Home Inspector / Rehabber combo role?

[Michael O'Byrne]

I am toying with the idea of becoming a licensed home inspector at some point as a way to supplement/enhance my primary interest in fix and flipping. Is anyone doing this, and if so, has it been worth it? Any potential conflict of interest pitfalls? At the very least I may take a few hours of home inspector courses just to educate myself to get better at rehab cost estimates without having to call in an expert. My wife and investment partner is planning to get her real estate license, maybe if I get the inspector license, it could be a powerful combo - any insights are appreciated.

On the downside, it appears Texas requires a pretty rigid apprenticeship program, need to be sponsored by a professional inspector and perform a lot of inspections under direct supervision. Sounds like a lot of time invested, and I'm not sure how these sponsorships actually work -

Thanks all!