How to Become a Licensed Home Inspector in Illinois

To become an Illinois-licensed home inspector, InterNACHI® has everything a member needs, including free pre-licensing training and field events, free certification, free business training, free marketing services, free membership benefits, and 15 steps to success, discounts on everything from home inspection software to E&O insurance to your next truck, and more. 

Home Inspector Licensing

Illinois regulates home inspectors. InterNACHI provides members with a free online pre-licensing course. Click here for a step-by-step process to become an IL-licensed home inspector, including supervised inspections. Click here to visit the Illinois website for home inspector licensing information provided by the Illinois IDFPR. 

InterNACHI® School (internachi.edu) is the only home inspector college accredited by the national accrediting agency of the U.S. Department of Education to provide InterNACHI® members with state-approved courses for licensing and continuing education. InterNACHI® is an IDFPR-approved school. View Illinois IDFPR Approval of InterNACHI®.

Become an InterNACHI® Certified Home Inspector

Just because you're licensed doesn't mean you'll be successful. To compete with all other licensed home inspectors, take advantage of all of the marketing and business resources that InterNACHI® provides to InterNACHI® Certified Home Inspectors. InterNACHI® provides an accredited Home Inspector Certificate Program to members to attain the Certified Professional Inspector (CPI)® designation. The training, exam, and certification are all online and free for members.

We recommend following the 15-Step Checklist for Home Inspector Success. 

An Illinois-licensed home inspector is required to complete 12 hours of state-approved Continuing Education that must be completed during each 2-year renewal cycle. A minimum of 6 hours of Continuing Education must be designated as "mandatory" courses. You can confirm the course category directly from the IDFPR website.
Home inspectors can fulfill their Continuing Education requirements by taking InterNACHI's free, online courses. The online courses are free to members. To renew your Illinois home inspector license, follow the step-by-step process to get free, online Continuing Education. 

InterNACHI® Partner Schools & Trainers

Although Illinois doesn’t have requirements regarding insurance for home inspectors, many local real estate boards and home inspector business franchises require their affiliate members to meet certain coverage standards. InterNACHI members are eligible for discounts and enhanced coverage. Visit nachi.org/insurance for details and a quote.

 

Become a Certified Home Energy Inspector. The training and certification are free and online for members. No infrared, no blower door, and no additional training needed.

Wood Destroying Organisms (free & online for members)

The Illinois State law requires anyone in Illinois applying general-use and restricted-use pesticides in the course of employment be licensed. Persons applying restricted-use pesticides on property they own or control must have a private applicator license. Persons applying general-use pesticides on their own property are exempt from licensing requirements. Please visit the Illinois Department of Agriculture Department's website for additional information. Take InterNACHI's Wood-Destroying Organisms (WDO) Inspection Course for more information on WDO inspections. 

Commercial Property Inspections

Visit Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA) for additional commercial inspection training and resources.