IS YOUR INSPECTOR QUALIFIED TO INSPECT YOUR HOME?

Effective 01-01-2003 All Arizona Home Inspectors were required to be Arizona Certified/ Licensed prior to performing a Home Inspection.
To meet the States minimum requirements a Home Inspector must complete a State approved ***80 Hr. Home Inspection Training Course.
***Complete 30 inspections with an Arizona State Certified Inspector
***Pass a Proctored Exam
***Show proof of Insurance or Post a Bond.
***Pass a FBI Background check
*** Provide One Inspection Report to State Standards
To check how long an inspector was certified, verify if an inspector is currently AZ State Certified check us out at http://www.btr.state.az.us/listings/professional_registrant2.asp

ADDITIONAL HOME INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION'S
Buyer Beware, Some Additional Home Inspector Certifications can be Bought..
In addition to being State Certified there are additional ways to acquire Home Inspector Certifications. One National Website based Home Inspector Association will Instantly Market a Person to the Public as A Certified Home Inspector for $289.00, with absolutely no verification of Home Inspector Training or Experience.
To qualify for this Home Inspector Certification all a person has to do is take an open book on-line quiz, promise to take the same on-line open book quiz every year, promise to complete 25 Hrs of HI continued education, and promise to complete a list non verified items.


ASHI CERTIFIED INSPECTORS
[American Society of Home Inspectors]
www.ashi.org www.azashi.org
Qualifications for an ASHI Certified Inspector .
In addition to Arizona Certification requirements a Home Inspector
****Must prove proof of completing a minimum of 250 Full Home Inspections to Arizona and ASHI Standards of Professional Practice
****Summit 5 Inspection Reports for peer review to verify the reports are completed to ASHI Standards of Professional Practice.
***Pass an Ethics Exam
***Complete a minimum of 20 Hrs. of Approved Home Inspector Continued Education every year.