2008 Home Inspection Course & Certification. Canada/US Start Price USD 599.00 Current Price USD 599.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 Location Lambertville, Michigan See more about '2008 Home Inspection Course & Certification. Canada/US' Description . XL Pro Titanium Professional Home and Commercial Inspection Software, Course, NACHI Certification This is a limited time, limited quantity offer.  MSI International, Inc. reserves the right to cancel this offer at any time. New for 2008! Updated 21 June 2008 BestInspectors.Net 's Deluxe 2008 Certification Study Course & NACHI* Certification and membership *InterNational Association of Certified Home Inspectors, The World's largest Home Inspector Trade association   Includes BestInspectors.Net XL Pro Titanium Edition Home & Commercial Inspection Report and Business System Version 8 Released October, 2007   *  * *  * $2,374.57 Total Package Value *  * *  * Become a Certified Residential Inspector (CRI) Earn your certification in less than 60 days!* Why spend Thousand$ of Dollars? Nobody offers more for less! Home Inspector Certification Course, Reference Set And XL Pro Titanium Edition Home and Commercial Inspection Report & Business System 9 CD's 11 CD's! More than 8,000 pages! Featuring 1,562 color photos from actual inspections! & Eight Textbooks more than 1,200 pages!   Home Inspection is one of the FASTEST GROWING Business Opportunities in North America For Most of us, buying a home is the biggest investment we will make in our lifetime. Home buyers are using home inspectors more and more.  There's good reason for the growth in the home inspection industry - For Most of us, buying a home is the biggest investment we will make in our lifetime and we need to be sure that the investment is a good one - The cost of housing is at an all time high.  Home buyers are faced with huge mortgages.  They can't afford to be hit with huge repair bills after they move into a house. - Flipping of houses has become a national pastime for builder wannabe's.  Flipping is often done by amateurs.  Home buyers are paying a high price for their inferior workmanship and cheap materials. - Home construction quality is in crisis.  construction quality sank to an all time low during the last half of 1970's and all through the 1980's.  It isn't much better today.  Builders routinely build to "Code minimums".  They use the cheapest possible materials and workmanship standards are not much better today than during the 1980's. There is growing concern among consumers that they might not get what they think they are paying for.  Real estate agents almost universally recommend to buyers that they have the home inspected before committing to the purchase.  Regardless of whether home sales are up or sales are down, home inspections are on the rise.  Some communities have either passed laws requiring home inspections (such as Toledo, Ohio where we have offices) or are considering such laws.  Many insurance companies and lenders now require home inspections.  Home Inspection is Still a Ground Floor Opportunity! Get the competitive edge you need with training and certification from two of the most respected names in the, MSI International and InterNACHI .  The jobs are out there and ... *  * *  * Certified inspectors get the jobs! *  **  * For more than 14 years MSI has been one of the most respected and best known names in construction education.  With training and certification through Management Science Institute and Best Inspectors Network, your customers will know that you have met the highest professional standards. Even if you are already certified by another certification authority or have a license, your CRI certification from InterNACHI will help give you a tremendous competitive advantage over other inspectors in your area. Course Highlights Click on underlined text to jump to a detailed description   1.  Certification through the InterNational Association of Certified home Inspectors* (NACHI, InterNACHI)  Testing included.  *With nearly 10,000 members, InterNACHI is the world's largest, most respected, and best recognized home inspector trade association in the World. 2.  11 CDs! - Featuring more than 1,500 photos from actual home inspections and more than 8,000 pages of construction manuals•  XL Pro Titanium Edition Home and Commercial Inspection Report software •  How To Write a Better Home Inspection Report by G. P. Wells, an e-book on CD •  Training and Reference CD 1 •  Training and Reference CD 2 •  Practice Exam featuring more than 650 practice questions. •  Report Creator CD •  Electricity and Electrical Construction volume 1 •  Roofs and Roofing •  Wood Destroying Insects •  Pricing Concepts and Strategies •  Home Inspection Database     3.  8 Textbooks - More than 1,200 pages•  Real Estate Home Inspection Mastering the Profession •  21 things Every Home Inspector Should Know •  The Home Owner's Handbook and Presentation Kit •  Commercial Structures •  Architectural Styles •  Exterior Structures •  Manufactured and Modular Housing 4.  XL Pro Titanium Edition Home and Commercial inspection Report software and complete business system 5.  Individual One-on-One Guidance.  Up to approximately 4 hours of individual, one-on-one telephone support and guidance by your personal instructor and guidance counselor. 6.  Online continuing education.  Enrollment and One full year of unlimited access to BestInspectors.Net online continuing education.  Take as many courses as you want as often as you want for a full year!  