Sounds like I just missed the train on the perfect product offering.

HI, you can find awesome training and information on this associations InterNASHI or ASHI, I am a member or InterNASHI and they have lots of training available to  a memberhttps://www.nachi.org/certified-inspectors

Now everyone in the company is hired and trained within those systems. 

At this point I would struggle to know what is required, and I am wondering if I would learn that through the training to become an agent?

Through training on the job or in school.

We do not have formal training in redoing houses, but in the past year have completely remodeled our house, the vast majority of which we did ourselves and for very little cost.

Ever since then that has been my train of thought.

I first became aware of this approach in training I received years ago from Dyches Boddiford and Pete Fortunato.The main challenge here is to avoid the appearance of quid pro quo with your friend.

Have you gone through owner training with the housing authority to quickly replace a section 8 tenant?

If the owner trains the dog and lets the dogs out, they will not pee in the house.