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Benefits of Being a Home Inspector
Flexible Schedule
As a home inspector you can decide when you work. Flexibility is crucial to work-life balance and this career gives you the option to be your own boss.
Low Startup Costs
Entering this career won’t break the bank, and the low initial investment will pay off quickly. Being a home inspector is a worthwhile career that is very financially rewarding.
Variety of Opportunities
Being a home inspector gives you options that aren’t found in a traditional 9-5 job. Beyond the traditional training required for a home inspector license, AHIT also provides education for certifications in ancillary services like mold inspection and radon testing, which add value to a home inspection business.
Home Inspector Information by State | Training, CE, Local Associations, & Governing Bodies
The path to becoming a professional home inspector differs for each state. To help you in your journey, we’ve compiled a list of each state’s education requirements, their corresponding regulatory body, and education options.
Joining a national home inspection association like the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), in addition to any local associations, can also offer professional support and opportunities for business development in your particular state(s).
Alabama
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Alabama Department of Finance, Real Property Management - Division of Construction Management
Licensing Requirements:
120 hours of pre-licensing education and 35 home inspections or 35 hours of pre-licensing education and 100 home inspections.
Continuing Education:
15 hours of CE yearly.
Alaska
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
The state of Alaska does not have specific pre-licensing education requirements, but applicants for registration to practice home inspection of existing homes must pass the National Home Inspector Exam (NHIE), Certified Real Estate Inspector Examination, and American Home Inspectors Examination.
Continuing Education:
8 hours of CE (4 hours for first time renewals) 0 for those who held registration for less than one year.
Arizona
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
84 hours of pre-licensing education + 30 parallel home inspections and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
None
Arkansas
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
80 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam and the Standards and Ethics Examination.
Continuing Education:
14 hours of CE (8 in classroom) annually.
California
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
The International Association of Home Inspectors (InterNACHI®)
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of California and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Continuing Education:
Available for home inspectors who wish to stay up to date on industry best practices.
Colorado
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
The International Association of Home Inspectors (InterNACHI®)
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Colorado and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Continuing Education:
Colorado home inspector continuing education is available for home inspectors who wish to stay up to date on industry best practices.
Connecticut
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Connecticut’s home inspector registration is two-tiered: Home Inspector Intern Permit and Home Inspector License. Inspectors must first complete the requirements for the Home Inspector Intern Permit prior to completing the requirements to obtain a Home Inspector License. Applicants for a Home Inspector Intern Permit must complete 40 hours of pre-licensing education. Applicants for a Home Inspector License must hold a Home Inspector Intern Permit, have performed 100 supervised home inspections, and pass a written examination administered by the Department.
Continuing Education:
20 hours of CE every 2 years.
Delaware
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Delaware’s home inspector registration is two-tiered: Home Inspector Trainee and Home Inspector. Inspectors must first apply as a Home Inspector Trainee prior to completing the requirements to become a Home Inspector. Applicants for a Home Inspector License must be registered as a Home Inspector Trainee, complete 140 hours of pre-licensing education + 75 supervised home inspections, and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
40 hours of CE every 2 years.
Florida
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
120 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
Georgia
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Georgia and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Continuing Education:
Georgia home inspector continuing education is available for home inspectors who wish to stay up to date on industry best practices.
Hawaii
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Detials:
There is no governing board in the state of Hawaii and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Idaho
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Detials:
There is no governing board in the state of Idaho and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Illinois
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Licensing Requirements:
60 hours of pre-licensing education + 5 field events and pass the Illinois Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
12 hours of CE every 2 years including a minimum of 6 hours of mandatory courses. If a home inspector was issued an initial license for less than one year prior to the expiration of the license, no continuing education is required for that renewal. If a home inspector has held a license for more than one year prior to the expiration, but less than two years, 6 hours of approved continuing education is required including a minimum of 3 hours of mandatory courses.
Indiana
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Licensing Requirements:
60 hours of pre-licensing education (12 hours must be practical experience) and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
32 hours of CE every 2 years.
Iowa
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Iowa and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Kansas
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Kansas and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Kentucky
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
64 hours of pre-licensing education (inc. 3 unpaid home inspections) and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
For licensees who have been licensed at least 12 months at renewal, 28 hours of CE every 2 years for each licensee who renews a license in an even year and 14 hours of CE for each licensee who renews a license in an odd year.
Louisiana
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
130 hours of pre-licensing education (90 hours of home inspection course work, 30 hours of in-field platform training, 10 hours of instruction and training from a certified infield trainer, which shall consist of attending 10 live home inspections at a residential structure where a fee is paid and a report is provided to a client), attend the report writing seminar conducted on behalf of the board by its approved representative and pass the board-approved examination of the standards of practice and Code of Ethics, and pass a board-approved licensing examination.
Continuing Education:
30 hours of CE for first year inspectors and 20 hours of CE for all years following.
Maine
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Maine and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Maryland
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
72 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
30 hours of CE every 2 years (Only 30% of classes can be completed online).
Massachusetts
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
75 hours of pre-licensing education + 25 home inspections and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
12 hours of CE every 2 years.
