Home Inspection Requirements for Texas

• Home Inspection Regulated:
  Yes
• License Type:
  Professional Home Inspector
• License Renewal Cycle:
  Every Two Years
• Distance Education Allowed:
  Yes
• Field Training and Experience Required:
  Yes
• Experience Required:
  Different options of obtaining the Professional Home Inspector license (see note)
• CE Required:
  Yes
• CE Hours Required:
  32 Inspector CE hours for each renewal period
• CE Distance Education Allowed:
  Yes
• Pre-Licensing Required:
  Yes
• Pre-licensing Hours Required:
  154 classroom hours in required Texas inspector modules and 40 hours in Texas Practicum
• Regulating Body:
  Texas Real Estate Commission
• Rules and Regulations:
  Texas Admin Code; Chapter 535; Subchapter R
• Exam:
  Exams are administered by PearsonVUE, a testing service company

Ordinance and Contacts

There are 3 levels of an inspector license Apprentice Inspector, Real Estate Inspector and Professional Real Estate Inspector.  Please see the TREC website for specifics on these levels.
Visit https://www.trec.texas.gov/become-licensed/inspector

Note- In order to be licensed as a Professional Real Estate Inspector with substitute experience and education, one must take 154 hours in Texas inspector modules and 40 hours in Texas Practicum. Please see the Texas website for specific requirements of the other levels of an inspector license.

Texas Licensure: The Texas Occupations Code, Title 7, Subtitle A., Chapter 1102 provides for general provisions of home inspectors and establised experience and education requirements. The law also requires that apprentice inspectors work under the supervision of a licensed Professional Real Estate Inspector. If an applicant is unable to obtain an apprenticeship, educational course work and a Texas Practicum can be substituted. Home inspectors are regulated by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

For more information, contact the Texas Real Estate Commission at –

Texas Real Estate Commission
Phone: 512-936-3000
Fax:512-936-3864
Email: information@trec.texas.gov
Address: Stephen F. Austin Building
1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 400
Austin, TX 78701
http://www.trec.state.tx.us