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This package includes the following:
• Homexam’s The User-Friendly Home (small print monochrome, plus large-print color .PDF file)
• Tips and Testers for Home Inspectors
• Workshop CD
• Bargain Bundle CD
• 7-Movie CD
• e-report Sample CD
• Great Inspectors Movies
• Homexam Inspection Movies, with Commentary
• Electrical Testers Movies
• Heating, AC, Ventilation (HVAC) Movies
• Structure Movies

 
• Homexam’s flagship book, The User-Friendly Home, is used as a textbook by many 
organizations that train home inspectors. After Oregon required inspectors to pass 
a test, one inspector (Wayne Hueppelsheuser) kindly faxed Homexam a copy of 
a list of recommended texts he received from the testing officials, with their 
handwritten note “Wayne, buy this one & pass,” with an arrow pointing to Homexam's
User-Friendly Home). He also told us it was the best book he bought. Similarly, John 
Russell told us “I spent a bundle, but The User-Friendly Home was by far the best.” And 
Ron Millstein of the Building Tech Bookstore told us he considers The User-Friendly Home 
to be the best book for training home inspectors. Many inspectors have told us they 
learned more from the book than from training programs that cost thousands of dollars.

Here’s what the experts say (these are unsolicited comments – Homexam does not solicit endorsements):

“I am truly thrilled . . . If there is one book that I would recommend to students, to 
homebuyers . . . without any doubt it would be the Homexam book.” –Joseph Scaduto, 
author and founder of the Society of Real Estate Professionals (SPREI has included a number of 
articles taken from Homexam materials for their training manuals). 
“I never imagined I’d use any text material except my own.” –Bill Ball, instructor, author 
and founder of the American Institute of Inspectors.
 “No one is even close . . . you are marketing the long run with a solid and specific data 
bank of information . . .”—Sam Wood, Professional Engineer, instructor, foundation expert, and 
home inspector, Charleston, W.VA.
 “It knocked my socks off” –John Barber, former home inspector, Vashon Island, Washington.

 • Tips has information on electrical testers and moisture meters, marketing suggestions, and an abundance of other material that is not available elsewhere.

 • Workshop CD has a 150-page file of 500+ questions and answers, many with commentaries. It is a mini home inspection course in its own right, and almost all questions include references to the books included in this package or to documents that are readily available on the web. These items are similar to those found on various certification tests (Homexam wrote the original certification exam for the National Association of Home Inspectors; none of those questions is included herein).

• Bargain Bundle CD has flyers that you can print and use for marketing your services, the electronic version of Homexam’s User-Friendly Home, etc.

• 6-Movie CD includes a variety of movies that are useful to home inspectors.
   Homexam’s Ezguide reporting software also can be installed from this CD. This is a complete reporting system that works in Microsoft Word, and is not time-limited, nor is it a dumbed-down demo. Jay Markanich, of Bristow, Va., says, “I create narrative reports in 15 minutes with Homexam’s Ezguide.” A couple of movies explaining how to use Ezguide are included.
   This CD also has movies that explain how to avoid lawsuits, and info/commercial movies regarding other products available from Homexam.
   Finally, you can print the paper-and-pen reporting forms found on this disk and use them for creating inspection reports – for those who don’t want to use a computer to create on-site reports.

• e-Report Sample CD has several instructional movies for creating and editing websites; how to download and use free image editing software; how to use videos for home inspections; Open Office installation files for those who do not have Microsoft Office; and other goodies.

• Great Inspectors Movies shows 6 inspections performed by 5 great inspectors. Over 12 hours of full-motion video on 10 CDs.

• Homexam Inspection Movies, with Commentary provide 11 hours of full-motion video, with in-depth explanations of  the inspector's procedures and comments.

• Electrical Testers Moviesexplain when and how to use electrical testers. Almost 5 hours, 6 CDs. This module alone has been approved for 25 credit-hours by The National Association of Home Inspectors and the State of New Jersey.

• Heating, AC, and Ventilation Movies explain the technical details and inspection procedures for furnaces, boilers, gas- and oil-fueled burners, and air conditioners, with a brief discussion of energy efficiency. About 7 hours on 4 CDs.

• Structure, With Sam Wood, PE shows how a true expert engineer examines foundations and structures. About 6 hours on 5 CDs.

Bonus items

• Free e-report CDs: If you are a home inspector, you may qualify for a free set of 16 e-report CDs if you agree to give them to your inspection customers. These will be personalized for you with your face, logo, and company name printed on the disc. Pre-burned with Homexam’s User-Friendly Home, they are to be burned again on site with your report. Or they could be given to referral sources, such as real estate agents, attorneys, etc. 

