Texas Home Inspector Training
A Better School of Building Inspection, TREC Provider Number 701043
Have some extra time on your hands?
Take advantage of our "Time to Learn" Special.
Save $100 on the 354 hour package. Offer good until January 31, 2021
Take advantage of our "Time to Learn" Special.
Save $100 on the 354 hour package. Offer good until January 31, 2021
Important information: These courses will be accepted to satisfy the requirements for licensure if started before March 1, 2021. They must be completed and course completion documents submitted with an inspector application filed with the Texas Real Estate Commission no later than June 30, 2021 to count towards the education requirements to obtain a license in Texas. New education requirements will be required for all applications filed after that date. With the new requirements, the total number of hours goes down. However, the 40-hour ride along (where you watch a qualified inspector perform inspections for 40 hours) becomes a 40-hour Practicum (where a qualified inspector watches you perform inspections for 40 hours). So, if you were planning on doing ride-alongs and you think you can finish the current requirements by June 30, 2021, you should get started right away.
Because of Covid, TREC has granted a temporary allowance and will permit ride-alongs to take place virtually, so long as the ride-along instructor conducts inspections live and on-site, and the instructor and student are able to interact with each other in real-time through both audio and video. This makes it easier to complete the ride-along since you can do this from home anywhere in Texas. We know of a number of qualified home inspectors who are willing to do the virtual ride-along with you. Just email us at info@hometraining.com and we can give you that information.
Please call or email us if you have any questions on these rule changes. 888-466-4677, info@hometraining.com
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The Common Option* for
Texas Professional Home Inspector Licensure
is to Complete 394 Hours of Training
1. 130 Hours of Qualifying Inspection Courses
2. 200 Additional Hours of Courses
3. 24 hour Experience Module Course
4. 40 Hours of Ride Along (See below on how to fulfill this requirement)**
For only $1497 ($1397 until January 31, 2021) you complete 354 of the hours
at home at your own pace (Items 1-3).
Be your own boss. You do not need a sponsor if you complete the 394 hours.
*See the alternative methods to become a Professional Home Inspector
Package Deal--Save up to $300
354 Hours Package (not $1497, only $1397 until January 31, 2021 + $40 S&H)
Includes: 130 Hour Qualifying Courses
200 Hour Additional Qualifying Courses
24 Hour Experience Course
Bonus Material
See Below for Details on Courses and Bonuses
Click Here to Purchase 354 Hour Package
Bonus Material: Included at No Additional Cost
Get access to 5 full length practice NHIE and state tests
when you complete the 354 Hour Package.
Order the Package Deal and receive access to 38 bonus online videos. 12 videos show almost 2,000 real life scenes from actual homes. 11 videos show close to 2,000 issues related to New Construction Inspections and 15 videos teach Commercial Inspections. Expand your inspection business to include these areas.
You Can Also Purchase the Courses Separately
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Proctored Exams. Each course requires a Proctored Final Exam. If you have a smart phone and a computer, you can take these exams at home at no extra cost.
**Options for the 40 Hour Ride Along
(1) If you know a licensed Texas professional home inspector with at least 5 years of active experience who has completed at least 200 inspections as a Texas professional inspector or has 3 years of experience in teaching or sponsoring trainees or inspectors, and is willing to take you on ride alongs, you can complete this requirement with him/her. Here is a link to the form (click here) he/she would fill out and give to you after each day of ride alongs.
(2) On the TREC website (click here) is a list of previously approved ride along course instructors who may be willing to include you in a ride along session.
(3) Get credit for your experience. You need to have at least 5 years of personal experience in a field directly related to home inspection and provide two affidavits from persons who have personal knowledge of your experience. Affidavits must detail the time and nature of your experience in a field directly related to home inspection, including but not limited to installing, servicing, repairing or maintaining the structural, mechanical, and electrical systems found in improvements to real property. Here is a link to the form you would submit to request credit for this type of experience
(4) For specific information about your options, click here.
After You Complete Your Education, Here are the Next Steps to Get Licensed
Step A. Submit your application to TREC Once you have completed all the requirements, submit your application along with the completion certificates to TREC. Click here for the application.
Step B. Get your fingerprints taken and pass a background check. Click to see how to get your fingerprints taken
Step C. After you receive permission from TREC, schedule and pass your state exams with PearsonVUE. Pearson VUE has testing locations all around the state, including Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio. Click here for PearsonVUE.
Please note: You must have internet access to complete these courses. You can log in on your computer, smart phone, or iPad to work on and complete the homework. Unlike some online courses, you get to keep the books we send to use as reference materials even after the course is completed.
These courses must be started before March 1, 2021 and completed so that course completion documents are awarded in time to allow you to submit your documents and inspector application to the Commission no later than June 30, 2021. After that date, new education requirements will become effective.
These courses must be started before March 1, 2021 and completed so that course completion documents are awarded in time to allow you to submit your documents and inspector application to the Commission no later than June 30, 2021. After that date, new education requirements will become effective.
The 130 Hour Qualifying Course Program Consists of the following courses:
10 Hour HVAC #29831 8 Hour Plumbing #29832 10 Hour Roofing #29829 10 Hour Building Enclosures #29828
10 Hour Foundations #29826 8 Hour Appliances #29833 10 Hour Electrical #29830 8 Hour Framing #29827
12 Hour Well Water Systems #32593 12 Hour Septic Systems #32592 4 Hour Texas Standards of Practice #29864
8 Hour Texas Legal & Ethics #30045 4 Hour Texas Standards of Practice Review #32805 4 Hours Inspector Legal and Ethics Update # 37032
4 Hour Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing #29863 8 Hour Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing #29863
10 Hour HVAC #29831 8 Hour Plumbing #29832 10 Hour Roofing #29829 10 Hour Building Enclosures #29828
10 Hour Foundations #29826 8 Hour Appliances #29833 10 Hour Electrical #29830 8 Hour Framing #29827
12 Hour Well Water Systems #32593 12 Hour Septic Systems #32592 4 Hour Texas Standards of Practice #29864
8 Hour Texas Legal & Ethics #30045 4 Hour Texas Standards of Practice Review #32805 4 Hours Inspector Legal and Ethics Update # 37032
4 Hour Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing #29863 8 Hour Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing #29863
The 200 Hour Qualifying Course Program Consists of the following courses:
24 Hour HVAC #29831 16 Hour Plumbing #29832 24 Hour Roofing #29829 24 Hour Building Enclosures #29828
30 Hour Foundations #29826 6 Hour Appliances #29833 24 Hour Electrical #29830 30 Hour Framing #29827
8 Hour Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing #29863 6 Hour EPA/CPSC/Business #32738
4 Hour Texas Standards of Practice Review #32805 4 Hours Inspector Legal and Ethics Update # 37032
The 24 Hour Course is #30598
24 Hour HVAC #29831 16 Hour Plumbing #29832 24 Hour Roofing #29829 24 Hour Building Enclosures #29828
30 Hour Foundations #29826 6 Hour Appliances #29833 24 Hour Electrical #29830 30 Hour Framing #29827
8 Hour Texas Standard Report Form/Report Writing #29863 6 Hour EPA/CPSC/Business #32738
4 Hour Texas Standards of Practice Review #32805 4 Hours Inspector Legal and Ethics Update # 37032
The 24 Hour Course is #30598