Guaranteed access to a minimum of 24 hours approved credit hours!  In addition to being approved for NACHI continuing education, many of your credit hours will also be approved for Certified Master Inspector® (CMI) certification and continuing education! 7.  One year BestInspectors.Net membership and free listing in the Find An Inspector online directory. 8.  One year membership in NACHI with full membership benefits and privileges including additional online continuing education 9.  One year subscription  to OnlineFileFolder.  OnlineFileFolder provides you with a secure place to upload your inspection reports so your clients can download them by clicking on a link that you send to the client by e-mail.  OnlineFileFolder allows you to bypass the limitations of e-mail systems that make e-mail delivery of reports unreliable.  OnlineFileFolder ensures that your reports are delivered quickly, safely, and securely.         Individual One-on-One Guidance A feature that separates this course from any other self-study courses you will find is the Individual One-on-One Guidance.  Some candidates will jump right in and study completely on their own but most will need a little help and guidance.  The course includes up to approximately 4 hours of individual, one-on-one telephone support and guidance by your personal instructor and guidance counselor. There is no set time limit.  Each candidate is different. Your support doesn't end when you earn your certification.  You may find that going out into the field to do your first inspections is when you most want - and need - someone to turn to for help.  Send your reports to your instructor before you send them to your clients.  Your instructor will review your reports and make suggestions for improvements if any are needed.  Take lots of pictures on your inspections.  When you see something that you don't understand, you can send your pictures to your instructor for an opinion. With a BestInspectors.Net self-study home inspection course, you will get all the benefits that you would normally expect from a classroom based course plus much more.  Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights) Certification by the InterNational Association of Certified Home Inspectors Plus Membership   With nearly 10,000 members, InterNACHI is the world's largest, most respected, and best recognized home inspector trade association.  Certification through the InterNational Association of Certified home Inspectors (NACHI, InterNACHI) and your first year of membership are included with the course.   There is nothing ore you need to pay for.  Everything is included in the course, including testing and your certificates. Your certification test can be taken online from your home or anywhere you have internet access.  It couldn't be easier! Your course includes one year membership in NACHI with full membership benefits and privileges including additional online continuing education.  No other trade association does so much of its members.  Most other trade associations end up being nothing more than a high priced magazine subscription.  NACHI is all about helping members succeed.  NACHI members have access to the online continuing education, the World's largest Home Inspector online forum, hundreds of local events held all across the US and Canada, vendor discounts and much more. Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights) BestInspectors.Net Continuing Education We started in 1992 as Management Science Institute, a training and small business development and consulting organization.  Even though today we are best known for having the World's largest selection of home and commercial inspection report software, training is still one of the things we do best. In the Fall of 2007 we launched our new online continuing education school.  Courses are a combination of self-study, interactive forums, and live online sessions.  Most courses involve one or more online sessions that are scheduled on different days of the week and different times of the day so that we can accommodate everyone's schedules.  New courses are in development and will continue to be added throughout 2008.  You are guaranteed to have convenient access to at least 24 continuing education hours throughout the course of the year.  Student can take individual courses or they can subscribe to unlimited access to all courses on a monthly basis.  Your course provides you with a full year of unlimited access to training.  You can take as many courses as you want as often as you want.  All courses are approved by InterNACHI for your required annual continuing education.  In addition to being approved for NACHI continuing education, many of your credit hours will also be approved for Certified Master Inspector® (CMI) certification and continuing education!   You will save hundreds of dollars on continuing education.      Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights) "Find An Inspector" online directory The first challenge of any new business is getting the word out that you are in business, ready to work!  The "Find An Inspector" directory will give you immediate exposure on a web site that gets hundreds of hits every day.  Online directories that charge hundreds of dollars for a listing get far less traffic than we get.  As one of our graduates, you get a free listing for your home inspection business and a one year membership to BestInspectors.Net!  