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Home Inspector, Are you Certified? |
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Get the competitive edge you need with certification from one of the most respected names in the construction industry. Because... |
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Certified inspectors get the jobs! |
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For more than 18 years Management Science Institute has been one of the most respected and best known names in construction education. With training and certification through MSI's Best Inspectors Network®, your customers will know that you have met the highest professional standards. |
Certification Study Course
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Home & Commercial Inspection Report |
Become a Certified Residential Home Inspector (CRHI)
or Certified Commercial Building Inspector (CCBI)
Earn your certification in less than 90 days!*
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Home Inspector Certification Study Course and Business System
Home Inspector study materials, prep test, and complete home inspection system, all included on eight CD set.
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| Just insert the CD's and the Menu will automatically load, giving you instant access to more 10,000 pages of training and reference materials and bonus software! |
Home Inspector Certification Course
& Reference Set
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XL Pro 5
Home Inspection Report & Business System TM
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The 895 page textbook (printed, not a CD) |
| Principles of Home Inspection - Systems and Standards |
| by Carson Dunlop and Associates |
| This textbook is also a great reference book that you can carry with you at all times. You will refer to it often in the field. It will be one of your most valuable home inspection tools! |
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Just load and go. No complicated installation procedures.
Insert the CD and the Menu will automatically load, giving you instant access to more 10,000 pages of training and reference materials, Inspection Report and Business System, and bonus software! |
CD #1
Inspector's Practice Exam
600+ practice questions!
Updated
Automatic scorecard
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600 Questions |
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Your Statistics |
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248 |
Correct answers |
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33 |
Incorrect answers |
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Total answers |
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By
BestInspectors.Net™
Requires Microsoft Excel
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Now Auto-scoring!
Each of the eleven sections of the exam is a separate self-scoring exam. As you answer each question with the click of the mouse, you immediately learn whether or not you have answered the question correctly. Your total number of questions answered is shown at the top of the screen in each section along with the percentage that were answered correctly, and the number answered incorrectly.
We have tried to make this the most comprehensive and easy to follow practice exam you will find anywhere. Each major subject area is in its own self-scoring section. You get a separate score for each section plus an overall score for all sections combined.
Auto-run, Menu driven
Just insert the CD and the Menu will automatically load, giving you instant access to the Practice Exam and more than 1,300 pages of training and reference materials!
This popular practice exam has been updated and now has more than 600 practice questions that will help you prepare for any home inspector certification exam or state license exam. We guarantee that your Best Inspectors Network certification exam questions will be on this practice exam!
Many practice tests are being sold on eBay but only one can guarantee that the certification exam questions will come directly from the practice exam. This practice exam is the only practice exam available anywhere that is officially endorsed by Management Science Institute's™ Best Inspectors Network™.
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& Over 1,300 pages
of reference and training materials!
| Description |
Pages |
| Electrical (interior wiring) |
178 |
| Carpentry |
218 |
| Builder Series (volume 1) |
324 |
| Painting |
157 |
| Settlement Analysis |
204 |
| Math |
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Be prepared
Before you take the CRHI, ASHI, NAHI, or InterNACHI exam*, or a state licensing exam, take this practice test.
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Electrical systems - 50+ questions |
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Basic electricity - 50 questions |
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Structure - 50+ questions |
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Uniform Building Code - 40+ questions |
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Exterior - 50+ questions |
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Plumbing - 40+ questions |
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Insulation - 30+ questions |
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Interior - 40+ questions |
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*Best Inspectors Network™ is not affiliated with ASHI, NAHI, or InterNACHI |
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Heating - 50+ questions |
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Air conditioning - 40+ questions |
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Roofs - 50+ questions |
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Includes valuable test taking tips to help ensure your success. |
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CD's #2 & #3
Reference and training materials
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Over 8,000 pages!
