Middle Tennessee Chapter meeting February 19th, 2005.

 
You are cordially invited to the next meeting of the Middle TN Chapter of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI), Saturday, February 19th, 2005 at 6:30pm. The meeting is open to all. You don’t need to be a member to attend. The dinner meeting is $25.00/person, including the presentation.
 
Introduction by:  David J. Vaudrey, President of Advantage Home Inspection and President of the Middle TN InterNACHI Chapter on:
Guest speaker:  Don Knarr of Groove Mold will be speaking on:
  • Home Inspectors and Mold.
Other speaker:  Rob Broome, Director of Governmental Affairs for the TN Association of REALTORs on:
Other speaker:  Roger Williamson, E. TN ASHI Chapter President on:
  • Welcome ASHI members.
  • Open request for coments about new licensing bill.
Other speaker:  Nick Gromicko, Former veteran REALTOR, ad agency owner, and Executive Director of InterNACHI on:  
  • Marketing your home inspection service directly to home buyers.
  • Raising your prices when your competition charges less.
  • Converting every call into a scheduled inspection.
  • Licensing in TN.
Other speaker:  Mike Gaughan, RE/MAX Choice Properties, 2005 TAR Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman on:
Other speaker:  Lorne Steiner, CEO of Porter Valley Software and InterNACHI's Director at Large.  Lorne will be giving a seminar on "Advanced Communications for Home Inspectors" which includes:
  • Effective Marketing to increase business.
  • Best Business Practices for the Home Inspection Industry.
  • How to effectively Avoid Litigation.
Other speaker:  Mike Pelz of BuildFax™ on  http://www.BuildFax.com
 
 
A good dinner, drinks and desserts: Chicken Piccatta served with a Tossed Garden Green Salad, Chef's Choice Vegetable, Rolls & Butter, Coffee - Tea - Decaf, Chef's Choice Dessert.
 Free stuff:

Dues: There are currently no dues required to join the Middle TN InterNACHI Chapter. You need not join to attend.

Place:

Sheraton Music City Nashville 
777 McGavock Pk
Nashville, TN 37214
(615) 885-2200 
http://www.sheratonmusiccity.com/info.html
 
Ask for the InterNACHI group discount if staying overnight.
 
Directions:

FROM DOWNTOWN
(As a point of reference, establish the position relative to Broadway. Any street which intersects Broadway to the North are named 1st Avenue North, 2nd Avenue North, etc. Those to the South of Broadway are 1st Avenue South, etc.)

East. Turn left onto ramp; stay in right lane to enter the interstate. Follow I-40 toward Knoxville to Donelson Pike / TN-255 N. (Exit 216C). Take Donelson Pike 0.8 miles and make a left on Elm Hill Pike. Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Make a left on McGavock Pike. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

FROM SOUTH (Birmingham, Brentwood, Franklin, I-440, Green Hills)
I-65 North to I-440 Memphis/Knoxville, Exit #80. Follow I-440 East, Knoxville/Chattanooga. Go 2.5 miles to the I-24 / I-40 split, following the left lane to Exit #52-B, I-40 East. Travel I-40 East to Exit 216-C, Donelson Pike / TN-255 N. Take Donelson Pike 0.8 miles and make a left on Elm Hill Pike. Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Make a left on McGavock Pike. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

FROM NORTH (Louisville, KY, Hendersonville)
I-65 South to I-40 / I-24 East split toward Knoxville. Take I-40 East toward Knoxville. Exit on the Donelson Pike / TN-255 N (exit 216 C) Follow Donelson Pike 0.8 miles to Elm Hill Pike. Turn left on Elm Hill Pike. Follow Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Turn left on McGavock Pike. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

FROM WEST (Memphis, Bellevue, Belle Meade)
Stay on I-40 East towards Knoxville. Take the Donelson Pike / TN-255 N exit (216 C). Follow Donelson Pike 0.8 miles and make a left on Elm Hill Pike. Take Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Make a left on McGavock Pike. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

FROM EAST (Knoxville, Lebanon, Mt. Juliet, Hermitage)
Take I-40 West towards Nashville to Donelson Pike / TN-255 N Follow Donelson Pike 0.8 miles and make a left on Elm Hill Pike. Take Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Make a left on McGavock Pike. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

FROM SOUTHEAST (Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Atlanta)
Take I-24 West. Merge onto I-40 East via exit # 52 B toward Knoxville. Exit at Donelson Pike / TN-255 N (exit 216 C). Follow Donelson Pike 0.8 miles to Elm Hill Pike. Make a Left on Elm Hill Pike. Take Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Make a left on McGavock Pike. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

FROM AIRPORT
Take the Nashville Exit I-40 West. Travel to Donelson Pike / TN-255 N exit. Take Donelson Pike 0.8 miles to Elm Hill Pike. Make a left on Elm Hill Pike. Follow Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Make a left on McGavock Pike. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

FROM NORTHWEST (St. Louis, Clarksville, TN)
I-24 merge with I-65 to I-40 East towards Knoxville. Travel I-40 East to Exit #216-C, Donelson Pike / TN-255 N. Follow Donnelson Pike 0.8 miles to Elm Hill Pike. Make a left on Elm Hill Pike. Take Elm Hill Pike 1.0 miles to McGavock Pike. Make a left on McGavock. The Sheraton Music City entrance will be on the left after 0.6 miles.

MAP
 
Everyone is welcome to attend this open-door home inspection event.  Please RSVP to me at nick.gromicko@nachi.org if you plan to attend.


This Chapter and meeting were put together by InterNACHI member:
David J. Vaudrey
President of the Middle TN InterNACHI Chapter.
Goodlettsville, TN  
(615) 804-2722
 
I hope to see you there!
 
 
 
Nick Gromicko
Executive Director
 
 
Attendance counts as 1 hour toward InterNACHI member continuing education.


https://www.nachi.org/tnlicensing.htm  Tennessee Home Insepctor Licensing proposal.
https://www.nachi.org/iq.htm  Free Inspector's Quarterly.
https://www.nachi.org/avoidinglitigation.htm  Free Avoiding Litigation CD.
https://www.nachi.org/benefits.htm  Membership benefits.
https://www.nachi.org/events.htm  Other InterNACHI events. 
http://www.nachiconvention.com InterNACHI's convention.
http://www.nashnachi.org  Nashville InterNACHI's chapter website.
 
 
 
 

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