Benefits of a Home Inspector Professional Association

• Despite the fact that there may be no state license, certification for Iowan home inspectors has multiple advantages. Real estate agents and clients look for home inspectors who have set themselves apart in taking the time and energy to get certified for adhering to high industry professional standards. These organizations issue certificates to inspectors that they can use as a credential to prospective clients. They also offer valuable courses, help in preparing for the examination which members are required to pass, information on the cutting edge information and tools in the home inspection industry, and marketing and business help with setting up a home inspection company, among many other benefits. There is usually an annual fee and continuing education class requirements, calling for home inspectors to do their due diligence in staying abreast of their field and adhering to their industry's standards.
  
  

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

• Founded in 1976, ASHI is the oldest home inspector professional association in North America. The professional society offers three levels of membership, the Associates, Associates with Logo and the Certified Inspector, all of which require passing the NHIE and some CEU Requirements. The first level of membership doesn't require any number of home inspections, but the second level requires 50 home inspections, and the third requires 250.
  
  American Society of Home Inspectors
  932 Lee St., Suite 101
  Des Plaines, IL 60016
  800-743-ASHI (2744)
  ashi.org
  
  

International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterACHI)

• InterNACHI is a non-profit home inspectors professional organization that spans the globe. All of its certified members are required to pass the InterNACHI Inspector Examination, take the Standards of Practice Quiz and adhere to its standards, complete a Code of Ethics Course and adhere to its code, and to take continuing education courses in the field of home inspection and related fields. If an applicant has never performed a home inspection, four mock inspections are adequate for certification.
  
  International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
  1750 30th St.
  Boulder, CO 80301
  877-346-3467
  fastreply@nachi.org
  nachi.org
  
  

National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI)

• NAHI, founded in 1987, prides itself in establishing home inspector standards of practice and a code of ethics for home inspectors in the United States. The association offers three levels of membership, the Associate, Regular and NAHI Certified Real Estate Inspector. Each level has different prelicensing educational and examination requires as well as a required number of inspections.
  
  National Association of Home Inspectors
  4248 Park Glen Road
  Minneapolis, MN 55416
  800-448-3942
  nahi.org
  
  

Continuing Education Requirements

• All three major home inspector professional associations require continuing education classes in order to maintain certification. Each level of membership in each association has different requirements, but most requirements can be met with online or correspondence courses on home inspection or related subjects and fields.