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Interested in Becoming a Home Inspector in Texas??

Texas' requirements for becoming a Home Inspector were modified in October 2007.  We are approved to offer all 448 hours required to be a Professional Real Estate Inspector with no apprenticeship/sponsorship required.  We offer all 448 hours through DVDs, manuals, and practice inspections--no need to sit in a classroom. 

Click here to read about the current Additional Bonuses available to Texas Residents.

After you complete the 448 hours, you also need to pass the state exam to get your license.  It is a difficult exam, so, in addition to our excellent training material, we have also developed a Texas Exam Study Guide, which we include at no extra cost with our packages. (Inspectors in Texas are licensed through the Texas Real Estate Commission-TREC).   One reason the test is so hard is that many of the questions have to do with code, not home inspection.  We cover code in our package.

Home Study

These courses are offered through Texas State University--San Marcos in cooperation with A Better School of Building Inspection.  Since the classes are through home study, you don't need to be near San Marcos.  In fact, no classes are given at the San Marcos campus.  Anyone from anywhere in Texas can take these home study courses.

Complete Package Price (All 3 parts shipped at same time)
Get all 448 hours via home study for only $1999 + $25 shipping and handling

Or
Pay as You Go Prices
Buy and Complete one part at a time before purchasing the next part.

 
                                                                            Prices include S&H
Part I:  Core New Construction Inspection (Courses 202 and 205)           $614
Part II:  Texas Additional Requirements  (See Course numbers below)    $714
Part III:  Texas Experience Training Module  (Course 275)                      $714

For a detailed list of what is included in each part, click here.

The course numbers and names as required by TREC and TSU-San Marcos are listed below.  All of these courses are included in the Complete Package and are included in the total of Parts I, II, and III.

Core Course:   Course 202  New Construction Inspection Training       122 core hours
(Course includes a 11-volume DVD series, 400 page manual, homework assignments, proctored exam, etc.)       Course 205  Texas Standards of Practice    8 hours

Additional Courses required for this Education Alternate     Total 222 hours       
(Courses include 2 manuals, 1 book, homework assignments, proctored exams, etc.)

Experience Training Module:  Course 275  Experience Training Module   120 core hours
(Course includes 24 DVDs, practice inspections, proctored exam, etc.)

Conduct your own "hands-on" evaluation of several Electrical Panel Boxes and a combined Furnace/Water Heater system. Then, compare your evaluation results with those of an experienced home inspector. After that, listen to our instructor provide detailed explanations of the defects that were found in the panel boxes and the furnace/water heater system.

Take Roofing, Exterior, and Structural Field Training tours of over 200 homes.  See the defects  up close.

Conduct your own "in-the-field" evaluation of an entire exterior and structure of a home. Then, compare your evaluation results with those of an experienced home inspector.

Conduct your own " in-the-field" evaluation of a roof of a home. Then, compare your evaluation results with those of an experienced home inspector.

View close to 2000 scenes of actual defects and situations in real homes. 

Complete 3 home inspections on 3 different ages of homes.

Complete a "virtual inspection" and compare your results with an experienced home inspector.

Detailed Contents of the Texas Package

11 DVDs: These DVDs address close to 2000 new construction and code related issues.  they contain real life scenes from new construction sites; circles and arrows are used so you can see the precise item being discussed.

The titles of the 11 DVDs are  General Types, Exterior Building, Interior Building, Footings & Foundations, Exterior Electrical, Interior Electrical, Drainage Plumbing, Supply Plumbing, HVAC Heating, HVAC Units, HVAC Air Conditioning. Quizzes come along with the DVDs

Manual for the New Construction Training Series:  450 pages

Chapters: Code-Related Items, Business and Legal Issues, Wood Frame Construction. Quizzes come along with the manual

Manual for the Building Evaluation Training Series (Residential Inspections): 500 pages

Chapters: Site, Building Exterior, Building Interior, Structural System, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Procedures, Wood Destroying, Legal Issues, Legal Cases, Association Standards, Glossary. Quizzes come along with the manual.

