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Home Inspector, Are you Certified?

Get the competitive edge you need with certification from the most respected names in the industry

Because...

NACHI Certified Inspectors
Get the jobs!

For more than 14 years MSI has been one of the most respected and best known names in construction education.  With training and certification through Management Science Institute and Best Inspectors Network, your customers will know that you have met the highest professional standards. Even if you are already certified by another certification authority or have a license, your CRI certification will help give you a competitive advantage over your competitors.

 

Updated:

BestInspectors.Net 's
Certification Study Course,
NACHI
* Certification and membership
*National Association of Certified Home Inspectors
The World's largest Home Inspector Trade association

 

Includes

BestInspectors.Net
XL Pro Titanium Edition
Version 8
Released October 2007

Home & Commercial Inspection Report and Business System

 


*  *

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$1232.90 Total Package Value

Only $399!


*  *

*  *

Become a Certified Residential Inspector (CRI)
Earn your certification in less than 90 days!*

Why spend Thousand$ of Dollars?
Nobody offers more for less!

Home Inspector
Certification Course
Reference Set

And
XL Pro Titanium Edition
Home and Commercial Inspection Report
& Business System

8 CDs!
more than 8,000 pages!
Featuring 1,562 color photos from actual inspections!

and

Three Textbooks
more than 1,200 pages!

The 895 page textbook (not a CD)
Principles of Home Inspection - Systems and Standards
© Carson Dunlop and Associates
A $95.95 value!
 
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!

Plus
Principles of Home Inspection Systems and Standards
Questions and Answers

The companion to Principles of Home Inspection Systems and Standards by Carson Dunlop and Associates. This book can be used in conjunction with the Systems and Standards book or by itself. There are hundreds of questions and answers covering every facet of home inspection. This Q&A book is one of the best stand alone study guides available to the home inspector who is planning to take a licensing or certification exam.
137 pages. Trade size (approximately 8.5" x 11") soft cover book.

 

 

21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know
by Frank Cook and Pat Remick
220 page book. Published 2005. (Trade Size soft cover, not a CD)
A $24.95 value!
 
This book is an absolutely essential part of your success toolkit!  Whether you are just thinking about getting into the business or you are an experienced inspector, you will learn a lot about being successful in the business.

On your first day on the job, you should know how to inspect a house; but it could be years before you understand how the home inspection business works. This book saves you time (and money!) by offering practical insights on the basics of the home inspection business in one easy-to-read resource.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Interviews and testimonials from dozens of the industry's most respected home inspectors, addressing a variety of topics ranging from "getting started" and "tools of the trade" to "marketing your business," "liability and the courts," and "selling your skills to the do-it-yourselfer."
     

  • Insight into industry politics from key inspectors working in the field
     

  • First-hand testimonials on women working in the home inspection industry

CONTENTS
Come On In and Join Us · How Did You Get in Here? · What Do You Need to Know? · Home Inspection: It Isn't Just a Man's World · Tools of the Trade · Market Thyself ·  Where Do You Fit In the Deal? ·  Who Is Your Client? · Getting Paid · How Busy Can You Be? · How Far Does Your Inspection Have to Go? · How Dangerous Is This Job? · Working With Buyers · Getting Along Without You · Liability and the Courts ·  Everything Is About Ethics · The Organizational You · You're Involved in Politics · The Challenges Ahead · What Else Can You Do? · You and the High-Tech Home of the ... · Why Do People Fail? · Conclusions · Glossary · Index

 

 

Best Inspectors, Best Inspections!

BestInspectors.Net 's
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

Includes certification testing, application processing fees, transcripts, and certificates suitable for framing
You can take the final exam at a location near your home, anywhere in the world.

 
A minimum test score of 70% is required for certification.  If you do not score at least 70% on the examination, you can retest as often as necesary at no additional charge until you score a minimum of 70%.
 
 

Frequently Asked Questions
Q. 
What is the difference between this program and the "Study Course" that is listed on eBay with an opening bid amount of $99 (Buy-It-Now price $129)?"
A. 
This program includes  certification, textbooks and XL Pro Titanium Home Inspection report Software.  Everything is included in this program.  The normal price of this program, when purchased directly from MSI, is $1132.90 (Carson Dunlop Systems and Standards $95.95, MSI CD set $129, XL Pro Titanium $595, NACHI certification and first year of membership $289, Best Inspectors Network membership, $99, 21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know $24.95 = $1232.90).

