The Home Inspection Book: A Guide for Professionals

I have always made it a policy to personally go over any home I am about to buy, from crawl space to attic. This book is a great helper for that endeavor. There is a good start to an inspection checklist at the front of the book. Each section is logically organized and material is presented from an inspector's point of view. I have no need for the self-tests and such, but they did provide a solid reminder of what I read and I'm sure that will come back to me when I am checking out a house. A+. Go ahead and get this one and save the bucks on the 'dumbed down' home inspection books. If you have a basic understanding of homes and a rudimentary knowledge of how they are built, you won't have any problems appreciating and applying the info in this book.

I purchased this book with the idea of exploring the Home Inspection business to be sure it was something I wanted to pursue before I plunk down hundreds of dollars on a correspondance course, . Although I have no doubt I have much more to learn, I have gained a lot of knowledge from this book that will stay with me the rest of my life. I feel I can compentently inspect a house now; indeed, there are about ten things I have picked out on my own house that our home inspector either missed or neglegted to mention because he gets much of his work from the real estate agent who was listing our house, and one of those things would have been a deal-breaker, something that will cost tens of thousands of dollars to fix the right way. Because of this book, which cost me less than $20.00, that will never happen to me again, so it's easy to see how well worth the money this book is. Anybody reading this who is thinking about becoming a home inspector or perhaps already is, please, please do it for the right reasons (to help people make informed decisions about the most important purchase of their lives) and not because you think it will be an easy, labor-free career. Don't work for the real estate agents; work for the people that hired you. If you do your work well and become as knowledgeable as youy can, word will get out and you won't have to rely on shady deals with the real estate agents to get work.

Planing on becoming a home inspector, and this book has answered a lot of questions. Full of very good information and great pictures. Love the review test after each chapter. Makes you think, not just glance.

This book is great.The book is very well written and uses diagrams/pictures to drive the points home. Sadly there are other home inspection books out there with very few pictures and illustrations. This book however not only tells you what to look for it shows you...and after all a picture is worth 1,000 words.If you are buying or selling real estate this book will help you understand how an inspector will inspect the house.

This book was a gift for my husband who is interested in maybe becoming a Home Inspector someday.He was looking for a book to get him started and to get some insight. He said this book is greatbecause it isnt too basic,he already has background in buildng and carpentry. He is enjoying itvery much.