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5 Habits of a Successful ICA School Student

Home Inspection TrainingBy ICA School May 9, 2016

Self-paced, online study sounds awesome! But then the reality of late nights and finding the time and peace to focus on learning sets in. Many people who enroll in online study programs drop out, but that doesn’t have to be you. Here are 5 habits that can help you be among the ones who don’t…

ICA School March 26 Podcast Review: Self Improvement

Home Inspection TrainingBy ICA School May 6, 2016

What have you done for yourself lately? That’s the subject of ICA School director of education, Steve Preins’, latest podcast. And it’s a timely one. Spring is here, and the real estate market has done well for the past few years. That’s the ideal scenario for doing something genuinely beneficial for yourself by making the…

Home Sales Hinge on the Inspection, and That’s a Good Thing

MarketingBy ICA School May 4, 2016

There’s a lot of stress on a home inspector if he worries too much about a home sale hinging on the report. Sometimes that’s the case, but it’s not always a bad thing. More buyers are relying on the inspection report to help them make an informed decision, not just to tell them whether or…

Get Your Name and Logo Right, Right From the Start

MarketingBy ICA School May 2, 2016

Sometimes what separates the busiest pros from the average Joes isn’t the quality of home inspection or level of service. Sometimes, it’s just the impression that prospective customers get when they spot your truck on the road or find your company online. With so many other things at the forefront as you start a new…

A Grandfathered Hazard is Still a Hazard

Home Inspection TrainingBy ICA School April 29, 2016

Building code changes with the times, but that doesn’t mean older homes have to comply. With a new addition or home renovation, the contractor abides by the most recent set of regulations. But when a home is original, or mostly so, you might encounter some interesting “grandfathered-in” hazards. Whether or not to report a hazard…

5 Reasons to Always Open a Sealed Attic

Home Inspection TrainingBy ICA School April 27, 2016

For whatever reason, some homeowners make accessing the attic more difficult than it ought to be. The most common method, which probably isn’t deliberate, is covering it with the same ceiling texture that many other homeowners can’t wait to get rid of. But whether or not the attic is sealed, you still need to access…

A Pre-Sale Home Inspection is a Smart Move

MarketingBy ICA School April 25, 2016

Home buyers are your most frequent customers, by far, but there’s a new trend toward pre-sale inspections. Also called pre-listing inspections, they’re a smart move on the seller’s part. Learning what’s good and bad empowers the seller to make the right decisions when placing the house on the market. And lucky you, it could put…

Who Regulates Home Inspectors?

Home Inspection LicensingBy ICA School April 22, 2016

All that you need is to do a simple Google search and you’ll find numerous news and opinion articles about home inspectors. You’ll read about what clients should expect from an inspection, whether inspectors perform a good service, and how buyers should always beware. The “beware” part of the equation comes up often because although…

Just How Much Could a Home Inspection Save?

MarketingBy ICA School April 20, 2016

You know that your work is important. But do you know how much money a home inspection could save your customers? Aside from the largest amount, which is the sale price of a rotten old house, there are lots of potential costs that heeding an inspection report could avoid. Here are a few of the…

What’s New in Home Inspecting?

Home Inspection TrainingBy ICA School April 18, 2016

For the most part, the home inspection industry stays relatively the same. You learn the process of inspecting real estate, and if a system changes later, you learn how to inspect that and add it to your repertoire. The Standards of Practice that govern the industry for association members follows the same guidelines as it…

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