After your first year, your listing remains free for as long as you continue to use our inspection report software or are a continuing education student. Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights) Online File Folder   A one year subscription  to OnlineFileFolder is included with your course when you pay with a credit card.*  OnlineFileFolder provides you with a secure place to upload your inspection reports so your clients can download them by clicking on a link that you send to the client by e-mail.  OnlineFileFolder allows you to bypass the limitations of e-mail systems that make e-mail delivery of reports unreliable.  OnlineFileFolder ensures that your reports are delivered quickly, safely, and securely. *A credit card is required in order to set up an Online File Folder account. You will sign-up separately, and we will issue a rebate for the cost of a basic account.   Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)   The Books   Real Estate Home Inspection Mastering the Profession 5th EditionTable of Contents: Establishing a Business The Inspection Report Soils and Foundations Wood and Construction Roofing Plumbing Electricity Heating and Ventilation Air Conditioning Appliances Swimming Pools & Spas Termites and Wood-Destroying Insects Environmental Considerations Glossary Index   Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)     Set of 4 Popular Titles Premium softcover books Commercial Structuresby Carson Dunlop & Associates Manufactured & Modular Housingby Steve Robinson and Maries S. Spodek, DREI Architectural Stylesby Carson Dunlop & Associates Exterior Structuresby Carson Dunlop & Associates   Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)           21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know by Frank Cook and Pat Remick 220 page book. Published 2005. (Trade Size soft cover, not a CD) A $24.95 value!   This book is an absolutely essential part of your success toolkit!  Whether you are just thinking about getting into the business or you are an experienced inspector, you will learn a lot about being successful in the business. On your first day on the job, you should know how to inspect a house; but it could be years before you understand how the home inspection business works. This book saves you time (and money!) by offering practical insights on the basics of the home inspection business in one easy-to-read resource. HIGHLIGHTS Interviews and testimonials from dozens of the industry's most respected home inspectors, addressing a variety of topics ranging from "getting started" and "tools of the trade" to "marketing your business," "liability and the courts," and "selling your skills to the do-it-yourselfer."   Insight into industry politics from key inspectors working in the field   First-hand testimonials on women working in the home inspection industry CONTENTS Come On In and Join Us · How Did You Get in Here? · What Do You Need to Know? · Home Inspection: It Isn't Just a Man's World · Tools of the Trade · Market Thyself ·  Where Do You Fit In the Deal? ·  Who Is Your Client? · Getting Paid · How Busy Can You Be? · How Far Does Your Inspection Have to Go? · How Dangerous Is This Job? · Working With Buyers · Getting Along Without You · Liability and the Courts ·  Everything Is About Ethics · The Organizational You · You're Involved in Politics · The Challenges Ahead · What Else Can You Do? · You and the High-Tech Home of the ... · Why Do People Fail? · Conclusions · Glossary · Index Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)       The perfect companion to The Homeowner's Handbook XL Pro Titanium Edition directly supports supports The Homeowner's Handbook and the InspectorStuff or NACHI Presentation Kit published by OMD Enterprise, Inc. Two new Home Owner's Handbook categories have been categories have been added to XL Pro 6™ so you can quickly access references to the Home Owner's Handbook through XL Pro 6 Drop Downs.  Using the Category Assignment Tools, The CAT™ (Platinum Edition), The XL Pro 6 Home Owner's Handbook Drop Downs  or any of XL Pro 6's 111 categories (including five custom categories) can be assigned to any comment or descriptor field in the entire report in about 10 seconds with only a few quick mouse clicks! Whether you distribute your reports on CD or print the reports, the InspectorStuff or NACHI Presentation Kit will enhance your professionalism. Many XL Pro 6 users distribute their reports on CD using BestInspectors.Net's copyrighted auto-running, menu based Report CD Creator instead of printing the report.  Imagine how impressed your clients will be when they open the report binder to find a professionally produced CD in a vinyl sleeve in the binder. Show your pride by presenting your report in this spectacular three ring binder system. We have designed it to be eyecatching, practical and very affordable! Your four color InspectorStuff or NACHI presentation kit includes an inspection agreement,  Standards of Practice and Ethics, an eight-page Glossary of Terms, a Preclosing Walk-Through Form, the prestigious Homeowner’s Handbook, and five labeled tab dividers—all packaged in a beautiful inspection binder. Your InspectorStuff presentation kit is a professional presentation that will surely make you, the certified inspector, stand head and shoulders above your peers! With the combination of XL Pro 6 and the InspectorStuff Presentation Kit, you will be the envy of every other inspector in your market area! Inspect the professional way! Buy a case or two today!!!  