ASHI@HOME Training System – When You Need to Know!

The pace of everything accelerates more each day. We’re all expected to do more with less, multitask and take on greater responsibility. Learning never stops. Unfortunately, even education itself is subject to this fast-paced environment. Condensed courses and part-time continuing education training are designed to impart skills and knowledge in a short time. This quick approach, however, doesn’t work well for many learners or career paths.

Take home inspection training. There are now online “crash courses” to teach you to become a competent home inspector “in a week.” Or in-person training with claims to “qualify” you in one weekend! Or online tests designed to “certify” you without giving you any formal training.

Home inspectors are paid several hundred dollars to perform complex technical tasks in front of a live audience, communicate verbally with clients on site and provide detailed technical reports. Could a week of training provide you with the skill sets you need? Would you hire a home inspector who had only one week of training? You certainly wouldn’t a hire a plumber or electrician with only a week of education. Then why would it make sense to hire an inspector—a multidisciplinary professional consultant—who’s had little or no training to perform a job that can affect the most expensive purchase in a person’s life?

The approach of the ASHI@HOME program is different. Our objective is to turn you into the best home inspector, not one who can simply do the quickest job or scrape through a single test. And we believe that can’t be done in a weekend…a week…or even four weeks.

It can be done by ensuring that you have all the resources you need in the comprehensive ASHI@HOME training program. The process of learning typically takes three to four months. 

Why should you invest your time, money and energy into a comprehensive course, when you could take a condensed course and get started right away? Great question. Here are some reasons why:

1. Detailed understanding of systemsHomes are complex, with a variety of systems and components, and the way homes are built has been evolving over the past 200 years. ASHI@HOME covers many systems and components used throughout this time, not only today’s construction standards. You’ll be armed with knowledge that most inspectors don’t have, and you’ll be prepared to address all of your clients’ concerns in every kind of home.

2. Greater marketability of your knowledgeYour clients and the real estate community are interested in hiring the most knowledgeable inspectors. Often, they’ll ask about your qualifications and training. Not only can you tell them you were trained with the industry’s most comprehensive home inspection education program, you also can use this information to market your business.

3. Liability protection
Liability is an issue in home inspection and real estate. The ASHI@HOME program helps to minimize your liability. Knowledge is power.

4. Being paid well
You want to be an authority on houses and home inspections, not a commodity. ASHI@HOME gives you the tools you need to become that trusted resource and, as a result, you will be able to command a higher fee than the average home inspector.

5. Knowing you did an excellent job
Perhaps most importantly, you want to know that you did a great job and truly helped someone. A well-performed home inspection provides incredible value. There’s no greater satisfaction than helping clients make informed decisions about their largest investment. This is what being a home inspector is all about! 

Ask yourself why?
Before beginning any home inspection education, it’s worth asking yourself why you’re doing this and what type of inspector you want to be. Home inspection does not lend itself to making a quick buck and getting out.

Successful inspectors start by looking to establish a long-term career. You want to be a respected authority who helps homeowners with their properties and is compensated appropriately.

Whether you are entering your professional career or in the middle of changing it, ASHI@HOME is the solution.

After asking yourself why, you’ll come to realize that the ASHI@HOME training program is the logical choice.

The ASHI@HOME Training Program’s 10 courses include the following:

• Richly illustrated textbooks and instructional material

• Online case studies and interactive exercises designed to bring subject matter to life

• Interactive online quizzes that help track your progress

• Practical field exercises that allow you to apply your knowledge

• Inspection procedures that serve as your road map

• Instructors available by phone or email

In addition, the ASHI@HOME program is a distance education program. 

• No travel is required, saving you time and expense.

• Start whenever you’re ready.

• Study when it’s convenient for you.

• Take up to two years to complete the program. 

ASHI@HOME is with you for the long run—from valuable membership in North America’s oldest and most prestigious professional association, to six months of free access to state-of-the-art report-writing software and website creation design and hosting.

This is not an introductory or overview program. It is thorough, complete education in all areas of the home inspection field. When you graduate, you’ll have the knowledge and confidence that shows you are among the best!

Questions? Visit www.homeinspector.org/ASHI-HOME-Training-System.