REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A HOME INSPECTOR
The first step is to understand the licensing or certification requirements for your state.
TEXAS HOME INSPECTOR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A TEXAS HOME INSPECTOR
- ♦ Texas professional inspector education requirements: 394 hours
- ♦ Inspections: 40 hours of field training (included in 394 hours)
- ♦ Exam Required: NHIE plus Texas specific exam
- ♦ Application Fee: $130 (other fees may apply)
- ♦ Minimum age requirement: 18
- ♦ Insurance Requirements: Liability insurance with a minimum of $100,000 per occurrence and an aggregate annual total of a minimum of $100,000
- ♦ Background check may be required
- ♦ Fingerprinting is required
- ♦ Citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien
Home Inspection License Expiration: Every two years from date of issuance
TEXAS HOME INSPECTOR CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
- ♦ Home Inspection License Expiration: Every two years from date of issuance
- ♦ 16 hours annually
- Inspectors will not receive CE credit for more than 16 hours in one topic in a renewal term
- ♦ 32 total hours per renewal cycle
- Must include a 4 hour Standards of Practice Review course and a 4 hour Inspector Legal & Ethics course
- ♦ Texas Real Estate Commission requires that each final exam be proctored for qualifying and non-elective continuing education
TEXAS STATE LICENSING BOARD
- ♦ AHIT is a Texas Real Estate Commission approved qualifying education provider(#4567)
- ♦ 24-hour Texas Interactive Experience Training Module (TREC #30598)
- ♦ 40 hour (TREC #33794) In-field Training
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