New Member Post: Thinking of becoming a Home Inspector

[Johnathan Gonzalez]

Hi Everyone. My name is John and I'm from Northern NJ. I'm in the middle of transitioning from my former career to a new one. Real estate is something that caught my interest as of last year and I just started listening to the bigger pockets podcast from the beginning of this year and reading books. It's been a fun and great experience so far.

My goal is to be able to purchase my first real estate property before the end of next year and I'm beginning to develop a plan as I learn more. I know from listening to the podcast that many times things don't always go as plan which is not my biggest fear. My biggest fear is just knowing enough to do the first purchase which I know can lead to analysis paralysis. 

In the meantime I'm looking to get into the field of real estate (directly or indirectly) to work in so I can educate myself two fold as I begin my journey of investing. One of the fields that truly interest me is becoming a home inspector. Thought this was a great way to still meet others and learn about the conditions of houses and what to look for as I search for my own investment properties. Licensing in this state is not cheap and was hoping that maybe I can get help by getting some insight on how the market is for home inspectors. 

I've run my own business for several years so hard work and perseverance is not a problem. My worry is not knowing if there's enough work out there for me to make a decent wage throughout the year to keep supporting my family at home. Unfortunately this doesn't seem to something I can just google to see if anyone is hiring and if it is the case then I know there must be a problem because I don't see any post out there. I apologize ahead of time if this is too off topic as I know this is a real estate podcast; however, I was hoping someone on here knows something that could maybe help answer some questions for me or provide some insight. 

Thank you ahead of time and I appreciate you taking the time the time to read my post.