Q.  Is this course available as a classroom course instead of self-study?
A.  Yes.  If you prefer classroom training, this program is also available as a three or five day classroom based course.  All the materials included here are also included in the classroom version of the course.  You will have the option of taking your certification exam at the conclusion of the course or you may take it at a later time.  The classroom version of this course is available through our eBay store at a substantial savings.

Q.  How long will it take to complete the course and the certification process?
A.  The amount of time required to complete the certification process varies among individual candidates.  Most candidates should be able to complete the process within 60 days.  Candidates taking the classroom version of the course will receive their study materials and the Home Inspection Business System in advance of the classroom course dates and are encouraged to review the materials in advance. 
 

UPDATED!
Every CD in this set is now
Auto-run, Menu Based!

Great for the user who just wants to load and go or who has limited computer experience.
Just insert the CD's and the Menu will automatically load, giving you instant access to more 8,000 pages of training and reference materials and bonus software!

CD #1
BestInspectors.Net
XL Pro Titanium Edition
Home and Commercial Inspection Report and Business System
Retail: $595

 

New! Release date: March 15, 2007

 
 

XL Pro version 7.2 - The Standard by which all other Home and Commercial Inspection Reports are measured

 
 

 

 
 

 
     
     
 

BestInspectors.Net

 
 

 Home and Commercial Inspection Report Software

 
 

 Visit our eBay Store for information on how to request a demo

 
 

 

 
 

XL Pro Titanium Edition

 
 

Powerful value priced inspection report software that is big on features, small on price.  XL Pro Legacy and Titanium Editions provide the professional home or commercial building inspector with features normally found in reporting software costing hundreds more.

 
     
 

The new XL Pro Legacy and Titanium Editions fill the gap left by the discontinued Legacy Series and the earlier generation XL Pro series reports.  XL Pro Legacy and Titanium bring two powerful value priced reports to the XL Pro lineup.  More comprehensive and more flexible than anything in the older Legacy Series, XL Pro Legacy and Titanium will be the logical choice for the new inspector looking for a powerful value priced report system or an inspector looking to upgrade from limited capability budget reports that lack the tools that today's inspector needs in order to remain competitive.

 
     
 

The 1st Choice of Professionals!

 
 

Powered by Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

 
 

Requires Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003

 

 

New

XL Pro Titanium Edition
Version 8.00.10
Release date: October 2007
Retail: $595

New
XL Pro Command Bar
The powerful XL Pro Command Bar™ now comes to the Titanium Edition.  Previously only available in the Silver, Gold, and Platinum Editions, the XL Pro Command Bar brings the power of Titanium Edition's most popular features to the forefront.  The XL Pro Command Bar is accessible at all times regardless of where you are in the report or what you are doing.
New
Photo Viewer
XL Pro's State-of-the-Art photo insertion was already the fastest and easiest to use of any reporting software anywhere, regardless of price.  Now, we made working with photos even easier with a full featured photo viewer built right into the report.  We've completely eliminated the need for expensive third party photo manipulation software!
New
Photo Placement Options
Do you sometimes want to place a photo right among your text, alongside a narrative, or next to check boxes related to the item depicted in the photo?  Now you can.  You still have the photo album pages that you have always had in XL Pro Titanium edition but now you can place a photo almost anywhere in the report.  No other inspection report software gives you so many options.
New
 
Photo Annotation with Text
 
There are times when to be sure that your reader's attention is directed toward one of several items in a photo.  You already have the ability to put a circle around the item or point to it with an arrow or to put a description near the photo.  Now, you also have the ability to put text directly on the photo.
New
Pages
XL Pro Titanium Edition features a complete new set of pages.  These pages were designed from the ground up based on the feedback of many of our thousands of inspectors who use our report systems and feedback from home buyers.  The new pages are easier to read, have a more contemporary look and make report writing faster and easier than ever before.
New
Support for UMPC's
Support handwriting recognition is just the start.  XL Pro titanium Edition's new pages are optimized for use on the smaller screens of Ultra Mobile Personal Computer's.  UMPC's are the perfect alternative to cumbersome, inefficient, difficult to use Pocket PC's. 

Pocket PC's are impractical to use for inspections because of the difficulties associated with the scaled down operating systems, small screen size, need for a second PC, and a host of other deficiencies.  UMPC's solve all those problems and provide all the benefits of a hand held PC.  XL Pro Titanium is the inspection industry's first reporting software optimized for use on UMPC's. 