Your presentation kit is a professional presentation that will surely make you stand head and shoulders above your peers!Note: ONLY The Home Owners Handbook is included in this course.  The 3-ring binder and page separators are pictured for illustrative purposes only. Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)     The CDs CD #1 Best Inspectors Net XL Pro Titanium Edition Home and Commercial Inspection Report and Business System $595.00 value   XL Pro Titanium Edition           Features never before seen in inspection report software in this price range     Powerful value priced inspection report software that is big on features, small on price.  XL Pro Titanium Edition provides the professional home or commercial building inspector with features normally found in reporting software costing hundreds of dollars more.           The 1st Choice of Professionals!     Powered by Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)     System Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP or Vista 512 MB RAM (Windows XP) or 2 GB RAM (Windows Vista) Monitor resolution 1024x728 or higher Microsoft Office 2003 or Office 2007     XL Pro Titanium Edition Sample Page     New XL Pro Titanium Edition™ Version 8.0 Release date: October, 2007 Only $595 New Auto-summary Previously only available in high-end inspection report software, Titanium Edition now includes the Total Control Summary generator.  Tag a comment for inclusion in the Summary and TCS will take you to the Summary page where you select exactly where you want the comment to appear.  All you do is click a the OK button and your comment will be in the Summary.  You will instantly return to where you were working.  No other Auto-summary gives you the power and flexibility of Titanium Edition's TCS Auto-summary feature.     New Omission Guard Missing something on an inspection is one of the biggest fears of most inspectors.  Three out of four inspectors go home or to the office to complete their reports.  The main reason cited for not doing inspection reports on-site is a fear of missing something.  Titanium Edition's Omission Guard makes it almost impossible to miss anything.  Every comment field is highlighted in RED until a check box indicating "Inspected", "Not inspected" or "Not present" is checked.  That's not all.  If you accidentally check two conflicting checkboxes such as "Inspected" and "Not inspected", the comment field for that item will also be highlighted in RED.Omission Guard also fills any fields marked as "Not present" with light gray shading making it easier for you to complete the report and easier for the the home buyer to read it.     New Rapid Page Fill There are times when you inspect a room or a system and everything is OK, there are no defects or deficiencies to report.   There may be times when an entire system is not present.  In such cases, you want to be able to complete the page related to that system or room as quickly as possible. Titanium Edition's new Rapid Page Fill allows you to check all check boxes in a column with a single click of the mouse.  Click the Rapid Fill checkbox once to place a checkmark in all checkboxes, click it a second time and it will fill all the boxes with an X, click it again to clear all the checkboxes.     New Checkbox Maker Checkbox Maker instantly creates custom labeled checkboxes that you can place almost anywhere.  You can add custom checkboxes to your master report template, any of your custom report templates or create checkboxes on the fly for individual reports.  Checkboxes can be used to identify items within a category or attributes of an item.  Custom checkboxes can give your report a more organized and professional appearance when used to detail and highlight special or unusual room or system attributes.    All this is possible with a single mouse click on the XL Pro Command Bar.     New Windows Vista and Office 2007 Ready Most new PCs sold at the big box retailers such as Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, and so on are only being sold with Microsoft Windows Vista and the only versions of Microsoft Office they are selling are the 2007 Editions.  Even so, a lot of software does not run properly or may not work at all with Vista and Office 2007. XL Pro Titanium Edition gives you maximum flexibility.  XL Pro Titanium Edition version 8 now works with any edition of Windows XP or Vista and any edition of Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007.     New XL Pro Command Bar The powerful XL Pro Command Bar™ now comes to the Titanium Edition.  Previously only available in the Silver, Gold, and Platinum Editions, the XL Pro Command Bar brings the power of Titanium Edition's most popular features to the forefront.  The XL Pro Command Bar is accessible at all times regardless of where you are in the report or what you are doing.     New Photo Placement Options Do you sometimes want to place a photo right among your text, alongside a narrative, or next to check boxes related to the item depicted in the photo?  Now you can.  You still have the photo album pages that you have always had in XL Pro Titanium edition but now you can place a photo almost anywhere in the report.  No other inspection report software gives you so many options.     New Photo Annotation with Text There are times when to be sure that your reader's attention is directed toward one of several items in a photo.  You already have the ability to put a circle around the item or point to it with an arrow or to put a description near the photo.  