Ask a Professional

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Home Inspector with Campbell Property Inspections

The State of Maine has no regulation for Home Inspectors... that is unfortunate in some ways, but there are various Professional Associations to belong to... each with their own benefits and drawbacks. I've chose to belong to NACHI which is the InterNational Association of Certified Home Inspectors. They do the most for their members in my book and I've belonged to NACHI for almost 5 years.

Recently they've provided a forum for ANYONE to ask a question, home related, and get a professional answer in a timely manner.

The site is called AskNachi.org or http://www.asknachi.org/

I recommend checking this out to get an opinion of a particular issue or a second opinion of a possible hazard or defect... anything home related that you think you might want to ask a home inspector.

I suspect you will be pleased!

Comments (4)

Jack Gilleland
Home Inspection and Investor Services, Clayton - Clayton, OH

Jeff, your the first, that I have seen, to call that to everyones attention.  Nice work.

Dec 15, 2008 05:25 AM
Jean Groesbeck
Compass - Anacortes, WA
Broker, CRS, e-PRO, ABR, ASP, CNE, IMS

Our state has just changed rules for inspectors and it was the really good inspectors that pushed to have it happen.  It makes our job easier to have licensed inspectors.

Dec 15, 2008 05:45 AM
Jeffrey Campbell
Campbell Property Inspections - Gardiner, ME
Maine's Home Inspector!

sometimes I believe State oversight would be a good thing... weed out the part timers I guess... other times I see how the government can screw things up... so mixed feelins. But I encourage all to research their inspector a little, talk to them a LOT... before choosing.

Feb 01, 2009 07:50 AM
Jeffrey Campbell
Campbell Property Inspections - Gardiner, ME
Maine's Home Inspector!

MeCHIPS is a state organization that is leading the way to ensuring all inspectors in Maine are well trained and qualified.

 

http://www.mechips.org

Jul 30, 2011 06:18 AM

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