Home Inspector Podcast by InterNACHI

This class recording, From the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, takes the often overlooked and unexciting topic of office management and reveals how it can be the hidden key to astonishing business success. Learn from 20-year industry veteran Paul Zak as he outlines critical steps any home inspector can take to significantly increase revenue, help drive down costs, improve efficiency and e...

Commercial inspections are fast becoming one of the newest services in the home inspection industry. Like any other part of the business, there are risks associated with it. This recorded session, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, looks at most of the aspects of the commercial inspection and discusses the basic steps an inspector can take to maintain the highest level of personal s...

This presentation recording, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, introduces home inspectors to the basics of infrared technology and how it can help them conduct a more thorough home inspection for their clients. This class is not intended to actually teach home inspectors how to perform thermal imaging inspections, but, rather, to provide information to help them decide whether they...

This class recording, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, focuses on the differences in foundation cracks that home inspectors commonly encounter. Home inspectors should be knowledgeable enough to recognize whether cracks and other readily visible evidence of structural movement warrant further evaluation by a structural engineer or not. All concrete cracks, but all cracks are not eq...

In this recording, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, learn from a licensed real estate agent and broker how many agents work with inspectors, why many agents think home inspectors are “deal-killers,” and how to overcome this perception. Most importantly, discover how to become a valuable resource for brokers and build them into a part of your company’s network for lead-generation....

This workshop recording, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, covers the latest 2020 National Electrical Code® requirements for GFCIs in a residential dwelling. Included is a review of the history of the GFCI, how GFCIs work, safety considerations, testing methods, and how the inspector should address requirements in the inspection report. Meters and testing devices will be demonstrat...

This recorded workshop, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, features photos taken the morning after Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida. Discussion centers on different types of structural failures and how better inspection procedures could have saved numerous types of structures. Additional training will be presented regarding how to categorize existing structures, how to eva...

Ever wonder what the top home inspection companies are doing to be successful? In this class recording, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, learn important tips from the most successful companies in the country. See how they got to where they are, and how you can implement their strategies – including administrative, time-management, customer service, marketing, and morale – in your...

Learn how to make more profit per inspection by adding this ancillary inspection. This class recording, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, is designed to show home inspectors the profit potential of adding sewer scoping to their ancillary services. It will give them a general idea of what a sewer scope inspection consists of, what the inspector should look for, and a basic understan...

Thermal imaging of electrical systems is a proven method of identifying problems before they progress into catastrophic events. An electrical survey using an infrared camera can help clients avoid costly repairs by focusing their maintenance priorities on the most critical areas. This recorded presentation, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, discusses the many ways thermal imaging o...

Taking advantage of technology and staying safe while doing so is still a foreign concept for many inspectors. This workshop recording, from the 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, shows inspectors how to make the most of smartphone apps, special website templates, and different digital hardware designed to make their jobs easier while protecting themselves online. It takes only minutes for s...

In this workshop recording, from our free virtual 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention, CPI Britt Treece investigates the contours of grading and the issues that affect the foundation, sort through their importance, and practice communicating about them with clients.

This is a recording of the opening keynote of our free virtual 2020 Professional Inspectors Convention.

Watch the trivia giveaway to The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020! Prizes included a Flir C5 thermal camera, InterNACHI® Sewer Scope Class, InterNACHI® custom rack cards, and much more!

In this class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, learn the basics of mechanical permits, inspection techniques, and proper installations.

This class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, introduced attendees to basic HVAC inspections and guidelines to use during a home inspection. Learn about the design and installation of different systems, and the ways for inspecting them. You will learn about flex ducts and the many issues commonly observed during inspections.

This recorded class, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, takes the often overlooked and unexciting topic of office management and reveals how it can be the hidden key to astonishing business success. Learn from 20-year industry veteran Paul Zak as he outlines critical steps any home inspector can take to significantly increase revenue, help drive down costs, improve efficiency and effective...

This recorded class, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, reviews the TREC Standards of Practice for the inspection of water heaters. This class will help inspectors to verify that their inspections meet the minimum required by TREC.

Does your protocol for inspecting roofs satisfy the TREC Standards of Practice requirements? This class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, explains what is required of Texas home inspectors when they inspect roof-covering materials.

This class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, presents a pictorial introduction of inspecting the forms, the materials, make-ups, plumbing and tendons.

This class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, reviews the basics of HVAC standards and inspections according to the TREC Standards of Practice.

This class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, focuses on the fire separation between the attached garage and the house, the attic, and below the stairs. The class covers attic penetrations, fireplace exhausts, and the space between townhomes and duplexes.

This class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, provides attendees with updates to the 2020 NEC® and explain how these changes can affect a home inspection.

This class recording, from the Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, focuses on common deficiencies noted during a home inspection. The course discussed common electrical components and methods to inspect these items.

This class recording, from The Texas Inspectors Convention 2020, reviews the basic new home phase inspection techniques and shares information from the IRC for protocols related to when, what and how to inspect new construction during the phase inspections.