Now, you also have the ability to put text directly on the photo.     New Pages XL Pro Titanium Edition features a complete new set of pages.  These pages were designed from the ground up based on the feedback of many of our thousands of inspectors who use our report systems and feedback from home buyers.  The new pages are easier to read, have a more contemporary look and make report writing faster and easier than ever before.     New Support for UMPC's Support handwriting recognition is just the start.  XL Pro titanium Edition's new pages are optimized for use on the smaller screens of Ultra Mobile Personal Computer's.  UMPC's are the perfect alternative to cumbersome, inefficient, difficult to use Pocket PC's.  Pocket PC's are impractical to use for inspections because of the difficulties associated with the scaled down operating systems, small screen size, need for a second PC, and a host of other deficiencies.  UMPC's solve all those problems and provide all the benefits of a hand held PC.  XL Pro Titanium is the inspection industry's first reporting software optimized for use on UMPC's.  Of course, if you are using a Laptop, Notebook, or Desktop PC, XL Pro Titanium Edition works equally well on those platforms.  In fact it is the only inspection report software designed specifically to run on all these platforms.     New Advanced Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar Checking No other inspection report system has the advanced Spelling and Grammar checking capabilities of XL Pro Titanium Edition.  Highlight any text in the report and click a button on the XL Pro Command Bar™.  It's that easy!  XL Pro Titanium Edition's Spelling Checker will advise you not only of spelling errors but will make suggestions for punctuation and grammar too.     New Create Resizable Text Boxes There are times when a detailed narrative description is needed.  A pre-defined comment just won't do.  Now you have the ability to create a resizable text box directly from the XL Pro Command Bar.  The text box can be placed directly over any existing comment field or just about anywhere else on the report.  The new Text Box feature gives you an unprecedented level of control over your report.     New Improved Navigation With so many sheets to select from to build your report, you need a way to quickly view and navigate to pages in the report.  XL Pro Titanium Edition's new navigation system gives you two method's in which to navigate to pages.  You still have the traditional line-up of page names at the bottom of the screen in the order that you have them arranged (to follow the sequence of your inspections).  Now you have a second, lightning fast, alphabetically arranged drop down menu of page names that allow you to jump directly to any page in the report.   Another new navigation tool is the "Home" button on the XL Pro Command Bar.  There are times when you are working on a report that you want to jump to the beginning of the report.  The Home button instantly takes you directly to the report's cover page. New Set Standard Report The ability to define a standard report and save it as your default or as a template is one of the most popular features of the Silver Gold and Platinum Editions but was previously not available in the Titanium Edition.              Home or Commercial Inspections The only PC based report available that has everything you need to perform residential or commercial inspections   The report is completely configurable for almost any type of building you can think of.  Whether you are inspecting a single family home, condo, apartment building, retail store, office building, or manufacturing plant, the report can be configured within minutes to match the building type.  It is so easy to configure that you can configure it to a particular building type on-the-fly while doing an inspection - with no appreciable time loss.  The report comes pre-configured for a single family home.   Comments Library 10,000+ Comments and Descriptors in 99 Categories   The most powerful feature of the Report is its built-in fully editable library of more than 10,000 pre-defined comments and field descriptors in 111 Categories.   If by some chance you don't find a comment from among the thousands available, you can permanently add your custom comments and descriptors to the library.  The Comments Library is expandable to nearly 20,000 comments and descriptors!  You can also type directly into a comment or descriptor field without permanently adding it to the Library.     Drop-downs No need to touch the keyboard   Every descriptor and every comments field in the report contains a drop down box of predefined descriptions and comments.  Literally tens of millions of combinations are available.    If by some chance you don't find a comment from among the thousands available, you can permanently add your custom comments and descriptors to the library.  The Comments Library is expandable to nearly 20,000 comments and descriptors!  You can also type directly into a comment or descriptor field without permanently adding it to the Library.     a Quick and Easy Check Boxes No need to touch the keyboard   Double click on a checkbox and a check mark will appear in the box.  Right click on a check box and an "X" will appear in the box.  To clear a check mark or X mark from a checkbox, either double click on it or right click on it and mark will be removed.     Insert Photos Easiest and fastest in the industry   Double click on a photo box to bring up a "browse" window.   