Inspectors:
Get Professional
To the Editor:
Your February 1989 issue included
an article about home inspection by
William Hurrle. It was well written
and very informative, but may have
misled some readers to believe home
inspecting is an easy business. Ten
years ago a moderately informed
person might blunder and bluff his
way through inspections and get away
with it. That is no longer possible.
The home buying public is much
more sophisticated and expects a
knowledgeable and professional
inspector.
The aspiring inspector has a duty to
himself and his clients to know what
he is about—technically, professionally,
and ethically. A person entering
this field must know the basic guidelines,
the ASHI Standards of Practice
and the ASHI Code of Ethics, because
he will