Certified Home Inspectors (Ohio)

If anyone has these certifications, they'll advertise them, won't they?  Just out of curiosity, how much weight do you add to someone that's a member of ASHI, or NAHI?

I guess that's true.  There's only one HI that I know of around here that for years was an actual building inspector, not, I don't think, number 3 on your list, but more, like worked for several counties in NEO.

As for not belonging to either organization, that does make sense.  I've seen members do crappy inspections, and good inspections, as well as non-members do good ones & bad ones.

So what's your personal recomendation on choosing a HI? 

Those are all good starting points.  Have you thought of doing a pamphlet with that kind of thing to hand out to agents & consumers?

Also, what about the reports themselves?  Would you recomend, or not recomend a HI based on the report itself?  One dude I know uses a double-tape recorder & then writes issues down w/bulletpoints, & a copy of the tape & one or two pieces of paper go to the buyer.  Most of them use a nice binder type report including ongoing maintenance.  Another I recently saw, used a huge 3-ring binder with a ton of BS included.

 

Very cool!  Added it to my favorites to send to my clients.  Thanks!!!