Comments on: Licensed Home Inspectors in Ohio

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:55:08 +0000

Hi Denny, Thank you so much for your comments. Good information. If bill ever does pass, you are correct, that the Division of Real Estate will probably be responsible for licensing. I can understand where some home inspectors would have a problem with this situation. But, the licensing would have to fall under Division or R/E or State of Ohio Commerce. The State will NOT set up a new division to monitor home inspections. This would be too costly.
ASHI and NAHI are great trade organizations. We look for home inspectors that are members of at least one of these organizations. Buying a home is a huge financial transactions, I firmly believe that the home buyer needs “required, mandatory” licensing and guidelines for home inspectors.
Your statement “any one can become a home inspector by just printing up business cards. This is totally false”. You are completely wrong! With no required state licensing and qualifications, ANYONE can print up a flyer or business cards and start offering home inspection services.
This is my 14th year as a True Buyer Broker and I’ve seen specific examples with my OWN clients about choosing terrible, unqualified home inspectors. So many times in a real estate transaction, a buyer or seller will use a real estate agent, home inspector or lender based on them being a freind or family member. This drives me crazy. Sellers and Buyers pay no attention to experience, qualifications, etc.

By: Denny L West

Denny L West — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:43:16 +0000

AS A Home inspector in the state of Ohio Im am glad that the bill didnt pass . I have been doing home inspections for over three years with well over 400 inspections I am the only inspector in my company . What I find wrong with the law is the way the reality board was to have control . There Are many realestate agents out there that have no clue on what a inspection is really about . They use the term that any one can become a home inspector by just printing up business cards. That is totaly false . Im a Internachi Certified inspector . The training Wether its online Or class room dosenot matter . its the person who puts himself in it completely to study learn and to continue to educate him or her self to do the best job and to share his knowlage and his education with his clients . The real home inspector works for his clients and not the Agents . as for the liscense of home inspectors ,its not needed as long as we have the education with NACHI and other orgainazations such as ASHI ,NAHI to train and equip us with the knowlage needed to preform our work .God bless Denny L West Owner or Top To Bottom Inspection Services Bowling Green Ohio

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By: George Black

George Black — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:41:41 +0000

Now, on to the mortgage originators!

By: Andrew Show

Andrew Show — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:54:36 +0000

What is interesting is the various “gnashing of teeth” that some home inspection franchises and inspection trade groups have had wrangling over the proposed standards in the state law.

That’s one of the primary reasons this has taken sooooo long!