At first blush, the home
inspection profession looks like an
easy way to make a living. If you're
like most contractors, you've told
yourself, while watching a home
inspector at work, that you could
do an inspection easily enough.
After all, carrying a clipboard and
a flashlight is much easier than
swinging a hammer, and with a
background in construction,
inspecting homes should
be a piece of
cake.
But, as with
most professions,
there is more to it
than meets the eye.
In the 16 years I've
been in the
inspection business,
I've seen many
changes and a growing
commitment to
professionalism. This
commitment has established
an ever-increasing
standard of knowledge, so
that inspectors now
typically possess a breadth
of knowledge matched by
few contractors. On the other
hand, home inspection does
make