5.1.19 Home Inspection Essentials: What Every Broker Should Know (3.0 CE Hours)

Help brokers understand the history of home inspections and how this has influenced the practice today. Provide an overview of Washington State home inspector law. Review the inspection process, what an inspection does and does not cover; DOL standards of practice. Examine pest inspections and how they are different from home inspections.  Conducive conditions and why they are reported on.Common findings and why they matter. Discuss re-inspections and special forms for VA, FHA financing.  Explore how to decipher the home inspection report and identify what is truly important. To help understand how building code inspections differ from home inspections. Explore ways that brokers can either facilitate, or impede the inspection process. Discuss the relationship between inspectors and brokers, the challenges to overcome and how to work together to reduce liability and provide consumer protection. 

Instructor:  Larry Stamp

Cost: $10.00 for TCRA Members, $25 for Non TCRA Members

Light Lunch Provided by Cameo Home Inspection Services