Of course, if you are using a Laptop, Notebook, or Desktop PC, XL Pro Titanium Edition works equally well on those platforms.  In fact it is the only inspection report software designed specifically to run on all these platforms.

New
Advanced Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar Checking
No other inspection report system has the advanced Spelling and Grammar checking capabilities of XL Pro Titanium Edition.  Highlight any text in the report and click a button on the XL Pro Command Bar™.  It's that easy!  XL Pro Titanium Edition's Spelling Checker will advise you not only of spelling errors but will make suggestions for punctuation and grammar too.
New
Create Resizable Text Boxes
There are times when a detailed narrative description is needed.  A pre-defined comment just won't do.  Now you have the ability to create a resizable text box directly from the XL Pro Command Bar.  The text box can be placed directly over any existing comment field or just about anywhere else on the report.  The new Text Box feature gives you an unprecedented level of control over your report.
New
Improved Navigation
With so many sheets to select from to build your report, you need a way to quickly view and navigate to pages in the report.  XL Pro Titanium Edition's new navigation system gives you two method's in which to navigate to pages.  You still have the traditional line-up of page names at the bottom of the screen in the order that you have them arranged (to follow the sequence of your inspections).  Now you have a second, lightning fast, alphabetically arranged drop down menu of page names that allow you to jump directly to any page in the report.  

Another new navigation tool is the "Home" button on the XL Pro Command Bar.  There are times when you are working on a report that you want to jump to the beginning of the report.  The Home button instantly takes you directly to the report's cover page.

New
Set Standard Report
The ability to define a standard report and save it as your default or as a template is one of the most popular features of the Silver Gold and Platinum Editions but was previously not available in the Titanium Edition.   
   

 

 

Home or Commercial Inspections
The only PC based report available that has everything you need to perform residential or commercial inspections

 

The report is completely configurable for almost any type of building you can think of.  Whether you are inspecting a single family home, condo, apartment building, retail store, office building, or manufacturing plant, the report can be configured within minutes to match the building type.  It is so easy to configure that you can configure it to a particular building type on-the-fly while doing an inspection - with no appreciable time loss.  The report comes pre-configured for a single family home.

 

Comments Library
10,000+ Comments and Descriptors in 99 Categories

 

The most powerful feature of the Report is its built-in fully editable library of more than 10,000 pre-defined comments and field descriptors in 111 Categories.

 

If by some chance you don't find a comment from among the thousands available, you can permanently add your custom comments and descriptors to the library.  The Comments Library is expandable to nearly 20,000 comments and descriptors!  You can also type directly into a comment or descriptor field without permanently adding it to the Library.

 

 

Drop-downs
No need to touch the keyboard

 

Every descriptor and every comments field in the report contains a drop down box of predefined descriptions and comments.  Literally tens of millions of combinations are available. 

 

If by some chance you don't find a comment from among the thousands available, you can permanently add your custom comments and descriptors to the library.  The Comments Library is expandable to nearly 20,000 comments and descriptors!  You can also type directly into a comment or descriptor field without permanently adding it to the Library.

 

 

a Quick and Easy Check Boxes
No need to touch the keyboard

 

Double click on a checkbox and a check mark will appear in the box.  Right click on a check box and an "X" will appear in the box.  To clear a check mark or X mark from a checkbox, either double click on it or right click on it and mark will be removed.

 

 

Insert Photos
Easiest and fastest in the industry

 

Double click on a photo box to bring up a "browse" window.   Double click on the photo file and it will automatically be inserted, sized and aligned for you.

 

Click on a button located at the bottom of each and insert a black arrow, red arrow, red circle, or text box on your photo to  highlight defects.  The entire process to insert a photo, and place all four elements (a red arrow, a black arrow, a red circle, and a text box) on it can be accomplished in a mere 10 seconds!

 

 

 

Auto Summary Page
A feature usually only found in reports costing hundreds more

 

Each major section of the report has comments sections where you can place comments that will appear both on the subject page and on the Auto-Summary Page. In addition to the Auto-Summary Page, there are two additional Summary Page options, including one that allows you to mix a narrative summary with photos on the same page.

 

 

 

Comments Library
10,000+ Comments and Descriptors in 99 Categories

 

The most powerful feature of the Report is its built-in fully editable library of more than 10,000 pre-defined comments and field descriptors in 111 Categories.  Every descriptor and every comments field in the report contains a drop down box of predefined descriptions and comments.  Literally tens of millions of combinations are available. 

