Becoming a home inspector

[Joshua Ferguson]

Hello all,

I’m looking into becoming a home inspector as a way to help raise capital for my investments. I live in Ohio and I work two 18 hour shifts a week so I’d have a lot of available days despite working a full time job.

My question is does anyone recommend any courses or material to get started? I’ve done some google searches and appears they is not a license requirement but I trust the group here far more than google.

Thanks in advance!

[Mike Roy]

Originally posted by @Joshua Ferguson:

@Mike Roy Thanks! That’s a nice take on it! I work as a EMT currently and I’m not sure on how to use that other than working for my employer. I’d really like to get into more real estate type ventures as the more I read it only makes me love it more

Hmmm ... Experience as an EMT and firefighter?  Why not create a consulting service to apartment owners and operators where for a flat fee you inspect their properties to identify opportunities to reduce safety hazards; improve emergency response; reduce fire risks/improve fire suppression; suggest actions/improvements that would reduce their insurance premiums, etc.  

With this, you're experience and credibility provides a competitive advantage, the field isn't crowded, and the specialized expertise provides a higher barrier to entry.  Best of all, it's something you could scale by developing a system and hiring employees to do the inspections.

All you need is proof of concept.  Get one owner to allow you to inspect one building (do it for free), and achieve quantifiable results, and you'd be off and running.