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Shena Gribben says...

I agree with the previous reviewer that said this doesn't have any how/what-to-inspect content, but I think the authors intent was to help those interested in starting their own business.I think the author assumes you have or know where to get experience/knowledge on home inspection.He even recommends some sites.This book really helped me get a feel for the business of home inspection and how/where to start.

Posted on November 23, 2010

Shemika Baumgardt says...

If you're looking for real, useful information on starting a home inspection business, or becoming a better home inspector this book won't help you much. It doesn't take long before you realize the person writing this is not a home inspector. Mostly filler, with very little content. The "how to start your own business" tips can be applied to ANY business & are very basic. I got so frustrated with the lack of information I just stopped reading it 2/3 of the way thru.

Posted on November 23, 2010

Yadira Zdanowicz says...

Helpful, but not very in-depth with the specific inspection procedures. Was lookinjg for more of a technical manual.

Posted on November 24, 2010

Cathey Heyliger says...

Don't think that by reading this book that you will close the last page go out there and start inspecting homes.

YOu need alot more information and you will need to read alot more books and do some proper training. However the book is an interesting read and you will get a few ideas on what you should do. it advises to get some interpersonal skills if you do not already have them. So I went and bought a few books on that, and it cost me over

Posted on November 24, 2010

Melany Foshee says...

Most books of this type are written by people with little understanding of the engineering involved in pre-purchase home inspections.I am a Licensed Professional Engineer involved in pre-purchase home inspections, and have seen many similar books with inaccurate information.This book is written by a Licensed Professional Engineer.For anyone purchasing a home and desiring accurate information, this book is highly recommended!!

Posted on November 25, 2010

Kiesha Longenecker says...

Buying and reading this book was a mistake. The author is obviously just a book writer and knows nothing about the home inspection service! That was clearly evident since I am a home inspector and there was nothing any novice inspector could learn from this book that they wouldn't already know. If you want to learn about home inspections then you have to buy a book written by an expert in that field - a home inpsector with many years of experience - not an author that writes books on random topics! There are other books that are far superior to this book. My recommendation is don't buy this, spend your money on another book.

Posted on November 28, 2010

Kendrick Vandevoorde says...

I bought a lot of books to learn how to do home inspections and become a pro home inspector for a new career. This book was one of the worst since the title makes you think you will learn about how to start and run a home inspector company. But the fact is that the concepts explained in the book can be applied to ANY business because they are so basic and general and have NO specific link to home inspector companies. The book is written by someone who definitely is NOT a home inspector and knows nothing about home inspections. Perhaps they know about starting a general type of business or company. The problem is that they just took general basic information and put it into a book that can be applied to anything and has no relevance to home inspectors. You could change the title and put any type of business on the title and you would not have to change the text inside and you would see the simple ideas in the book do NOT help you out. I do NOT think this is the right choice for anyone looking to be an inspector or start an inspection business. There are other books on Amazon that are far better than this one!!

Posted on November 29, 2010

Reda Muckleroy says...

This is one book you should read before you go into business for yourself. It is not "THE" book on the subject. Instead, it is a general overview of how to start a business of your own, and only incidentally uses the idea of a home inspection service as the business to start.



Before starting your own Home Inspection Service, you do need to know about a lot of things such as licenses, legal aspects, record keeping, setting up an office, and this is all here. The description of most of these is rather brief, but it will tell you at least the general concept of what you need to do.



As for inspecting homes, this book points you in a few places that you should read and classes you could take. My own experience is that you should go to work for a home inspection service for a while to learn what the business is really like before you attempt to delve into it yourself.

Posted on November 29, 2010

Lanell Pecinousky says...

This book thoroughly walks the reader through the home inspectionprocedure in a step-by-step fashion. It is definitely worth buying andreading. Some chapters, such as the one on wood-destroying insects, havemuch detail. Others have a bit less detail and would benefit fromadditional illustrations and text. The author focuses on safety and costconsiderations in performing home inspections. Sometimes he is a littlepuritanical in championing safety considerations first, but it's hard toknock that. He gives many useful tips to the novice home inspector, forexample on how to check septic systems for proper function. I've read thisbook once over and have reread some chapters. It deserves careful study ofthe individual chapters. I intend to carry the book with me when I lookthrough prospective houses.

Posted on November 30, 2010

Bertram Ludke says...

this book covers all the topics on home inspection, and its material is ok. except that there is no color pictures, all the photographs are black and white, some of them could be barely seen. that put me off a bit.

Posted on December 4, 2010