At the InterNACHI Table...

Special Attractions...

Sunday, October 11, 2015

• Exhibitor set up and registration.
  

• Business: The Home Inspector IR Course with Peter Hopkins 
  

• Opening night reception with Jase Souder

• General Session - Keynote- Conference openers: Frank Lesh, Nick Gromicko and Kevin O'Malley. Presentation from motivational speaker Jase Souder in the Main Ballroom.

• Business: How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company in Today's Market with Dan Huber and Michelle Shishilla in the Reno Room
• Technical: Defect Recognition and Report Writing Presentation with George Wells in the Laughlin room
• Technical: Mold and Other Environmental Issues with David Sherwood in the Laughlin room
• Business: The Home Inspector's Legal Forum with Joe Ferry in the Virginia City room.

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT 

 

Alabama

Alabama has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Alaska

Alaska approves the following Vegas presentation. 

View approval letter of Thermal Imaging Inspection. 

 

ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors

 

View approval letter of How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company, The Home Inspector's Legal Forum, Home Owners Network, Taking Advantage of Inspection Smartphone Apps, Connected Technology for Today's Inspector, and Risk Management Myths and Facts.

BPI, Building Performance Institute

View approval letter of How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company, Defect Recognition and Report Writing, Mold and Other Environmental Issues, Energy Audit Top 11, Taking Advantage of Inspection Smartphone Apps, Water Intrusion, Connected Technology for Today's Inspector, Mold and Other Environmental Issues, Inspection and Major Steep-Slope Roofing Materials, Advanced Electrical Inspections, The Gold Mine, and Infrared Certified.

 

Connecticut

Connecticut approves the following Vegas presentations:

       

View approval letter of How to Manage and Grow Inspection Company in Today's Market, How to Cheat at Marketing, Connected Technology for Today's Inspector, Thermal Imaging Inspection, The Home Inspector's Legal Forum. View approval letter for How to Inspect Stucco and Man-Made Stone, Phase Construction Inspections, Masonry Water Intrusion Case Studies, FHA and VA Inspections, Energy Audit Top 11 Things Every Inspector Should Know.

 

California

California has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Delaware

Delaware has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Indiana

Indiana has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

InterNACHI

InterNACHI members may add all training sessions and presentations from the Vegas event into their transcript by logging into their members-only account and using the Education Log Tool. 

 

ICC International Code Council

ICC approves the following presentations at the 2015 Inspection Universe in Las Vegas:

View approval from ICC of the Defect Recognition and Report Writing.

View approval from ICC of the How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company. 

View approval from ICC of the Mold and Other Environmental Issues A. 

View approval from ICC of The Home Inspector's Legal Forum.

View approval from ICC of Phase Construction Inspections.

View approval from ICC of Energy Audit Top 11.

View approval from ICC of Water Intrusion.

View approval from ICC of How to Inspect Stucco and Man-Made Stone. 

View approval from ICC of The Gold Mine in Your Own Backyard. 

View approval from ICC of Taking Advantage of Inspection Smartphone Apps.

View approval from ICC of How to Cheat at Marketing.

View approval from ICC of Connected Technology for Today's Home Inspector.

View approval from ICC of Asphalt Shingle Inspection. 

View approval from ICC of Advanced Electrical Inspections. 

View approval from ICC of Thermal Imaging Inspections.

View approval from ICC of FHA and VA Inspections.

 

Kansas

Kansas has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Kentucky

Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors approves the following presentations at the 2015 Inspection Universe in Las Vegas. 

 

View approval letter from the Kentucky Board of Home Inspectors for: Phase Construction Inspections and Evaluation of Masonry Residential Buildings.

 

Louisiana

Louisiana has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Mississippi

Mississippi Real Estate Commission Home Inspector Division approves the following Vegas presentations: FHA and VA Inspections; Infrared Certified; Home Inspector's Legal Forum; Phase Construction Inspections; Evaluation of Water Intrusion in Residential Masonry Buildings; How to Cheat at Marketing (and Get Away With It) Connected Technology for Today's Inspector; How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company in Today's Market.

 

View approval letter of presentations.

 

North Dakota

North Dakota has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Nevada

Nevada Real Estate Division approves How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company.

 

New Hampshire

New Hampshire has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

New Jersey

 

View approval from the New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee of the following classes from 2015 Inspection Universe Vegas: Phase Construction Inspections, Water Intrusion, and The Home Inspectors Legal Forum. 

 

New York

View approval from New York State Bureau of Educational Standards of the following classes from Inspection Universe 2015 in Las Vegas: How to Create a Killer Website 2 hours; Risk Management Myths and Facts 2 hours; Energy Audit Top 11 2 hours; Thermal Imaging Course 2 hours; Masonry Water Intrusion Case Studies 2 hours; FHA and VA Inspections 2 hours; Defect Recognition and Report Writing 2 hours; Phase Construction Inspections 2 hours; How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company 2 hours; How to Inspect Stucco and Man-Made Stone 2 hours.

 

Oregon

Oregon has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

South Carolina

South Carolina has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Tennessee

         

View approvals Connected Technology for Today's Inspector, How to Manage and Grow an Inspection Company. 

