Comments on: Did you know your home inspector isn’t licensed in Ohio?

By: P Turner

P Turner — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:50:15 +0000

The home inspector is only human but his insurance is not and it suposedly will protect a home buyer against loss if a problem shows up later.Check on the cost of insurance before you decide to become a home inspector. When my state adopted the license law ,I was forced out of business because the insurance cost more than my income from home inspection.
Water or drainage of the yard was one of the most common problems.

By: greg johnson

greg johnson — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:35:56 +0000

I think ohio does need to license the home inspection industry as it does with contracters. I’ve heard of people quitting there job at mcdonalds to start a home inspection buisiness. at the very least a home buyer should inquire about ones qualifications.

By: elainereese

elainereese — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:16:12 +0000

Frank, thanks for your input … especially from a state that already has the licensing. There are some local inspectors here that are against it which really makes me question “why?”.

I’ve had some inspectors that faulted certain issues in my seller’s homes that were built to code and the home was only 3-4 years old. DUH! One would think that an inspector would be more knowledgeable than that. Of course, there are also some inspectors that go too far out of their territory so they’re not up on the codes by various counties or cities.

By: frankschulteladbeck

frankschulteladbeck — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:58:56 +0000

In Texas, we inspectors are licensed, which I find to be a good thing. Recently the legislature here has placed further provisions on obtaining a license, which may be too much, but it does ensure that someone inspecting your house has been exposed to the systems, and knows where to look for issues. We are required to have sixteen hours of continuing education each year, which keeps us up to date on new technology. I think an inspector who would want to prove to his clients that he is working for them, you welcome being licensed.