Reference and training materials |
| Description |
# of Pages |
| General building |
1,200+ |
| Electrical |
300+ |
| Plumbing & pipefitting |
275+ |
| Roofs & Roofing |
140+ |
| Concrete |
200+ |
| Architectural/Structural |
150+ |
| Builder Series (volumes 1, 2, and 3) |
1,000+ |
| Carpentry |
200+ |
| Engineering |
1,375+ |
HVAC, soil testing, joint sealing, math, hardware, tools,
and much more! |
1,400+ |
| Inspection photos: termites, powder post beetles, roofs, electrical, wet basements, structural problems, water damage, chimney problems, modern construction, and more! |
800+ |
CD #4
MSI's Best Inspectors Network
XL Pro Home Inspection Report
Business System, & Reference Library
2008
.. MS Office Edition ..
This reporting system requires
Excel and MS Word (2000 or newer)
Auto-run, Menu driven!
You'll be up and running in only minutes!
Just insert the CD and the Menu will automatically load, giving you instant access to the Home Inspection Report & Business System! |
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XL Pro 5 2007 Edition
A complete Home Inspection Business System
Including the fully customizable XL Pro
V 2008 Edition Inspection Report
With the features that you've been asking for...
Digital Pictures!
Improved photo insertion
Import digital pictures directly into your report
The new 2008 Edition of our XL Pro Inspection Report uses the same State-of-the-Art VBA engine that is used in our flagship XL Pro
Platinum Edition Inspection Report to handle inserting photos into the report. Look below to see how easy it is.
Fully customizable! New sections for Pools, Spas, Ponds, and Water Gardens
Lifetime license! |
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More Features,
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Customizable!
Greater customization than any version ever! The ability to customize the Report has been one of the most popular features. Now, we've given you even greater flexibility.
Every page body is fully customizable. Now you can quickly and easily tailor your report to your specific needs. You will have all the benefits of a custom designed report without investing hundreds of hours designing it. Within a matter of minutes you can make the report unique to your inspection business!
The Home Inspection Report is complete and ready to use as is, or you can modify any portion of it. If you have local or regional inspection requirements you can modify report fields to conform to those requirements.
Lowest price available anywhere for a
Lifetime license!
Now includes
Invoice, cash receipt and job order forms that are fully customizable.
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MS Excel
The Report is in the popular MS Excel format. MS Excel is a primary tool of almost every small business. Now, put its power to work for you with the Best Inspectors Network XL Pro Home Inspection Report |
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Fully Customizable
Every field in the body of every page is fully customizable. |
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Customized
Customize with your business name. Your business name appears on every page of the report. |
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Unlimited
Allows you to print an unlimited number of reports for one low cost. No subscription fees. No per/report fees. Absolutely no hidden costs! |
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Handwritten or PC reports
Can be used as a hand written report or on a laptop/notebook PC in the field. |
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Efficient
Has a logical layout that makes the home inspection efficient |
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New! Pools, Spas, Ponds, Water Gardens
Fully customizable report for pools spas, ponds, water gardens and other bodies of water. Choose from hundreds of pre-defined comments in drop-down menu boxes or type your own comments. This report is separate from the main report but has the same look so it seamlessly integrates in to the main report. |
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Job Order form
Includes the "Job Order" form, which will help make your scheduling as easy as it can be. Now included. |
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Invoice
Creates customized professional invoices. |
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Cash receipt
Creates customized professional looking cash receipts that you can print in your office or in the field. |
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"Quick List" marketing tool
Includes the "Quick List" marketing tool. The most effective advertising you will ever use! Now included. |
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Page templates
Expand the report with two pre-formatted fully customizable single page templates. |
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Extra report pages
Alternative and additional separate pages for kitchen appliances, major appliances, an alternative plumbing page, and a two page grounds alternative. |
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Bonus software bundle
Includes: Residential Electrical Service Size Calculator - Electrical Conduit calculator - Power Factor Calculator - and more! |
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Tech support
Includes FREE technical support for six full months. |
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Tri-fold brochure
Includes a fully customizable tri-fold brochure template. |
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Common areas add-in
A special "common areas" add-in for multifamily buildings such as apartment buildings and condominiums. |
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| Most Home Inspection Reports must be purchased preprinted and typically cost from $5 - $20 for each report. Preprinted reports often must be purchased in large quantities to be able to get the lower pricing. And, even if they are customized with your company name, your name only appears on the cover or the first page. With our reports you print only the quantity you need and every page has your company name at the top. Your cost for each complete report printed on two-part carbonless paper using our system will be approximately $1. The cost is even less using plain paper!