 

TPREIA, Texas Professional Real Estate Inspector Association

TPREIA will accept InterNACHI course certificates for continuing education credit.

 

Virginia

Virginia has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

Washington

 

Washington Department of Licensing has approved the following classes: Water Intrusion, How to Manage & Grow an Inspection Company, Home Inspector's Legal Forum, Phase Construction Inspections, FHA and VA Inspections, Infrared Certified, Connected Technology for Today's Inspector, How to Cheat at Marketing. View the approval letters from the Washington Department of Licensing. 

 

Wisconsin

Wisconsin has given all InterNACHI courses blanket approval for continuing education credit.

 

 

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• Home building is exploding in many areas across the Nation.  Phase construction inspections are performed on new residential construction at various levels of the construction process. These types of inspections can be performed for homebuyers, builders, lenders and municipalities. Inspection opportunities exist in this much needed area for Inspectors and offers opportunities to grow your home inspection business.
• Paul W. Roebuck, Sr. is the Founder and President of
  TexaSpec Inc. TexaSpec is a Professional Real Estate Inspection Company specializing in Commercial, residential and multi-family and Farm & Ranch Properties. The company began operations in Houston during 1994 with their corporate offices located in Houston, TX. Paul holds a Professional Real Estate Inspectors License from the State of Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).  He is an International Code Council Combination Residential Certified Inspector, the Founding President of the Texas Professional Real Estate Inspectors Association (TPREIA), an InterNACHI Certified Inspector, a TPREIA Master Inspector, an ASHI Certified Inspector and holds a variety of other professional certifications.

• This is a general overview of an enrgy audit/assessment and is divided into the Top 11 areas. These range from the state of the enrgy audit/assessment industry to how similar these inspections process are to a home inspection. This class includes some basic principles of House as a System, air infiltration, duct leakage and the pressures is creates. It will include a comparison of a visual V.S. diagnostics evaluation and the impacts of DYI air sealing. Many of these instalations and testing requirements are from more stregent Energy Codes, we will cover some of the new requirements including basic ventilation. These concepts and procedures are summarized in business opportunities for Home Inspectors.
• Joe Medosch is the Owner of Energy & Environmental
  Consulting LLC “Building Science Simplied.” He provides practical “universal” training and communication skills to professionals like yourself. He is a Comfort Consultant Trainer, providing solutions on home performance applications. Joe is also marketing and training consultant to Retrotec Inc. He developed energy management curriculum for Technical College System of Georgia, and was the Energy Manager at University of Georgia, Tifton campus. His certications include: BPI Proctor - Building Analyst & Envelope Professional, Inltration & Duct Leakage, ICC- Commercial & Residential Energy Inspector / Plans Examiner and Residential Building Inspector, NABCEP PV Certied, Inactive HERS Rater and IAQ Professional. 

• Let’s face it, there are a lot of inspectors out there who offer the same services as you. And sometimes it feels like they enjoy a never ending stream of new clients while you sit around waiting for the phone to ring. So, what gives? The only difference between you and the other guys is that they’ve figured out how to game the system. In How to Cheat at Marketing (And Get Away With it), you will learn now to promote your services and attract moreclientsusing simple, proven, free and low-cost marketing strategies will give you massive results.

• Brian Trotier is EVP and COO of ALIA and FREA. Brian has a background in law, finance, real estate, and general business. Having diverse experience in all of these areas gives him a unique perspective on how these issues intersect and overlap for real estate professionals. 

• Roy Meyer is Founder of www.roymeyer.com. With over 33 years of experience in business,real estate, consulting, marketing, outsourcing and speaking; Roy has built several highlysuccessful and lucrative businesses including a real estate business, a national real estate investment business and more.

• In his class, 10 Ways For Your Marketing Person to Jump to Lightspeed Matt Smith will discuss how to streamline your marketing process by effectively training someone to go and do your marketing for you, as well as discuss the systems to build that will make them the most effective in order to maximize the return on your investment for hiring them. Matt will also discuss how to make your marketing effective is the person doing the marketing is you! The material presented is coming from the mouth of someone who helped grow a home inspection firm to nearly 2 million dollars! There won’t be any “theory” discussed in this class: All facts based on hard fought experience from someone in the field who’s trained and manages other people who do the same thing.

• Matt Smith  is internationally recognized as being one of the top authorities for marketing in the home inspection industry. Through his sales initiatives when homebuyers called in to schedule inspections to his marketing initiatives, Matt helped Dallas/Fort Worth home inspection firm TexInspec grow from $500,000 to a nearly 2 million dollar operation in almost four years. Matt also has spoken at multiple home inspection schools and home inspector conferences and events on behalf of the Millionaire Inspector Community, coaching and helping other home inspectors grow their businesses as well by teaching them his marketing, sales and management systems. Matt is also the head instructor of the Matt Smith Marketing Bootcamp – the only multi-day course dedicated solely to teaching the marketing representatives and office administrators of home inspection firms (though home inspectors are invited as well of course) how to be more efficient and effective in their positions.

