A good way to determine if your home inspector is qualified is to check if they are a member of the American Society of Home Inspectors or the National Association of Home Inspectors. You can check the home inspector's membership by visiting the websites at http://www.ashi.org/ and http://www.nahi.org/. To ensure a home inspector is experienced, ask how many inspections they perform a year. A minimum of 200 inspections each year is a good number. A good resource to refer a qualified home inspector is an experienced Realtor.
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Christina,
I agree with your assessment of finding a qualified inspector. Every state has different requirments, but a quick way to get a handle on your inspector is to do a little detective work.
Interview the inspectors you meet. Most inspectors are happy to answer questions that realtors have. Get a sample of their report, check it out. See if it is a report that you will be able to easily read, that the comments are clear and to the point and that not every item is marked, further evaluation.
While you are talking to them, listen to the way they say what they saying. This will let you know how they will word issues and how they will talk to your clients. You can find out if the are alarmists or not, can they tell a client difficult information without scarring them to H*ll.
Take some time and find out what an inspector is like. When you find 2 or 3 inspectors that you feel you can work with, add them to your team. Building a professional relationship with a group of inspectors will eliminate a large portion of the problems that arise can arise from inspections, and ensure better service for your clients, building your reputations at the same time
This is a link to my blog addressing the Home Inspection associations question. You might find it interesting to get an actual Home Inspectors take on these organizations from a different point of view. Keep an open mind because not everyone will see things the same.
http://www.activerain.com/blogsview/500158/Do-you-really-know