 

If by some chance you don't find a comment from among the thousands available, you can permanently add your custom comments and descriptors to the library.  The Comments Library is expandable to more than nearly 100,000 comments and descriptors!  You can also type directly into any comment or descriptor field without permanently adding it to the Library.

 

 

Brand Names
More than 200 popular equipment manufacturers

 

Many inspectors include brand names of major appliances, HVAC, and Electrical equipment.  The comments library includes more than 200 common brand names, Trade Names, and manufacturers.  And, like all sections of the Comments Library, you can continue to expand the number of items listed by name.  

 

  

Spell Check
A single word or an entire page

 

One of the most requested features we have had with our older reporting system is the ability to do spell checking on comments fields and the summary page.  You now have the ability to run spell check on every page of the report.   Of course, you may not ever need it because you can complete a report almost without ever having to touch the keyboard. 

 
 
  

Printing
Advanced print interface

 

Because this report is so highly configurable, the chances of any two inspectors having exactly the same report are almost zero.  Of the 20 pages of the basic report, some inspectors may configure the report to only be 8-10 pages, some may use every one of the 22 pages of the report.  We have provided you with a quick and easy way to select and print only the pages you need. 

 

You can print any page from a button on that page or you can click on a button on the first page that gives you a menu of available pages to print.  Simply click on the circle next to each page and press print.  All the pages you need and only the pages you need will print.  Any combination of pages can be selected and sent to the printer in about 5 seconds.

 

Pre-inspection Agreement (Contract)
And a complete set of business tools

 

XL Pro Titanium Edition comes complete with a pre-inspection agreement and a full set of business tools including job order forms, receipt, invoice, telephone record, photo log, tri-fold brochure template, Quicklist marketing tool, and much more.

 

Meets or Exceeds All Industry Standards
And a complete set of business tools

 

Reports created with XL Pro Titanium Edition will meet or exceed all industry standards throughout the United States and Canada.

 

Texas
100% TREC compliant

 

XL Pro Titanium Edition is 100% compliant with the requirements of the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).  The five required TREC pages are included in the report.  The TREC pages can also be used throughout the United States and Canada.


 

Home Owner's Handbook
Integration with the InspectorStuff Presentation Kit

 

XL Pro Titanium Edition directly supports supports The Homeowner's Handbook and the InspectorStuff and NACHI Presentation Kit published by OMD Enterprise, Inc.  Two Home Owner's Handbook categories are included in XL Pro Titanium edition so you can quickly access references to the Home Owner's Handbook through XL Pro Drop-downs.

Whether you distribute your reports on CD or print the reports, the the InspectorStuff and NACHI Presentation Kits will enhance your professionalism. Many XL Pro users distribute their reports on CD using Best Inspectors Net's copyrighted auto-running, menu based Report CD Creator instead of printing the report.  Imagine how impressed your clients will be when they open the report binder to find a professionally produced CD of your report with relevant cross references to the The Homeowner's Handbook.

 

 

Screen Shots
The size and quality of the screen shots have been reduced for fast loading


 

Insert a photo almost anywhere in the report

 

Header from the Moisture and Mold page

 

Advanced Spelling and Grammar Checking

 

XL Pro Drop-down Menu

Jump to a page


 

 

 

 

 

Inserting Photos

 

Annotate Photos with Arrows, Circles, and Text

 

 

Pre-inspection
Agreement

(front)

Tri-fold Brochure
 

CD's #2 and #3
Reference and training materials

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

 

 

This item is also available in The Home Inspection Store ! (hosted by eBay)

Home Inspector's Practice Exam

NEW! 2007 Edition

You can find other Home Inspector practice exams on eBay but only one is from
the Industry Leader
in Home Inspection Education
and Inspection Report Software

 

Published April 2007
By
BestInspectors.Net
Requires Microsoft Excel

650+ practice questions!

 

654 Questions

 
 

Your Statistics

 
 
 
  598 Correct answers  
  56 Incorrect answers  
  654 Total answers  
  91.4% Percentage correct  

 

Wow!

NEW
 
CD Edition

2007 Premium Edition
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.

This is 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 download the installation file and follow the easy step by step installation.  You will be up and running within two minutes!

This popular practice exam has been updated for 2007 and now has more than 650 practice questions that will help you prepare for any home inspector certification exam or state license exam.

Many practice tests are being sold on eBay but only one comes from the industry leader in both home inspector education and home inspection report software -
BestInspectors.Net



Be prepared

Before you take the NACHI, CRHI, ASHI, NAHI, exam*, the NHIE, or a state licensing exam, take this practice test.