• This is a course that examines various methods of masonry construction in residential buildings and evaluation of these buildings with regards to water intrusion.  It covers the construction details needed in masonry buildings, single wythe and multiple wythe construction.  There is also a section dealing the the basic building science of masonry and water intrusion.

• William Decker is a CRI and CMI.  A former Physicist and Medical Thermographer, Will became a home inspector in 2005.  Using his Physics and Computer Science background, Will is a nationally recognized expert on water intrusion construction issues.  He came to prominence in 2007 when he became aware of the special water intrusion problems occurring in the Chicagoland area with single family houses and multiple unit condominiums constructed with split faced CMU block. Will is one of the founders of the InterNACHI Chicagoland Chapter (the first chartered and legally incorporated NACHI Chapter) and has served as the Chapter President and Vice-President and is currently the chapter Education Director. Will was awarded the NACHI’s Golden Pen Award (for excellence in Home Inspector Education) and was NACHI’s 2006 Member of the Year.

• Are you giving up your client information for others to benefit from? Do you trade your client information for products, services or warranties? You may be giving up way more value than you are receiving to companies you work with to enhance your sales.  Learn how to make the most of your business sales while giving your clients the best possible customer experience.  This session is worth thousands of dollars in your pocket. 
  
• Kevin O'Malley is the Founder and Director of Membership, Home Owners Network 2012 – 2015. Founder and Chief Managing Officer, Warranty Management LLC 2015. Co-Founder & Owner, Inspection Training Associates, the first licensed home inspection school in the nation, 1987-2003 (ITA was acquired by Kaplan Professional Schools). ITA taught over 15,000 students home inspection. Personally taught thousands of people to create successful inspection businesses and careers. Personally performed over 6,000 home inspections 1985-1991. Director of Special Projects, Kaplan Professional Schools 2003-2006. Owner, Network Home Inspection 1985-1991. President, California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA), 1990 Member of ASHI Board of Directors, 1990. Numerous committees, American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA). Helped found the San Diego and Orange County CREIA Chapters. Recipient CREIA President's Award, 1994 Recipient CREIA John Daly Award, CREIA's most prestigious honor. Home Inspection Consultant to numerous franchises. Hired by the Government of Japan to help establish the inspection profession in their country.

• Learn how to start, build and operate a successful home inspection business. 
• Nick Gromicko is the Founder of InterNACHI, the International Association of Certified HomeInspectors, the world’s largest organization of residential and commercial property inspectors

• This presentation covers basic shingle construction and its effect on performance characteristics, types of asphalt, basic shingle types, warrantees, roof inspection methods, common damage or defects and recommendations.
  
• Kenton Shepard spent 32 years in residential and light commercial construction as a carpenter and contractor. He began inspecting in 2001, began writing inspection articles and courses in 2007, including InterNACHI's 3-hour course on inspecting asphalt shingles. He now serves as InterNACHI's Director of Green Building and Director of International Development. He currently lives in Cuernavaca, México.

• The goal of this presentation is to teach the home inspector to recognize, understand, and report electrical defects and deficiencies according to the Standards of Practice (SOP) and the inspector's observations.
• George Wells has approximately forty years experience in construction,engineering, maintenance, building inspection, facilities management and related fields. The focus of my career for approximately the past 15 years has been in the home and commercial building inspection industry and construction consulting. I have performed more than 1500 inspections, forensic investigations and construction consultations since 1999. I am a business coach for home and commercial building inspectors and construction contractors.

• This presentation covers disclaimers, the definition of risk, common report problems, common myths to keep you out of legal trouble, common facts to help you protect yourself and legal templates.
• Since 1992, Mr. Pearson has written many risk management articles for various Home Inspector Associations. Mr. Pearson is also on the board of directors for the American Inspectors Institute and is also their insurance advisor. Mr. Pearson is also, the insurance advisor to the California Real Estate Inspectors Association and the National Association of Home Inspectors. In September of 2000, Mr. Pearson started lecturing at various and regional association conferences on risk management, insurance, business formation and other related topics. Mr. Pearson attended college at the US Naval Academy and the University if Minnesota. He also served in Vietnam in the United States Navy.

• Learn everything you need to know about Home Gauge Software.
• Qualifications of Russell Buchanan

• Learn how to participate in the 203K, FHA, and VA inspection programs. 
• Steven Harvey is a licensed HUD 203K Consultant (18 years) and a licensedFHAInspector.Steven has been involved with the construction industry for over 40-years. He helped found The Professional Property Inspector, LLC where he has been completing Commercial and Home inspections for the past 5-years. He owned and operated HomePro Inspection Services, Inc for 13-years. Previous to that he was partial owner and manager of several commercial maintenance, and construction companies for 8-years conducting numerous commercial inspections. Steven has been involved with teaching of CE classes for HUD 203K program for several years and speaks and various events in regards to FHA and HUD. Steven assists various lenders with HUD 203K issue.

• Learn how to build a home inspection business website for absolutely FREE. You don't need any special skills. NO MONEY NEEDED. And for those who are brave enough, we'll critique existing websites. My goal is to blow you away with website strategies.
  
• Ben Gromicko is the Director of Education at InterNACHI. View Ben's qualifications.