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There are many Home Inspection professional organizations,
most of which are listed below. Membership
in any or all of them only partially indicates an
Inspector's credibility and skill. Be sure
to review their agreement, and look especially for
clauses that limit their liability. The more
they stand behind their work the better.
Membership searches are available on each of the organizations'
websites. That makes it pretty easy to verify
a member's standing.
Of all these organizations, ASHI is probably the oldest
and largest.
AAHI
The American Association
of Home Inspectors Inc. is a professional
membership organization of "Certified Home
Inspectors"TM nationwide. AAHITM
was organized in 1989 by the American Institute
of Home Inspectors, who has been training
home inspectors since 1981. AAHITM
is the only National Association that certifies
Home Inspectors using a Certification Mark
granted by the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (Reg. No. 1,662,100) in
1991. The Certification Mark is to be used
to certify certain person or persons that
have met the education and/or experience
criteria as set forth by AAHITM
. Current members of AAHITM are
granted the right to use this Registered
Certification Mark. AAHITM
is the Nation’s leading Home Inspectors
Association and is not controlled by a group
of selected inspectors and does not require
sponsorship or approval by your competition
for membership. AAHITM has members
in 48 states, Canada and Puerto Rico.
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ASHI
In 1976, a group of visionary
home inspectors with the common goal of
building consumer awareness and enhancing
the professionalism of their field, established
the American Society of Home Inspectors
(ASHI). This not-for-profit professional
association’s first order of business was
to establish and advocate high Standards
of Practice and a strict Code of Ethics
for the member community. Today, with
6,000+ members and 80+ chapters, ASHI is
the largest and most respected professional
association for home inspectors in North
America. Through ASHI’s continued efforts,
ASHI's Standards of Practice covering all
of a home's major systems are now part of
many pieces of state legislation and are
recognized by consumers as the authoritative
standard for professional home inspection.
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HIF
The Housing Inspection
Foundation (HIF) is an organization
of professionals dedicated to the promotion
and development of Home Inspection. The
Housing Inspection Foundation was created
to provide members with Information, Education,
Standards, Ethics, and Professional Recognition. |
NABIE
The National Academy of
Building Inspection Engineers, a chartered
affinity group of the National Society of
Professional Engineers. Since 1989,
the National Academy of Building Inspection
Engineers has worked to establish the highest
standards for the building and home inspection
industry and to verify the qualifications
of individuals offering these services. |
NACHI
National Association of Certified Home Inspectors |
NAHI
The mission of the National
Association of Home Inspectors is to
promote excellence and professionalism in
the Home Inspection industry; to provide
standards of practice and a code of ethics;
to educate its members; and to inform the
public of the benefits and scope of a professional
home inspection. |
NIBI
The National Institute
of Building Inspectors® (NIBI®) has
provided educational and training programs
for the home inspection industry and related
professions since 1987. NIBI evolved from
training programs developed for the HouseMaster®
franchise system, and is recognized as one
of the oldest and most experienced home
inspection training institutes. While continuing
its affiliation with HouseMaster, NIBI offers
training for the entire home inspection
profession and has developed an enviable
reputation for raising inspection standards
and increasing awareness of the need for
formal home inspection training. |
SPREI
The Society Of Professional
Real Estate Inspectors is a national
educational organization dedicated to providing
the highest level of educational achievement
for home/building inspectors. Anyone
who is interested in improving his or her
skills as an inspector is welcomed to join
the SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE
INSPECTORS. SPREI does not require past
experience or background in the inspection
profession. All that is required in becoming
a member is a willingness to apply ones
self to self-education. |
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