Texas Home Inspector Training

A Better School of Building Inspection, TREC Provider Number 701043

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The Most Common Option* for Texas Professional Home Inspector Licensure is to Complete 394 Hours of Training
1.  130 Hours in Qualifying Inspection Courses
2.  200 Additional Qualifying Hours
3. 24 hours Experience Module
4. 40 Hours of Ride Along (See below on how to fulfill this requirement, including credit for experience)**

With our training, for only $1497 you can complete 354 of those hours at home
at your own pace (Items 1-3).
Be your own boss. You do not need a sponsor.

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*Click here for alternative methods to become a Professional Home Inspector

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354 Hours ($1497 + $40 S&H)
Includes:  130 Hr Qualifying Courses
 200 Hr Additional Qualifying Courses
24 Hr Experience Course
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330 Hours ($1298 + $40 S&H)
Includes:  130 Hr Qualifying Courses
 200 Hr Additional Qualifying Courses
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Bonus Material: Order a Package Deal and you can access 38 bonus videos that you watch online. 12 of these videos show almost 2,000 real life scenes and actual defects on Home Inspection topics. This material can help prepare you the NHIE test you need to take.
11 of the videos show close to 2,000 issues related to New Construction Inspections and 15 of the videos teach you about Commercial Inspections. Expand your home inspection business. to include these areas.
                     Complete a Package Deal and receive access to 5 full length practice NHIE and state tests.

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Texas 130 Hours Qualifying Courses
($699 + $20 S&H)

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Texas 200 Hours Qualifying Courses
($699 + $20 S&H)

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24 Hour Online
Experience Course
($299)

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This course includes:

• DVDs  Exterior Electrical, Interior Electrical. These DVDs contain real life scenes from out on site.
• Bonus DVDs  These 12 DVDs (that you can watch online) contain almost 2000 real life scenes and defects relating to home inspection from out on site. 

• Core Course Books     These books cover the topics required by the Texas rules.

• Homework  Complete homework online
• Proctored Final Exam  A proctored exam is required. Acceptable proctors include librarians at a public library, school, or university, official testing or learning/tutoring centers: college or university administrators, faculty, or academic advisors, etc.
  

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This course includes:

• Core Course Books   These books cover the topics required by the Texas rules.
• Bonus DVDs  These 11 DVDs (that you can watch online) contain real life scenes from out on site relating to how homes are built. 

• Homework  Complete homework online
• Proctored Final Exam A proctored exam is required. Acceptable proctors include librarians at a public library, school, or university, official testing or learning/tutoring centers: college or university administrators, faculty, or academic advisors, etc.
  

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This course includes:

• Videos  What better way to learn than visually.
• Pamphlets  
• Homework  Complete homework online
• Proctored Final Exam A proctored exam is required. Acceptable proctors include librarians at a public library, school, or university, official testing or learning/tutoring centers: college or university administrators, faculty, or academic advisors, etc.
  

**Options for the 40 Hour Ride Along
(1) We have identified some ride along instructors in the largest Texas cities who are willing to take our students on ride alongs ($300 to $650) or
(2) If you know a licensed Texas home inspector with at least 5 years of experience and has completed at least 200 inspections, and is willing to do the ride along with you, send us their contact information and resume. If they qualify, you may be able to use them for your ride alongs.
(3) We have arranged with another provider for you to complete the 40 hour ride along with them at a discount. You pay them the discounted price of $700. Their ride alongs in 2020 are scheduled for Arlington (March 13-16, June 12-15, September 11-14, December 4-7)  Houston (January 10-13, April 17-20, June 26-29, October 9-12)  San Antonio (February 7-10, May 29-Jun 1, August 7-10, November 6-9)  Austin  (February 21-25, May 15-18, August 21-24, November 13-16)  Dallas (January 24-27, May 1-4, July 24-27, October 23-26)  El Paso (March 27-30, September 25-28)  Killen (June 5-8)  Tyler (September 18-21)
(4) 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
(5) For specific information about your options, click here.

After you complete your education, here are the next steps.
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. Click here for PearsonVUE.

Please note: You must have internet access to complete these courses. Although we will be shipping the books and DVDs to you, you will be logging into an online program to work on and complete a course.
Unlike some online courses, you get to keep the DVDs and books to use as reference materials even after the course is completed.
 
You have 1 year to complete a course. After that, you will no longer have access to your online account and cannot finish the course.

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 # 32804
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 # 32804

The 24 Hour Course is #30598