You can use standard paper in your printer with our system unlike other computer based reporting systems which require you to use their preprinted forms with their software. With our report you can use plain paper or if you prefer you can use two or three part carbonless paper to print your forms for field use. |
Or
Better than paper!
Give your clients a custom menu driven auto running CD of their inspection report!
The future is paperless. The Best Inspectors Network menu system, which is included with the course, provides you with an easy to use template for creating and distributing Inspection Report CD's. The CD is auto-running and menu driven. You customers will love getting their report in this easy to use and easy to distribute format. |
The MSI Home Inspection System was developed, and is distributed, by Management Science Institute, one of the most respected names in the construction education industry. The system's author, George P. Wells, is a home inspector, fire investigator, a licensed master electrician, a State of Ohio licensed contractor, holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's degree in business administration. He is also a home inspection instructor and a certified instructor for seven skilled trades. |
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Please note - this reporting system requires MS Excel and MS Word (2003 or newer) |
Insert Photos
No other reporting system - at any price - Makes it any easier to insert photos |
A single click
of the mouse opens a "browse" window, where you can grab your photo from your PC or even directly from your camera.
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Double click
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Click on a button
located at the bottom of each photo page to insert a black arrow, red arrow, or red circle and drag it onto your photo to highlight defects. |
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to insert a photo, and place all three elements on it (a red arrow, a black arrow, and a red circle) can be accomplished in a mere
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Tri-fold Brochure Template |
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Notes:
You only need to enter your company name in one location and the program automatically puts it on every page.
You only need to enter the job number on the first page and the program automatically puts it on every page. |
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CD #5
Report CD Creator
The
future is paperless. The BestInspectors.Net menu system provides you with an easy to use template for creating and distributing Inspection Report CD's. The CD is auto-running and menu driven. You customers will love getting their report in this easy to use and easy to distribute format.
CD #6
Roofs and Roofing Volume 1: Roofs, Attics, Chimneys, and Trim
Featuring
more than 150 original photographs from actual home inspections performed by Best Inspector Network™ members, depicting some of the most common roofing problems found during home inspections.
Plus - two comprehensive manuals of roofs and roofing
Roofs
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - General Discussion
Chapter 3 - Causes of Roof Failures (File size: 9.6 MB.)
Chapter 4 - Build-Up Roofing (File size: 15.7 MB.)
Chapter 5 - Asphalt Shingle Roofing (File size: 9.6 MB.)
Chapter 6 - Asphalt Roll Roofing (File size: 1.9 MB.)
Chapter 7 - Asbestos-Cement Roofing
Chapter 8 - Slate Roofing
Chapter 9 - Tile Roofing (File size: 1.6 MB.)
Chapter 10 - Wood-Shingle Roofing
Chapter 11 - Metal Roofing
Chapter 12 - Flashing and Appurtenances (File size: 12MB.)
Chapter 13 - Special Roofing
Chapter 14 - Safety
Appendix A - Department of Defense Instructions
Appendix B - Technical Manuals
Appendix C - Material Specifications and Standards
Appendix D - National Bureau of Standards Publications
Appendix E - Industry Publications
Appendix F - Guide Specifications for Military Construction
Appendix G - Sample Historical Record Formats and Inspection Formats
Index
Roofing
Chapter 1 - GENERAL
Chapter 2 - LOW SLOPE ROOFING
Chapter 3 - ROOF DECK
Chapter 4 - INSULATION
Chapter 5 - BUILT-UP ROOFING
Chapter 6 - SINGLE-PLY ROOFING
Chapter 7 - MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOFING
Chapter 8 - PROTECTED MEMBRANE ROOFING
Chapter 9 - FLUID-APPLIED ROOFING
Chapter 10 - SPRAYED POLYURETHANE FOAM
Chapter 11 - STEEP ROOFING
Chapter 12 - WATERPROOFING AND DAMP PROOFING
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Two comprehensive manuals of roofs and roofing and more than 150 original photographs from actual home inspections on CD
This CD contains both original works by Best Inspectors Network™ and republications (modified) of U.S. government publications. The compilation on this CD is protected by U.S. and International copyright laws.