Requirements

You must have Word 2000 or later in order to use Homexam’s Ezguide reporting software. In order to watch the movies, you must have Windows Media Player 9 or later (a free download) running on a 700 mHz or faster computer (almost all computers built since 2001 are faster). In order to read the rather fine print of the paper edition of Homexam’s User-Friendly Home, you must have good eyesight (you can use the electronic version if you need larger print).

Certification

Homexam offers a certification exam for $50 (see details and PayPal button below). In addition to the credits from inspectors' associations mentioned above, some states may require such a certificate as part of their licensing process; and some insurance companies may offer a discount on the errors-and-omissions insurance if you take this course and get the certificate. If your insurance company or other organization requires a proctored exam, please contact the staff of your local library and we'll send the exam to them. Homexam's certification exam is available only to those who have purchased our complete training package.

Disclaimer

This training bundle will not inform you of business requirements in your community (check with your city hall and county courthouse). Nor can we guarantee that you’ll pass any certification exam given by Homexam or others. Obviously, we also cannot guarantee that you’ll be able to attract enough business to create a viable business.

Some states and some individual municipalities or counties now require licensing, and a few require training by an approved school (you can get more info here). In addition, most communities require a business license or registration for any type of business. We recommend that you contact local authorities, an accountant, and a local attorney for help in setting up your business, and especially before using the sample inspection contract found in our Tips book.

Hands-on experience is needed: We also urge you to conduct a number of mock inspections for family, friends, and neighbors after you complete this course. In addition, Candidates of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI®) are elligible to participate in ASHI's Parallel Inspections training program in which experienced inspectors lead students who conduct fee-paid inspections (some inspectors charge students for this service). Such training is highly recommended, and this course will enable you to benefit from such training.

Why so inexpensive?

If this training package is so good, why don’t we charge more? Because we hope that you’ll give one of our books or e-report CDs to each of your inspection customers. You are under no obligation to do so, but providing the extra service of giving an in-depth explanation for each item on the report probably will help you earn the trust of your customers, thus reducing the risk of a lawsuit.

Homexam's Complete Training Package: $295 + $10 S&H:

Certification: Homexam now has hundreds of questions and answers for all systems, and can give a comprehensive test for those who want a certificate after purchasing the complete training package and submitting to us the completed Workshop materials (see below) on a CD. Cost for test administration: $50 (passing score is 70%). If you need a proctored exam in order to comply with insurance or licensing requirements, please contact the staff of your local library so that we can send the exam to them. Purchase the certification exam for $50:

Workshop CD: Our primary training CD includes 500+ questions and answers in an exam format (mostly multiple choice). Unlike most Q&A training packages, this one includes comments. With comments provided for difficult questions - and pictures, when needed, and with references to articles in Homexam's books or other readily available reference materials, this CD is a training course that includes all the major systems of a house and that correspond to the 9 chapters in Homexam's The User-Friendly Home. This is a rigorous course and will require many hours of study. It  is intended for inspectors who want superior training and who intend to provide superior service to their customers.
   The Workshop CD also includes a workbook that automatically will be copied to your hard disk so that you can make notes as you study.
    Note: Homexam wrote the original exam for the National Association of Home Inspectors. Although none of those questions appear in the Workshop CD, the questions that we created for this CD are similar in style to those use by certification and licensing exams everywhere.
Buy the Workshop CD for only $29 + $5 S&H:

If you purchase the following movies, you'll get a discount if you already have our books - see the smaller PayPal buttons below.

Sam Wood, P.E. - Structure - about 6 hours, foundation emphasis: $99

Or if you already have or have ordered the books - $69 + $10 S&H:

Great Inspectors: 6 inspections by 5 great inspectors (see ad)

Edited to 12+ hours on 10 CDs - $99 + $10 S&H:

Electrical Testers: 6 CDs, about 5 hours of movies; approved for 25 credit-hours by ASHI, NAHI, and N. J. - all types of testers - $99 + $10 S&H: (see ad):

HVAC (gas, furnaces,    oil burners, boilers, AC, heat pump, energy efficiency): 4 CDs, about 7 hours of movies; study time, about 20 hours - $99 + $10 S&H:

Free DVD/CDs - Sample e-report CD includes these training movies
for home inspectors (please request by email to Joie):
How to avoid viruses by using free software to create a virtual machine.
How to use free software to create a website.
How to use the free FTP program "Filezilla."
How to use the free html editing program "Nvu."
How to use free software to edit images.
How to incorporate videos into home inspection reports.
How to register a domain name for $6.
How to protect reports by converting them to Flash files.
Also - free brochure template for Word, free business card template, etc.

7-Movie CDs include:
Homexam's anti-liability movie "Inspectors, Lawsuits, and Watermarks."
Homexam's e-report instructional movie.
Electrical Testers movie #5 (over an hour long).
Several EZguide instructional movies.
And more