*BestInspectors.Net™ does not represent ASHI, NAHI, or NACHI.  BestInspectors.Net™ is a member of NACHI and NAHI

 

  

More than 650 questions in 11 major categories:  

 

 

 

 

 

 
Electrical systems - 60+ questions

Basic electricity  - 60+ questions

Structure - 60+ questions

Uniform Building Code - 40+ questions

Exterior - 60+ questions

Plumbing - 60+ questions

Insulation - 50+ questions

Interior - 40+ questions

The purchase price of this CD can later be applied toward the CRI exam and certification fees when purchased through BestInspectors.Net 's eBay Store.

Heating - 50+ questions
Air conditioning - 60+ questions
Roofs - 60+ questions
Includes valuable test taking tips to help ensure your success. 

 

 

Screen Shots

Each section is an individual exam with its own score
The Answer Key section has your total score for 11 tests combined (see the Score Box above). 


Quickly Navigate to Any Section

The Go To An Exam Page drop down navigation menu is visible on the screen at all times

 

Easily Reset the Exam Anytime You Want to Start Over


 T
he Main Menu

You can quickly and easily go from one section to another using either the Main Menu,
the Go To An Exam Page drop down navigation menu, or the Page Tabs at the bottom of the screen

 


 

Builders - Contractors - Engineers - Building Inspectors - Architects - Home Owners
Be sure to visit The Home Inspection Store for related items

A leader in construction education and software since
1992

MSI International, Inc.
P.O. Box 326
Sylvania, Ohio 43560-0326

Telephone 213-291-1717

200704221930
©1999-2007 MSI International, Inc.

 

 

 


 

CD #5
Auto-Running Menu Based Report CD system for Inspection Report

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 #7
Electricity and Electrical Systems volume 1

Three
comprehensive Electrical training manuals
Over 700 Pages

Five
Electrical Calculators on CD
Microsoft Excel (or 100% compatible) required

and
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


 

 


Training and Reference Manuals
 
 

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
14. Maintenance Schedules
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

 


 

Electrical Calculators


 
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 to make your job easier
 
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. 
(see the screen shots below)

 

Easy
to understand and use
Whether you are a first year apprentice, a master electrician, engineer, inspector, or a homeowner, you can use this software and learn from it.


 
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!


 
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
 
 
MS Excel (97 or newer) required for all electrical calculators  

CD #8

Wood Destroying Insects
Volume 1

Termites and Powder Post Beetles
On CD!
New! Published April 2005

Best Inspectors, Best Inspections!

Wood Destroying Insects volume 1: Termites and Powder Post Beetles
Featuring more than
500 original photographs
from actual home inspections performed by Best Inspector Network members, of wood destroying insect evidence and damage found during home inspections.

Most books and training manuals will show you a photograph of a problem but, even though it may be an excellent photograph, it is difficult for you to learn from it how to identify the problem in the field.  The reason is that most training manuals do not show the problem in its full and proper context.  The photo collections in our training CD's walk you through the houses and to the problems.  It is as close to being there as you can get.  You will get the feel that you have walked into the houses in these photo series and found the problem just as you would have done had you inspected the houses yourself.

This CD will walk you through five houses ranging in age from about 30 years to more than 100 years and a 150 year old church, each invested with either termites, powder post beetles, or carpenter ants. One house in the collection was a home inspectors worst nightmare. It almost had it all; termites, carpenter ants, wood destroying organisms, mice, rats, and a host of other non WDI/WDO problems.  About the only thing it didn't have was carpenter bees.  By the time you have finished browsing through the more than 500 photos on this CD, you will never again look at a piece of wood the same way again.  You will have an entirely new sense of awareness of termites and powder post beetles and the damage they can do.  

Even if you do not do WDI or WDO inspections, your clients expect you as a home inspector to be able to identify damage, understand what caused it, and explain it to them.  Many inspectors fail to recognize these problems, especially when the problems are in their infancy.  Anyone can recognize major damage after it already exists but it takes a skilled inspector to be able to identify many  defects and deficiencies before they actually cause damage or before the damage is visible to the untrained eye.  This entertaining and educational series of photos collections will help you develop the skills you need.

Also included...

A collection of hard to find public domain termite and powder post beetle training and reference manuals and articles.  
 

This CD contains both original works by Best Inspectors Network™ and republications of government publications.  The compilation on this CD is protected by U.S. and International copyright laws.  

©2005 by MSI International, Inc. 

 

 


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