©2004 by Management Science Institute™
a service of
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CD #7
Electricity and Electrical Systems volume 1
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Three
comprehensive Electrical training manuals
Over 700 Pages |
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Five
Electrical Calculators on CD
Microsoft Excel (or 100% compatible) required |
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Featuring more than
200
Photographs
from actual home inspections performed by Best Inspector Network™ members, depicting some of the most common electrical problems found during home inspections |
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Training and Reference Manuals
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Construction Electrician - Basic
339 pages
1. Construction Support
2. Drawings and Specifications
3. Power Generation
4. Power Distribution
5. Interior Wiring
6. Communications and Lighting
7. Electrical Appliances, Test Equipment, Motors, and Generators |
Facilities, Interior Electrical
178 Pages
1. Switchgear Assemblies, 600V OR LESS
2. Transformers
3. Electric Motors
4. Motor Controls
5. Power Cables
6. Solid-State Electronic Equipment
7. Grounding
8. Illumination
9. Back-up, Security, and Protection Systems
10. Hazardous Substances
11. Electrical Safety
12. Test Equipment
13. Test Methods
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Facilities, Exterior Electrical
198 Pages
1. Primary Considerations
2. Inspections and Tests
3. Transmission and Distribution Substations
4. Overhead Distribution
5. Underground and Submarik E Cables
6. Outdoor Lighting
7. Transformers and Regulators
8. Overcurrent Protective and Switching Devices
9. Overvoltage Protection
10. Grounding
11. Relays and Controls
12. Instruments and Meters
13. Power Capacitors
14. Storage Batteries
15. Tools and Equipment
16. Electrical Service Interference
17. Maintenance Schedules
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| MSI's complete collection of electrical calculators is now available together as a set, previously available only through our classroom courses, now available on CD to everyone. | | ...Five great utilities
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| Electrical Conduit Fill/Size Calculator
based on the 2002 National Electrical Code (NEC)®
Enter any combination of up to 30 different conductor sizes or types in any quantity and the calculator will determine the conduit size for every type of conduit recognized by the NEC®. | |
| Power Factor Correction - 3 Calculators in one
New feature! Allows you to choose either Voltage and Amperage input or Wattage input. Most PF calculators require you to enter wattage information but with this calculator you have a choice. You can enter only the current and voltage. No separate wattmeter is required. Or, if you prefer, you can enter the Wattage instead of the current and voltage. Then, enter the PF (actual if you know it or from motor nameplate information) and the calculator will tell you how many kVAr's to put on-line to achieve the PF you want. The PF Correction calculator can also be used to select transformers. Instructions are included in the PF Calculator to determine transformer size.
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Whether you are a first year apprentice, a master electrician, engineer, inspector, or a homeowner, you can use this software and learn from it. |
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| Residential Single Family Service Calculator
Calculates the branch circuit demand loads, total demand load, main breaker size and the size of service conductors. | | The Future is Electric Be prepared! |
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| 3 Phase 4 Wire Wye - 8 Calculators in one
Calculates:
Neutral current
Phase leg power in V-A
Phase leg power in Watts
System power in V-A
System power in Watts
Line to neutral voltage
Transformer phase current
Transformer phase power | |
| Fault Current Calculator
Utility to service equipment
Service equipment to panel
Panel to sub-panel
Sub-panel to load
Transformer vault | |
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