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Package
content and courses
State Requirements
The Starter Package is the best value and includes everything you need to get started. For states that require the NHIE for licensing, the Advanced or Expert package is recommended.
AHIT's Professional Home Inspector course is the industry's most comprehensive training available. The course contains the 14 key components of a home inspection plus business and marketing how-to's for you to launch your home inspector career. You will learn the entire home inspection process through engaging instructor presentations and GoPro video footage of actual inspections. This proven step-by-step training approach is taught in small segments to make learning easier.
This has the training you need to get started as a home inspector – plus get access to our smart exam prep tool. AHIT is the only interactive study tool with learning tricks that go beyond memorizing hundreds of questions. It's smart and will customize to questions YOU need to focus on most. This engaging and personalized exam prep tool helps you prepare for state licensing exams.
Package includes:
- Professional Home Inspector Course
- Online course has what you need to get started as an inspector
- eTextbook: A Practical Guide to Home Inspection, 4th Edition
- AHIT's #1 textbook, written by AHIT industry experts, is 684 pages that steps through the inspection process with easy technical explanations and photos
- Home Inspector Exam Prep by AHIT
- Prepare to pass the first time with access to unlimited practice exams customized to your focus areas
- Course Completion Certificate
- Access to AHIT instructors for ongoing help from an experienced home inspector
- 15 Bonus Courses
- 41 hours of extra marketing, business, and technical training courses for the most successful start
- Superior Report Writing Software
- Discounted Errors & Omissions Insurance
Package Content:
National Professional Home Inspection Online Course
The National Professional Home Inspection Course is a comprehensive training program designed to prepare aspiring home inspectors for licensing exams (where required) and professional practice. This course equips learners with technical knowledge and the practical skills to evaluate residential properties, identify structural and system defects, and report findings with accuracy and integrity.
Beginning with an introduction to the home inspection profession and reporting standards, learners progress through systematic instruction on every major home system and component. Modules include detailed coverage of foundations, structures, roofs, ceilings, interiors, exteriors, plumbing, electrical, heating, and cooling systems, as well as site conditions. Each section combines foundational knowledge with real-world examples of common defects, illustrated through images and videos, ensuring learners not only recognize conditions but also understand their implications for safety, performance, and long-term maintenance.
Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on professional responsibilities, including pre-inspection agreements, clear communication with clients, and adherence to requisite standards of practice. By the conclusion, learners are fully prepared to identify defects, document them effectively, and communicate findings to clients in a professional report format. Topics include:
- Comprehensive coverage of all major home systems
- Foundations, basements, crawlspaces, and structural components
- Roof and ceiling systems, including framing and sheathing
- Exterior inspection of siding, windows, doors, and grading
- Interior inspection of walls, ceilings, floors, stairs, and finishes
- Plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical systems
- Site conditions, drainage, and environmental considerations
- Identification of common and critical defects
- Emphasis on safety and structural performance issues
- Real-world examples drawn from inspection scenarios
- Guidance on when to recommend further evaluation
- Pre-inspection agreements and inspection limitations
- Clear client communication and professional reporting
- Adherence to industry ethics and standards of practice
- Preparation for licensing exams (where required) and professional success
A Practical Guide to Home Inspection, 4th Edition (eBook)
A Practical Guide to Home Inspection, 4th Edition is intended for both beginning and experienced home inspectors. Whether you’re studying home inspection for the first time or are using the materials as a refresher, this guide should be of assistance to you. This book includes all aspects of home inspection. The text not only provides a broad technical background in home systems, but also includes the other things you need to know in order to perform a thorough inspection of those systems. We lay out technical information, provide industry accepted standards of practice (SOP) or guidelines for the inspection, explain instructions for inspecting system components, and point out the defects, deficiencies, and problems you’ll be looking for during the inspection. This guide also includes some advice on how to report your findings to the home inspection customer.
Upon purchase, you will have access to this title for 365 days.
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Advanced Electrical: Understanding Arc Faults and New Protection Regulations
Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course provides an understanding of GFCI’s, AFCI’s and new protection regulations. Topics include AFCI's, GFCI's, Testing Procedures, Appliance – Nuisance tripping (Electrical requirements, manufacturers), Combination AFCI/GFCI Breakers, Tamper resistant receptacles and Reporting (SOP requirements, safety issues, recommendations).
AHIT Wood Destroying Organisms
Provided by AHIT. This online home inspection course contains very useful information regarding termites and other wood destroying organisms. The course is beneficial to individuals working in pest management, home inspection and urban foresters. This course covers insects and diseases common to wood. It covers a variety of different wood-infesting pests and provides comprehensive coverage of how to identify, and pest prevention and control. Included are examples and the biology of the insects.
Be a Top Performer
Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course will provide proven tips to increase market share in your area. Upon completion of This home inspection online course you will be able to recognize opportunities and focus your efforts to maximize your results.
Energy Audit Basics
Provided by AHIT. This Energy Auditor Home Study program gives you the information you need to be informed about the growing field of Home Energy Auditing. After studying the program, you'll understand the basics of energy auditing: what it is, how it's done, and what effect it can have on a home's energy savings.
Geothermal Energy
Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course discusses the technology and use of geothermal energy for electric production and other uses.
Get into the Heads of Successful Realtors
Provided by AHIT.
Green Building
Provided by AHIT. This online home inspection course offers an in-depth overview of what green building is and how the term relates to the home inspector. You will be introduced to materials and systems the home inspector may see in the next 1-3 years during a property inspection, learn what the built structure has to do with global warming concerns, and how renewable energy and resources technologies will change the way homes use renewable energy.
Reporting (SOP requirements, safety issues, recommendations)
Introduction to Commercial Inspections
Irrigation and Sprinkler Systems
This video course will discuss the operation of irrigation systems and the details to look for when inspecting them.
Marketing Solutions to Help you Grow your Business
Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course will provide solid solutions to build your home inspection business. Learn how to develop a business vision to succeed in any market and increase your effectiveness at overcoming common obstacles.
Pools and Spas
Maximize your earning potential by adding Inspecting Pools and Spas to your service offerings. This course is taught by a seasoned inspector who has inspected thousands upon thousands of pools and spas. Learn about the complex and often misunderstood areas of Pool and Spa Inspections during this comprehensive yet fun course. Get ready to dive into an additional revenue source.
Relationship Selling
Provided by AHIT. This professional development online course introduces home inspectors to tactics for profitting from the current market options and how to build strong relationships for short and long term growth.
Safety Hazards and Accident Prevention for Home Inspectors
Provided by AHIT. This comprehensive course teaches home inspectors to be safe on an inspection and to avoid accidents that may lead to death. It covers personal protection equipment, ladder use, client safety, and much more. Also, this course will teach you how to offer safety inspections for home owners as an additional service.
Solar Energy for Electricity and Heating
Provided by AHIT. This home inspection online course provides a discussion of the use of solar energy for heating and electricity. It covers both old and new technologies.
Start Your Home Inspection Career Off Right
Provided by AHIT. Start your new career off right! Learn from the knowledgeable and experienced Elizabeth Feustel from the comfort of your home. This home inspection online course will supply you with the knowledge to properly get your business off the ground successfully. Learn the 12 week success plan and watch your business grow. This home inspection online course brings the expertise of experienced and knowledgeable home inspectors to your desktop, at your own time and pace.
State Requirements
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