Michigan
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Michigan and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Minnesota
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in Minnesota and no home inspector licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without licensure. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join national home inspector associations.
Mississippi
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
60 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
20 hours of CE every 2 years.
Missouri
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Detials:
There is no governing board in the state of Missouri and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Montana
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Continuing Education:
40 hours of CE every 2 years.
Nebraska
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Nebraska and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Nevada
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Southern Nevada Association of Professional Property Inspectors
Governing Board:
Real Estate Division of the Department of Business & Industry
Licensing Requirements:
40 hours of pre-licensing education for the Residential, 50 hours for the General, or 60 hours for the Master Inspector + observe 25 inspections by a certified or approved inspector, demonstrate the ability to produce a credible report, submit to the Division a log of the inspections observed, and pass an examination approved by the Division.
Continuing Education:
20 hours of CE every 2 years.
New Hampshire
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
80 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
20 hours of CE bi-annually.
New Jersey
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
180 hours of pre licensing education (including 40 hours of supervised unpaid field inspections) and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
40 hours of CE every 2 years. Any person receiving initial licensure as a home inspector in the second year of a biennial registration period shall complete 20 hours of CE.
New Mexico
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Continuing Education:
60 hours of CE every 3 years, including at least 6 hours of ethics. Licensees possessing initial licenses of a duration of one or two years shall complete a prorated amount of continuing education as follows: (1) For licensees possessing an initial one-year license, 20 hours of CE, including at least 2 hours of ethics; (2) For licensees possessing an initial two year license, 40 hours of CE, including at least 4 hours of ethics.
New York
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
140 hours of pre-licensing education (including 40 hours of unpaid inspection experience) and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
24 hours of CE every 2 years.
North Carolina
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
120 hours of pre-licensing education + 80 hours of field training and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
12 hours of CE every year.
North Dakota
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
North Dakota does not have specific pre-licensing education requirements for home inspectors. However, home inspectors must register with the North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State and apply for a home inspector license.
To qualify for registration and licensure, applicants must pass the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE). Therefore, it’s important to complete home inspection training that aligns with the content of the NHIE. North Dakota also accepts the completion of the NHIE through the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI®), the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors (EBPHI), and the International Code Council (ICC).
Ohio
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
80 hours of pre-licensing education + 40 hours of field training and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
14 hours of CE per year.
Oklahoma
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
90 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
8 hours of CE yearly.
Oregon
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
60 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
30 hours of CE every 2 years.
Pennsylvania
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Full membership in good standing of a national home inspection association, and must pass the National Home Inspector Exam (to prepare, our Pennsylvania course is highly recommended) + 100 home inspections.
Rhode Island
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
100 home inspections and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
12 hours of CE (1 of which must be Standards of Practice).
South Carolina
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Applicants must pass the required home inspection course and the National Home Inspector Exam.
South Dakota
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
South Dakota’s home inspector registration is two-tiered: Registered Home Inspector and Licensed Home Inspector. Inspectors must first apply as a Registered Home Inspector by completing 40 hours of pre-licensing education and passing the National Home Inspector Exam. A registered Home Inspector who has been employed at the registered level for no less than one year and performed at least 100 home inspections for compensation can upgrade the license to Licensed Home Inspector.
Continuing Education:
24 hours of CE every 2 years.
Tennessee
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
90 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
32 hours of CE every 2 years.
Texas
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Texas issues three levels of inspector licenses: Apprentice Inspector, Real Estate Inspector, and Professional Real Estate Inspector. Current Apprentice Inspectors: 90 hours of pre-licensing education + 25 supervised home inspections. Current Real Estate Inspectors: 134 hours of pre-licensing education + 175 supervised home inspections. Once you have met the experience and education requirements, you will be sent an exam approval notice with instructions for scheduling the exam.
Continuing Education:
32 hours of CE every 2 years.
Utah
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Utah and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.
Vermont
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
80 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Virginia
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Licensing Requirements:
70 hours of pre-licensing education + 25 supervised home inspections and pass the National Home Inspector Exam or 35 hours of pre-licensing education + 50 supervised home inspections and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
16 hours of CE every 2 years.
Washington
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
120 hours of pre-licensing education + 40 hours of field training and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
24 hours of CE every 2 years (from your birth date).
Washington, D.C.
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in Washington, D.C. and no home inspector licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without licensure. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join national home inspector associations.
West Virginia
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
80 hours of pre-licensing education and pass the National Home Inspector Exam.
Continuing Education:
Wisconsin
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Governing Board:
Licensing Requirements:
Wisconsin requires 40 hours of pre-licensing education during which at least 20 hours must be hands-on training, according to Wisconsin home inspection law. Licensure applicants must also pass the National Home Inspector Examination (NHIE) and the Wisconsin Home Inspector Statutes and Rules Exam.
Continuing Education:
40 hours of CE every 2 years
Wyoming
Associations Home Inspectors May Want to Affiliate With:
Additional Details:
There is no governing board in the state of Wyoming and there are no licensing requirements. This means a home inspector can work and start their own home inspection business without state sponsored approval. However, home inspection training is highly recommended and sometimes a requirement to join associations.