home inspector

[Brandi Bryan]

hey everybody! I'm not able to get on here as much as I would like. I work full time and don't have much time, I made my mind up about real estate awhile ago. I was just curious about something I've thought about in the past, but has been running through my mind frequently. I plan to move to Indiana, real soon, that's where I work and I been thinking, when I move, plan to take classes for home inspection, once I complete, I can do that....plus work, not only that, I can inspect my own homes when I start investing. Good idea or No?

Thanks y'all!

[JD Martin]

I personally prefer having a separate inspector, even though I know as much as my inspector does about construction, materials, etc. I consider it a second set of eyes to keep me from being blinded by the deal. Kind of like not proofreading your own paper on the final draft. 

Knowledge is power, so I see nothing wrong with learning to become an inspector, but a good inspector becomes good by inspecting houses, not by reading books.