Home Inspections

Hours: 7 CE Cost: $125.00

Instructor is professional home inspector.
FHA & other clients are requiring appraisers possess extensive knowledge about the physical description and condition of a property appraised. Increased appraiser liability is inevitable. Learn the specifics from professional home inspectors. Detailed information on:
   • Electrical: determining service size, types of wiring, common defects, etc.
   • Plumbing: different plumbing materials, inspecting kitchens & baths, septic systems, cisterns, wells, etc.
   • HVAC: different types of systems, determining size and age, fireplaces and woodstoves, common defects and safety hazards.
   • Roofing: different types, determining age and remaining life, flashing, "how-to's" of inspecting the roof, and common problems.
   • Foundation & structural: framing types & defects, foundation cracks, assessing structural problems, when do you refer to a home inspector or an engineer?
   • Environmental concerns, etc: lead-based paint, asbestos, synthetic stucco.
   • High liability items and question and answer session.

Who should attend? FHA appraisers, novice and experienced appraisers, reviewers, lenders, underwriters, residential owners, buyers, & investors.