Home Inspection Certificate Program
Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education
About Carson Dunlop
Background
Consulting Engineering firm that has focused on the home inspection
profession since 1978. It’s one of the largest independent home inspection firms in North America.
Our Six Divisions:
•Residential home inspection services •Commercial building inspection services •Energy Audits
•Home inspection training •Continuing education
•Inspection reporting systems
• Introductions
• About Home Inspection
• The Opportunity
• Industry Highlights
• What do Home Inspectors do?
• The Dalhousie University Home
Inspection Program
• Questions
Today’s Agenda
What is a Home Inspection?
• Professional consulting service offered to homebuyers and sellers • Help people make an informed
decision on the largest purchase most of us ever make
• Visual examination to evaluate the physical condition
• Educating clients about the home • Preparation of a written report
Large and Growing
North American Market
Industry Highlights
Employment Dynamics
Market Demographics
• The average age increased by four years over the past five years
• Aging demographic creates opportunities for new inspectors
The Home Inspection
Business
• Majority of Home Inspectors operate their own business
• Many benefits to owning your own business
Benefits of Operating
Your Own Business
• Ability to control your income
• Tax advantages of self employment • Set your own schedule
• Work from your home office
Average Inspection Fees
Cost of Marketing
Average # Of Home Inspections
Opportunity Summarized
• Home Inspection is a large and growing industry
• More than 11% of Home Inspectors will be retiring in the next five to eight years
• Average Home Inspector earns $70,000 annually. This includes both part-time and full-time home inspectors • Opportunity to own your own business
• Low start-up and operating costs • Great earning potential
You Control Your
Earning Potential
What do Home Inspectors
do?
Pop Quiz
•
We are going to start with a few skill testing
questions
What’s the Defect?
Home Inspectors Help
to Identify…
Home Inspectors Help
to Identify…
Home Inspectors Help
to Identify…
Home Inspectors Help
to Identify…
Do you See an Issue?
The Answer
Alan 2012-07-30
In the speakers note, I'd say, "....can casue significant basement or crawlspace leakage."
At the end of the speaker's note, I'd say, "From here it soaks into the ground and through the foundation wall."
The Answer
Alan 2012-07-30
In the speakers note, I'd say, "....can casue significant basement or crawlspace leakage."
At the end of the speaker's note, I'd say, "From here it soaks into the ground and through the foundation wall."
The Answer
Alan 2012-07-30
In the speakers note, I'd say, "....can casue significant basement or crawlspace leakage."
At the end of the speaker's note, I'd say, "From here it soaks into the ground and through the foundation wall."
The Recommendation
About Home Inspections
• Focus on function, not cosmetics
• Two - three hour educational process
• 50% technical and 50% communication
• Broad knowledge across several disciplines
• More like a family doctor than a surgeon
A Home Inspection is not
• An insurance policy, guarantee or warranty on the home
• An invasive or destructive exercise • Intended to identify concealed defects • A code or design review
• An environmental review or energy audit
• Intended to predict the future or the remaining life of components
A Good Home Inspector …
• Has a technical mind and likes to figure things out
• Enjoys meeting and helping people • Is organized and a clear thinker
• Is committed to continuous learning • Enjoys work outside of an office
Home Inspectors’
Backgrounds
• About the Program • Program Structure • Course Materials • Formats
The Dalhousie University
Home Inspection Program
About the Program
• Our curriculum partner, Carson Dunlop, has 34 years experience in home inspection, performing inspections, training inspectors and supporting them
• They have developed a comprehensive 10-course program to help you build a successful career
• The Program moves through the learning cycle from first principles for each building system and component • No previous construction experience or knowledge is
assumed
For each house component, we look at:
The Courses
Program Materials
• 10 courses in the Certificate Program • Technical courses include CDROMs
showing hundreds of actual field situations
• 400-page resource guide: used in all courses (Home Reference Book)
• Over 1600 illustrations for visual learning • Free Access to web based report writing
system: Horizon
Course Sections
1. Objectives and Overview 2. Study Sessions
3. Scope and Introduction 4. Line Drawings
5. Field Exercises
6. Inspection Procedure 7. Inspection Checklist 8. Tools List
9. Self-Testing Quizzes and Practice Test
Line Drawings for Visual Learners
Visual Aids
Recognition and Credibility
Training recognized as the standard in the industry -– Adopted and endorsed by several home inspection
associations including ASHI® (American Society of Home Inspectors) and CAHPI (Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors) in several Provinces
– Accredited by the National Home Inspector Certification Council (NHICC)
Horizon
• Free use of Horizon, Carson Dunlop’s powerful web based reporting system throughout student’s education
• Allows students to practice writing real world reports
Home Inspection Can Open Many New Doors
Commercial Inspections Building Code Inspections New Construction Inspections Insurance Inspections Consulting Lending Inspector Energy Audits Litigation Inspections Specialty Services Mould
Indoor Air Quality Pool & Spa
Radon
Building your Business
• Are you really planning your Marketing?
• Avoid pitfalls and focus on winning
strategies
• Design a customized two-year Marketing
Plan with our 10-week online course
The Last Quiz
Identify the defect
What’s the Defect?
How Do I Register?
For information on Registration and Fees please contact: Debbie Gordon
Program Director
College of Continuing Education Dalhousie University
Phone: 902-494-2100
Email: [email protected]
