (if never performed a home inspection for a fee) submit 4 mock inspections to NACHI's Report Review Committee (free) before performing their first home inspection for a client.
* Have to (within 10 days after joining) login to NACHI's educational message board.
* Have to (within 30 days after joining) complete NACHI's comprehensive online Standards of Practice course.
* Have to (within 45 days after joining) complete NACHI's comprehensive online Electrical course (free) including all the quizzes within and pass its final exam.
* Have to (within 60 days after joining) complete NACHI's comprehensive online Roofing course (free) including all the quizzes within and pass its final exam.
* Have to (within first 3 months of membership) apply for a membership photo I.D. (free).
* Have to re-take and pass NACHI's Online Inspector Examination again, every year (free).
* Have to attend at least one chapter meetings or educational seminars every two years (reasonable exceptions apply).
* Have access to Inspector's Quarterly, delivered to their doorstep.
* Have access to NACHI's free visual aid inspection frames to help them learn.
* Have access to NACHI's free library for improving their inspection skills.
* Have access to NACHI's message board for exchanging information and tips.
* Have access to NACHI's What's New section so they can keep up with the industry.
* Have access to NACHI's specific-topic advisory boards.
* Have access to Dear NACHI for detailed advice.
* Have access to a time-tested Agreement which keeps them (and you) away from lawsuits.
* Have access to NACHI's Report Review/Mentoring service.
* Have to submit passport photos for their membership I.D.
* Have access to NACHI's free online inspection courses.
* Have to have mock inspections reviewed before performing their first fee paid inspection.
* Have to carry E&O insurance (if their state requires it).
* Have access to a real estate agent hold harmless clause.
* Have access to NACHI University.
* Have access to The NACHI Mall.
* Have a consumer hot-line for their clients.
* Have access to an Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Service.
* Have access to a Client Satisfaction Survey.
* And coming in 2007: Have to complete NACHI's Occupant Hazard Recognition Primer.
So the next time you need to refer your clients to home inspectors, make sure they are members of NACHI and never use a candidate or associate of any association. NACHI, America's elite home inspection association.
Look for the consumer certification verification seal.
3 Deadly Mistakes every Home Buyer should avoid! or http://www.nachi.org/3mistakes.htm
Why pay a little more for a NACHI certified home inspector?Because we're the best at what we do!UPDATE: NACHI protects consumers by raising bar again.
Inspection excellence through education.
REALTOR's should also print "What Really Matters" and include copies of this article in their buyer's packets.
REALTOR's should read about the advantages of pre-listing inspections with a certified home inspection company such as Marshburn Home Inspections.
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