Double click on the photo file and it will automatically be inserted, sized and aligned for you.   Click on a button located at the bottom of each and insert a black arrow, red arrow, red circle, or text box on your photo to  highlight defects.  The entire process to insert a photo, and place all four elements (a red arrow, a black arrow, a red circle, and a text box) on it can be accomplished in a mere 10 seconds!       Auto Summary Page A feature usually only found in reports costing hundreds more   Each major section of the report has comments sections where you can place comments that will appear both on the subject page and on the Auto-Summary Page. In addition to the Auto-Summary Page, there are two additional Summary Page options, including one that allows you to mix a narrative summary with photos on the same page.       Comments Library 10,000+ Comments and Descriptors in 99 Categories   The most powerful feature of the Report is its built-in fully editable library of more than 10,000 pre-defined comments and field descriptors in 111 Categories.  Every descriptor and every comments field in the report contains a drop down box of predefined descriptions and comments.  Literally tens of millions of combinations are available.    If by some chance you don't find a comment from among the thousands available, you can permanently add your custom comments and descriptors to the library.  The Comments Library is expandable to more than nearly 100,000 comments and descriptors!  You can also type directly into any comment or descriptor field without permanently adding it to the Library.     Brand Names More than 200 popular equipment manufacturers   Many inspectors include brand names of major appliances, HVAC, and Electrical equipment.  The comments library includes more than 200 common brand names, Trade Names, and manufacturers.  And, like all sections of the Comments Library, you can continue to expand the number of items listed by name.        Spell Check A single word or an entire page   One of the most requested features we have had with our older reporting system is the ability to do spell checking on comments fields and the summary page.  You now have the ability to run spell check on every page of the report.   Of course, you may not ever need it because you can complete a report almost without ever having to touch the keyboard.         Printing Advanced print interface   Because this report is so highly configurable, the chances of any two inspectors having exactly the same report are almost zero.  Of the 20 pages of the basic report, some inspectors may configure the report to only be 8-10 pages, some may use every one of the 22 pages of the report.  We have provided you with a quick and easy way to select and print only the pages you need.    You can print any page from a button on that page or you can click on a button on the first page that gives you a menu of available pages to print.  Simply click on the circle next to each page and press print.  All the pages you need and only the pages you need will print.  Any combination of pages can be selected and sent to the printer in about 5 seconds.   Pre-inspection Agreement (Contract) And a complete set of business tools   XL Pro Titanium Edition comes complete with a pre-inspection agreement and a full set of business tools including job order forms, receipt, invoice, telephone record, photo log, tri-fold brochure template, Quicklist marketing tool, and much more.   Meets or Exceeds All Industry Standards And a complete set of business tools   Reports created with XL Pro Titanium Edition will meet or exceed all industry standards throughout the United States and Canada.   Texas 100% TREC compliant   XL Pro Titanium Edition is 100% compliant with the requirements of the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).  The five required TREC pages are included in the report.  The TREC pages can also be used throughout the United States and Canada.   Home Owner's Handbook Integration with the InspectorStuff Presentation Kit   XL Pro Titanium Edition directly supports supports The Homeowner's Handbook and the InspectorStuff and NACHI Presentation Kit published by OMD Enterprise, Inc.  Two Home Owner's Handbook categories are included in XL Pro Titanium edition so you can quickly access references to the Home Owner's Handbook through XL Pro Drop-downs. Whether you distribute your reports on CD or print the reports, the the InspectorStuff and NACHI Presentation Kits will enhance your professionalism. Many XL Pro users distribute their reports on CD using Best Inspectors Net's copyrighted auto-running, menu based Report CD Creator instead of printing the report.  Imagine how impressed your clients will be when they open the report binder to find a professionally produced CD of your report with relevant cross references to the The Homeowner's Handbook.     