Free Home Inspector Training

InterNACHI® members have free and unlimited access to all of the InterNACHI® School's online courses. Some online courses are open and free to everyone. The InterNACHI® School is the only home inspector school accredited by a national accrediting agency of the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and is a Member College of the National Association of Career Colleges (NACC) of Canada. To access any or all of the online courses, non-members must pay $49 per month or $499 per year (the same fees that members pay).

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The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors how to inspect residential water heater tanks, including fuel and electric water heater tanks. This course is ICC approved and is part of the four-point inspection certification.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 4 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 7 sections
  • 60-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Home Inspection)
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Colorado State Plumbing Board
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach the student to perform accurate inspections of the means of egress in a home. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 4 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 7 sections
  • 58-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Nevada Real Estate Division
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Home Inspection)
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors how to inspect log homes. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 8 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 17 sections
  • 30 quizzes
  • 100-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • IDFPR, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Nevada Real Estate Division
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Arkansas Home Inspector Registration Board
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Home Inspection)
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach home inspectors what green building is, why green building techniques are important, and how to recognize green systems and features in homes. ICC approved.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 55 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 21 sections
  • 45 quizzes
  • 100-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • Oklahoma Construction Industries Board Home Inspector Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Home Inspection)
  • Maryland Commission of Real Estate Appraisers and Home Inspectors
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

This course will teach the home inspector how to perform a pre-drywall inspection of a residential building.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 210 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 56 sections
  • 33 quizzes
  • 100-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach the student about the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) statutes, administrative code, and Florida Home Inspection Standards of Practice.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 29 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 7 sections
  • 4 quizzes
  • 30-question final exam
Approved by
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

The goal of the course is to teach the student how to start up, build, operate, market, and grow a successful home inspection business. The course covers everything from what it takes to run a one-inspector business to operating a multi-inspector firm. The course includes updated business processes and marketing strategies that successful inspection companies are currently implementing.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 6 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 26 sections
  • 9 quizzes
  • 50-question final exam
Approved by
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

In this online video course, we will study the 2021 International Residential Code® (IRC®) Study Companion to help prepare to take the ICC® Residential Building Inspector B1 Exam. For inspectors and contractors.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 63 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 19 sections
  • 1-question final exam
Approved by
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach students the Texas Real Estate Inspector Legal and Ethics Rules and Standards of Practice updates.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 8 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 17 sections
  • 64-question final exam
Approved by
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

In this course for real estate professionals, the student will learn what really matters in a home inspection; how a home inspection is conducted; how a home works; what problems in a house look like; how to fix house problems; and how to maintain a home.

  • Free for non-members
  • 4 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 21 sections
  • 14 quizzes
  • 30-question final exam
Approved by
  • OACIQ, Quebec Real Estate Brokerage Regulatory Organization
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

Become Infrared Certified® and an InterNACHI® Infrared Certified® Thermography Inspector by completing this infrared thermography inspection training course.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 39 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 60-question final exam
Approved by
  • Connecticut Home Inspection Licensing Board
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • New Hampshire Board of Home Inspectors
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Washington State Department of Licensing
  • Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (Home Inspection)
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • ICC, International Code Council
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

In this course for real estate professionals, the student will learn what really matters in a home inspection; how a home inspection is conducted; how a home works; what problems in a house look like; how to fix house problems; and how to maintain a home. This course fulfills the 1 hour Illinois Sexual Harassment requirement.

  • Free for non-members
  • 6 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 22 sections
  • 13 quizzes
  • 1-question final exam
Approved by
  • Illinois Real Estate
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

The goal of this course is to teach Illinois real estate professionals how to help their clients in saving money by saving home energy.

  • Free for non-members
  • 2 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 22 sections
  • 5 quizzes
  • 1-question final exam
Approved by
  • Illinois Real Estate
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

This course is required for West Virginia pre-licensing and will teach the student about the laws regarding home inspector certification in West Virginia.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 2 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 7 quizzes
  • 20-question final exam
Approved by
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

Ce cours enseigne à l'inspecteur comment effectuer des inspections de terrasses en bois résidentielles et commerciales. Il comprend un examen de tous les défauts courants du pont.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 3 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 12 sections
  • 5 quizzes
  • 17-question final exam
Approved by
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education

In this course for real estate professionals, the student will learn what really matters in a home inspection; how a home inspection is conducted; how a home works; what problems in a house look like; how to fix house problems; and how to maintain a home.

  • Free for non-members
  • 9 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 21 sections
  • 14 quizzes
  • 30-question final exam
Approved by
  • Colorado DORA Division of Real Estate - Real Estate Commission
  • Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance
  • Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing
  • Georgia Real Estate Commission
  • Alaska Real Estate Commission
  • Mississippi Real Estate Commission
  • New Hampshire Real Estate Commission
  • North Carolina Real Estate Commission
  • Oregon Real Estate Agency
  • Pennsylvania DOS: Real Estate Commission
  • Texas Real Estate Commission
  • South Dakota DLR: Real Estate Commission
  • Montana Board of Realty Regulation
  • North Dakota Real Estate Commission
  • Utah Division of Real Estate
  • Indiana Real Estate Commission
  • Maine Real Estate Commission
  • Rhode Island Real Estate
  • ARELLO, Association of Real Estate License Law Officials
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

This course teaches the inspector about the causes of rust and corrosion and the appropriate measures to take to identify and reduce corrosion of metal connectors and fasteners in coastal area homes and buildings.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 7 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 13 sections
  • 7 quizzes
  • 20-question final exam
Approved by
  • Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach the student the Home Inspection Standards of Practice; how to perform a home inspection; how a home works; how to find defects that may exist in a house; how to fix those defects; how to maintain a home; and how to save home energy.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 41 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 22 sections
  • 13 quizzes
  • 60-question final exam
Approved by
  • Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation
  • New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee
  • Nevada Real Estate Division
  • Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • MHIB, Mississippi Home Inspector Board
  • TREC, Texas Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Building Performance Institute (BPI)
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

The goal of this course is to teach new and established home inspectors how which business entities, write and use a contract, what documents are relevant to risk mitigation, and important considerations when communicating with clients to consider when attempting to reduce claims filed against them.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 4 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 6 sections
  • 4 quizzes
  • 15-question final exam
Approved by
  • Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board
  • Virginia Department of Professional & Occupational Regulation
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)

This InterNACHI® online course is sourced directly from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). If you have an FAA-issued Remote Pilot Certificate, you are required to have registered with the FAA and completed an FAA online training course on the FAA.gov website within the previous 24 calendar months to operate UAS under part 107. The goal of this course is to ensure the student's continued understanding of Part 107 rules and the latest changes to the operating requirements and limitations for FAA-certified drone pilots. This course will help you take and pass the FAA recurrent training course and exam.

  • Available to non-members for a fee
  • 6 approved credit hours (may be different in your state - see course approvals below)
  • 8 sections
  • 12 quizzes
  • 45-question final exam
Approved by
  • NCHILB, North Carolina Home Inspector Licensure Board
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Home Inspectors)
  • West Virginia State Fire Marshall's Office
  • Delaware Board of Home Inspectors
  • South Carolina Residential Builders Commission
  • North Dakota Licensing Division
  • Arizona State Board of Technical Registration
  • Alabama Division of Construction Management
  • Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA)
  • United States Department of Education
  • New Mexico Home Inspector Licensing
  • The Montana Department of Labor and Industry
  • Oregon Construction Contractors Board (Contractors)