HomeMedic Home Inspector Training (HIT)

So let's start with "water is house poison". Then let's talk about the scenario where sprinklers soak the house. Nothing can go wrong, right?

Where does the rain gutter drain to? You need to carefully note that with your client at every inspection. Did we mention that water is house poison?

Water is house poison. Surface water that drains to the wrong places is why water is house poison. Here's what you need to know.

Ventilation seems to be key for lots of things. It's the V in HVAC. It's also a good way to keep the home from molding up and falling down. Here's some help in that category

A fireplace in the home. Common but with any number of deadly issues. And you need to know all, and check all. Here's some help.

The garage door opener system is almost everyone's real front door. It's important, and you need to be able to tell them if it's safe and what to do for maintenance. Here you go.

Plumbing in the garage? OK, it was never that good an idea if you live in a cold area. Still, it happens. Here's how you address the subject with your client.

Garage walls may not be much of a system, but they should be different than the other walls in the home. Here's why

You may be in an area that has a lot of septic systems, or maybe you have very few. In any case though, you will definitely inspect a home with a septic system. Here's what you need to know.

People watch you inspecting, and if you don't check the smoke alarms they automatically just know that you suck. But there's more to know about smokes, and you need to be able to discuss them.

Stairways are where people fall down and break things. And if you missed something on a stairway, you're the next broke thing. Here's what you need to know

Splish splash you're inspecting the tub. It's not just about if it holds water. Here's what you need to know

Wall types? Sheetrock, right? Well, not necessarily. Don't get caught with your lath exposed.

Windows are a key system within any home. Here's what you need to know to get the windows inspected adequately

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Don't be the guy that thinks that all structural movement can be fixed with structural piers. That guy - sucks. Learn why geological movement (landslides for example) has its own set of fixes.

When most of us think structural, we think of vertical forces: snow loads for example. But wind and earthquake loads can be very substantial and damaging. Here's what you need to know.

How to screw up at being a home inspector? Try missing some structural settlement in a home. That'll bite you back. Here's what to look for so that doesn't happen.

When a building material fails, how do you know? It depends on what kind of material you're looking at. Here's the basics of what you must know.

Here's a phrase to learn and remember: water is house poison. Learn how to explain and understand why that is, and what to do about it.

In your career, you'll see plenty of foundations that are not concrete. Here's what you need to know about them.

Concrete foundations. Strong as they are, there's still a lot of exposure to bad stuff that you gotta be able to talk to your client about.

Concrete foundations are the way they do it these days. Here's part 2 of what you need to know about them.

Soils are what holds everything else up. How does the soil at this home affect what else the home is doing? This is stuff you gotta know.

So all of the above is knowledge. That's great and it's important. But what's more important is in this section. Here's how to shine - and not suck at the same time.