Texas Home Inspection Supplemental Manual:

Chapters: Appliances, Standard Report Writing, EPA & Consumer Product Safety Commission, Home Wiring Hazards, Standards of Practice & Legal & Ethical Issues.

Fundamentals of Residential Construction Manual: 24 Chapters. Quizzes come along with this manual.

12 DVDs : All together in these DVDs you see close to 2000 real life scenes of actual defects from real homes.  Circles and arrows are used so you can see the precise item being discussed.  Some home inspectors get this sort of exposure only after completed 400 or more home inspections.

The titles of the 12 DVDs are Structural, Exterior, Basic Roofing, Advanced Roofing, Interior, Wood Destroying, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Steam/Hot Water, Procedures, Business Law. Quizzes come along with the DVDs.  For details on each DVD, click here.

*Conduct your own "hands-on" evaluation of several Electrical Panel Boxes and a combined Furnace/Water Heater system. Then, compare your evaluation results with those of an experienced home inspector. After that, listen to our instructor provide detailed explanations of the defects that were found in the panel boxes and the furnace/water heater system.

*Take the same Roofing, Exterior, and Structural Field Training tours of over 200 homes provided to the students in our classroomB except you get to see defects "zoomed" in up close.

*Conduct your own "in-the-field" evaluation of an entire exterior and structure of a home. Then, compare your evaluation results with those of an experienced home inspector.

*Conduct your own "in-the-field" evaluation of a roof of a home. Then, compare your evaluation results with those of an experienced home inspector.

*Listen in on question and answer sessions between students like you and an experienced home inspector/trainer.

Three Inspection Forms: You practice doing inspections on three ages of homes, so you have the experience of inspecting all types of home.  Inspection your home, friends= homes, etc.

2 DVD Virtual Inspection. Practice doing an inspection and then see what an experienced inspector found in the same house.

All 3 Parts mentioned above cover the 14 topics required by TREC. You take a proctored exam after each part.

If you prefer, we also have a combination of hands-on and home study for the lowest price that we are aware of.

Combination Classroom/In-The-Field/Hands-On/Home Study    $1999+ $25 S&H

If you want hands-on, in-the-field training, consider coming to our   8-Day Live Training Course in Salt Lake City.  Students leave the class feeling confident they can do home inspections.  Obviously you can't complete 448 hours in 8 days, but if you come to class, you will receive home study material for the additional hours!!  The cost for this combination is only $1999, same as home study.  Classes are held in Salt Lake City, Utah.  We have arranged the class to help you save money.  The class is held in the conference room of a hotel that has a free shuttle to and from the airport.  The hotel gives the people in the class a rate of $69 per night (a savings of about $30 a night).  Click here to see the schedule of classes.

Inspection Forms on CD

No additional cost for the Residential Forms Disc when you purchase the $1999 complete package.  This disc is usually $195.  Although Texas requires that you use their inspection form as a minimum, they do allow you to report more.  Use our forms to give your client a more detailed report.

Inspector Business Information

The following business information is included in the package at no extra cost.

General Business:  Type of organization--corporation, limited liability or sole proprietor
pricing, E&O Insurance, contracts, customer service/satisfaction, callbacks, ethics, sellers' inspections, confidentiality

Marketing:  Marketing to real estate agents, marketing around real estate agents, internet, mailings, networking, (circuit) inspecting, advertising, new construction inspections

Liability:  Standards of Inspection, quality of inspection, adhesion contracts, partial inspections, negligence/gross negligence, common liability areas.

The state exam used in Texas is a difficult exam. We have been told the overall pass rate is about 20%. So, in addition to our excellent training material, we have also developed a Texas Exam Study Guide. This guide is included at no extra cost when you purchase our training.

This is what a former student has to say:

"I scored a 90% on the insanely impossible Texas State Exam, and already have in my hands my Professional Real Estate Home Inspector License, much thanks to your most excellent course!!! Your course and your Texas Exam Study Guide certainly helped me beat the odds that were against me. I also took a 2-day exam prep course (from another company), and in the class of 24 students (most of which have had 20 or more years of experience in construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical trades, etc.) most did poorly on the 2-day course’s pre- and post-tests. I scored the highest in the class!!!!" Larry F., Texas

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