Home safety and information tips from Inspections by Bob. We offer Maryland Home Inspections in Montgomery, Frederick, Howard and Carroll Counties. Inspections for new construction and existing homes, for pre-listing, home checkups, estate planning and divorce settlements. Radon and water testing available. Weekend appointments available.
2:48 bookmarking this, I wanna get as much resources I can. RU-vid is a start, but I'm most likely gonna get multiple state certifications in case I move. (Indiana and Michigan since I'm from the border of these two states, and then mountain states like Colorado or Utah when I move out.)
1:48 just gonna add, I'm an Assigned female at birth Genderfluid inspector in training! Just applied for a course, already studied a bit on my own. But I'm super excited for this career. Trade jobs are for everyone!
Your minimum tools is really lacking, try and do all your inspections that way is a joke. I see Maryland only requires 72 hours and when I went through Texas required 394 and I struggled my first few years knowing what to tell my clients about the deficiencies found. Just because it is a profession does not make it professional.
Thank you very much for the video,am just watching your video,very educative,encouraging because an currently a student undergoing Home Inspection Course.I love the words of encouragement.
I've been a home inspector for over 20 years and getting the phone to ring and get a good amount of consistent work is still the hardest thing to overcome. Say what you want but that is the biggest hurtle of all and a pretty darn big one at that. Some people are much better at it then others but you have to figure out if your that guy/gal or not. Personally I hate marketing with a passion and even with internet advertising its still hard as heck and costly. I have known quite a few women inspectors and in fact when I first stated looking into it a girl helped me out and took me on several of my first inspections way back in 2000. She is still at it today too.
You put this together very well! I hired the first female as a electrician at my home town. Talk about a adventure! She ended up being the highest paid electrician at that town! Yes!
I thought you had to have certification s in different construction areas. In NC all you need is a heart beat and a class. Need to make sure you are getting a good inspector. There are certain inspectors around here are paid for by realators big cam
Requirements are different in every state. I don’t know of any that require construction experience. Most only need an approved class and a passing score on the National Home Inspection Exam (NHIE). The market will typically weed out the bad inspectors. Sure, some are willing to be in a Realtor’s pocket; any profession has bad apples. It’s why it’s so important for a buyer to do their own research when choosing an inspector, rather than blindly letting their agent choose for them.
There's not much to measure, really. We're not required to do so. I do carry one, but mostly end up lending it to my client so they can measure for furniture. I will also measure with my hand/arm/height: for example, my fist is just about 4 inches, so if I can put it through a space in a guardrail with room to spare, it's wrong.
I was thinking about getting my license but then my mom said she doesn't think I'll be able to handle the Attics a crawl spaces because it comes with a lot of pest, dead rats/mices and feces. So now I am rethinking it.
While I do see all of that, it’s not really that often. Rodent feces are the most common, but I wear a respirator. Unless you are phobic about things like spiders, or freak out at spotting a snake skin, you get used to it. When I started, I was sure I would panic in attics or crawl spaces, but quickly found out I was made of sterner stuff than I imagined. So go for it; you’ll never know your strength until you try!
Seems the negative comments here are from crotchety old tradesmen. Ya know, the kind that walk around the block to come bother you about the details of their work life while you’re trying to get a damn inspection done.
We are always paid at the end of the inspection, mostly by credit card but sometimes by check and occasionally in cash. Our report delivery system is set up so the client can’t download the report unless they have paid.
You should have to have at minimum 10 years construction experience. To many people have no idea how a house is built or the details of the systems that matter
I’m starting a home inspection certificate at Carroll community college September 11 th and I’m glad I came across this video I’m glad I saw it it informed me a lot thanks
What a great video! Straight and too the point by someone who’s been in the business. I actually learned a lot watching this. I’m hoping to be hired on by a company I applied to, so I can be a home inspector, too. Thank you for the advise!
This is good if you plan to work for a reputable company, otherwise it sounds like a waste of time because you need reputation and online presence with a following ..,I just don't have that.
Starting up solo is indeed very hard; it can take a year or more to establish yourself as a home inspector. Many of my students are hired by local multi-inspector companies to get field experience. There's nothing wrong with that. The web presence, Google ranking, and social media all require time and attention; it often feels like the actual inspections are a fraction of my work load!
@@inspectionsbybobllc5277 exactly. Not to mention SEO cost more than tools to actually perform the inspections lol. I'm not living to die online. All I have is an email address these days. If it requires more than email, it's a hard pass for me. I'm young but old fashioned.
Of course I use more tools. But the ones mentioned are all that is required to perform a home inspection that meets the Maryland Standards of Practice as well as the ASHI SoP.
I agree! How many jobs let you go into a huge variety of homes and find all the weird stuff that's wrong with them? Not to mention freaking people out when you come out of a crawl space covered in cobwebs and carrying a shed snakeskin!
At first I was hesitant to become a home inspector. Bc I thought it was only for men. But the more I looked into it the more I saw the potential of this career. I would advise to any female to go for it ! On my channel i document my journey as a new home inspector. I am still in training and lots to learn but I am enjoying the career so far ! The most important is to have a good trainer and knowledge will come ! Good luck to all the boss ladies out there ! 😍😎
I’ve graduated with a bachelors architecture but I realized that career is not for me, I’m more of a hands on person. I don’t see myself being behind a desk my whole life. I’ll be trying this career change. I live in Minnesota which doesn’t require any testing or certification but that won’t stop me from taking online courses and becoming a house inspector. This is my dream and I’ll make sure to put in the work and effort while learning.
If you're anywhere near Minneapolis, you should reach out to Rueben Salzman with StructureTech; he's a dynamic person and a very successful home inspector. He'd be happy to fill you in on Minnesota's rules! structuretech.com/
No experience in commercial skilled trades. No business pretending to be an inspector of any sort.. Misconception number 1.. Believing anything this woman says has substance that is worth memory space in your brain.. If you haven’t worked in any trade, project management etc.., for many years, do something else..
Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. Not having a background of working in construction doesn't mean I came into this with zero building experience.