Screen Shots The size and quality of the screen shots have been reduced for fast loading   Insert a photo almost anywhere in the report   Header from the Moisture and Mold page   Advanced Spelling and Grammar Checking   XL Pro Drop-down Menu Jump to a page           Inserting Photos   Annotate Photos with Arrows, Circles, and Text     Pre-inspection Agreement (front) Tri-fold Brochure Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)   CD's #2 and #3 Reference and training materials Over 8,000 pages! Reference and training materials Description # of Pages General building 1,200+ Electrical 300+ Plumbing & pipefitting 275+ Roofs & Roofing 140+ Concrete 200+ Architectural/Structural 150+ Builder Series (volumes 1, 2, and 3) 1,000+ Carpentry 200+ Engineering 1,375+ HVAC, soil testing, joint sealing, math, hardware, tools, and much more! 1,400+ Inspection photos: termites, powder post beetles, roofs, electrical, wet basements, structural problems, water damage, chimney problems, modern construction, and more! 800+ Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)   CD #4 Home Inspector Practice Exam $14.99 value Home Inspector's Practice Exam NEW! You can find other Home Inspector practice exams on eBay but only one is from the Industry Leader in Home Inspection Education and Inspection Report Software   Published By BestInspectors.Net ™ Requires Microsoft Excel 650+ practice questions!   654 Questions     Your Statistics         598 Correct answers     56 Incorrect answers     654 Total answers     91.4% Percentage correct   NEW CD Edition   Premium Edition Auto-scoring! Each of the eleven sections of the exam is a separate self-scoring exam.  As you answer each question with the click of the mouse, you immediately learn whether or not you have answered the question correctly.  Your total number of questions answered is shown at the top of the screen in each section along with the percentage that were answered correctly, and the number answered incorrectly. This is the most comprehensive and easy to follow practice exam you will find anywhere.  Each major subject area is in its own self-scoring section.  You get a separate score for each section plus an overall score for all sections combined. Auto-run, Menu driven Just download the installation file and follow the easy step by step installation.  You will be up and running within two minutes! This popular practice exam has been updated and now has more than 650 practice questions that will help you prepare for any home inspector certification exam or state license exam. Many practice tests are being sold on eBay but only one comes from the industry leader in both home inspector education and home inspection report software - BestInspectors.Net Be prepared Before you take the NACHI, CRHI, ASHI, NAHI, exam*, the NHIE, or a state licensing exam, take this practice test. *BestInspectors.Net™ does not represent ASHI, NAHI, or NACHI.  BestInspectors.Net™ is a member of NACHI and NAHI      More than 650 questions in 11 major categories:               Electrical systems - 60+ questions Basic electricity  - 60+ questions Structure - 60+ questions Uniform Building Code - 40+ questions Exterior - 60+ questions Plumbing - 60+ questions Insulation - 50+ questions Interior - 40+ questions   Heating - 50+ questions Air conditioning - 60+ questions Roofs - 60+ questions Includes valuable test taking tips to help ensure your success.      Screen Shots Each section is an individual exam with its own score The Answer Key section has your total score for 11 tests combined (see the Score Box above).  Quickly Navigate to Any Section The Go To An Exam Page drop down navigation menu is visible on the screen at all times   Easily Reset the Exam Anytime You Want to Start Over  The Main Menu You can quickly and easily go from one section to another using either the Main Menu, the Go To An Exam Page drop down navigation menu, or the Page Tabs at the bottom of the screen   Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)   CD #5 Inspection Report CD Creator Auto-Running Menu Based Report CD system for Inspection Report.  The future is paperless.  The Best Inspectors Network  Inspection Report CD Creator provides you with an easy to use template for creating and distributing Inspection Report CD's.   The CD is auto-running and menu driven.  You customers will love getting their report in this easy to use and easy to distribute format.  Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)   CD #6 Electricity and Electrical Systems volume 1 Three comprehensive Electrical training manuals Over 700 Pages Five Electrical Calculators on CD Microsoft Excel (or 100% compatible) required and Featuring more than 200 Photographs From actual home inspections performed by Best Inspector Network™ members, depicting some of the most common electrical problems found during home inspections   Training and Reference Manuals     Construction Electrician - Basic 339 pages 1.  Construction Support 2.  Drawings and Specifications 3.  Power Generation 4.  Power Distribution 5.  Interior Wiring 6.  Communications and Lighting 7.  Electrical Appliances, Test Equipment, Motors, and Generators Facilities, Interior Electrical 178 Pages 1.  Switchgear Assemblies, 600V OR LESS 2.  Transformers 3.  Electric Motors 4.  Motor Controls 5.  Power Cables 6.  Solid-State Electronic Equipment 7.  Grounding 8.  Illumination 9.  Back-up, Security, and Protection Systems 10. Hazardous Substances 11. Electrical Safety 12. Test Equipment 13. Test Methods 14. Maintenance Schedules Facilities, Exterior Electrical 198 Pages 1. Primary Considerations 2. Inspections and Tests 3. Transmission and Distribution Substations 4. Overhead Distribution 5. Underground and Submarik E Cables 6. Outdoor Lighting 7. Transformers and Regulators 8. Overcurrent Protective and Switching Devices 9. Overvoltage Protection 10. Grounding 11. Relays and Controls 12. Instruments and Meters 13. Power Capacitors 14. Storage Batteries 15. Tools and Equipment 16. Electrical Service Interference 17. Maintenance Schedules    Electrical Calculators MSI's complete collection of electrical calculators is now available together as a set, previously available only through our classroom courses, now available on CD to everyone.   ...Five great utilities to make your job easier Electrical Conduit Fill/Size Calculator based on the 2002 National Electrical Code (NEC)® Enter any combination of up to 30 different conductor sizes or types in any quantity and the calculator will determine the conduit size for every type of conduit recognized by the NEC®.   Power Factor Correction - 3 Calculators in one New feature! Allows you to choose either Voltage and Amperage input or Wattage input.  Most PF calculators require you to enter wattage information but with this calculator you have a choice. You can enter only the current and voltage.  No separate wattmeter is required.   Or, if you prefer, you can enter the Wattage instead of the current and voltage. Then, enter the PF (actual if you know it or from motor nameplate information) and the calculator will tell you how many kVAr's to put on-line to achieve the PF you want. The PF Correction calculator can also be used to select transformers.  Instructions are included in the PF Calculator to determine transformer size.  (see the screen shots below)   Easy to understand and use Whether you are a first year apprentice, a master electrician, engineer, inspector, or a homeowner, you can use this software and learn from it. Residential Single Family Service Calculator Calculates the branch circuit demand loads, total demand load, main breaker size and the size of service conductors.   The Future is Electric   Be prepared! 3 Phase 4 Wire Wye - 8 Calculators in one Calculates: Neutral current Phase leg power in V-A Phase leg power in Watts System power in V-A System power in Watts Line to neutral voltage Transformer phase current Transformer phase power   Fault Current Calculator Utility to service equipment Service equipment to panel Panel to sub-panel Sub-panel to load Transformer vault     MS Excel (2003 or newer) required for all electrical calculators     Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)     CD #7 Roofs and Roofing volume 1 Roofs and Roofing Volume 1 Roofs, Attics, Chimneys, and Trim On CD! Roofs and Roofing Volume 1: Roofs, Attics, Chimneys, and Trim Featuring more than 150 original photographs from actual home inspections performed by Best Inspector Network™ members, depicting some of the most common roofing problems found during home inspections. Roofing problems represent the number one major problem area encountered by home inspectors.  In order to be a successful home inspector it is essential that you know roofs!The best way to learn roofing is to see the results of improperly installed roofs and roofs that have simply died of old age.   This CD contains more than 150 original photos of roofs, attics, chimneys, and trim from actual home inspections.  These photos will help you quickly identify existing or potential roofing problems. Many inspectors fail to recognize these problems, especially when the problems are in their infancy.  Anyone can recognize major damage after it already exists but it takes a skilled inspector to be able to identify many  defects and deficiencies before they actually cause damage or before the damage is visible to the untrained eye.  This series of CD's will help you develop the skills you need. Also included... Two comprehensive manuals of roofs and roofing Roofs Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - General Discussion Chapter 3 - Causes of Roof Failures (File size: 9.6 MB.) Chapter 4 - Build-Up Roofing (File size: 15.7 MB.) Chapter 5 - Asphalt Shingle Roofing (File size: 9.6 MB.) Chapter 6 - Asphalt Roll Roofing (File size: 1.9 MB.) Chapter 7 - Asbestos-Cement Roofing Chapter 8 - Slate Roofing Chapter 9 - Tile Roofing (File size: 1.6 MB.) Chapter 10 - Wood-Shingle Roofing Chapter 11 - Metal Roofing Chapter 12 - Flashing and Appurtenances (File size: 12MB.) Chapter 13 - Special Roofing Chapter 14 - Safety Appendix A - Department of Defense Instructions Appendix B - Technical Manuals Appendix C - Material Specifications and Standards Appendix D - National Bureau of Standards Publications Appendix E - Industry Publications Appendix F - Guide Specifications for Military Construction Appendix G - Sample Historical Record Formats and Inspection Formats Index Roofing Chapter 1 - GENERAL Chapter 2 - LOW SLOPE ROOFING Chapter 3 - ROOF DECK Chapter 4 - INSULATION Chapter 5 - BUILT-UP ROOFING Chapter 6 - SINGLE-PLY ROOFING Chapter 7 - MODIFIED BITUMEN ROOFING Chapter 8 - PROTECTED MEMBRANE ROOFING Chapter 9 - FLUID-APPLIED ROOFING Chapter 10 - SPRAYED POLYURETHANE FOAM Chapter 11 - STEEP ROOFING Chapter 12 - WATERPROOFING AND DAMP PROOFING APPENDIX A - REFERENCES   Two comprehensive manuals of roofs and roofing and more than 150 original photographs from actual home inspections on CD This CD contains both original works by Best Inspectors Network™ and republications (modified) of U.S. government publications.  The compilation on this CD is protected by U.S. and International copyright laws.   ©2004-2007 by MSI International, Inc.     Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)   CD #8 Wood Destroying Insects volume 1 Wood Destroying Insects Volume 1 Termites and Powder Post Beetles On CD! Wood Destroying Insects volume 1: Termites and Powder Post Beetles Featuring more than 500 original photographs From actual home inspections performed by Best Inspector Network™ members, of wood destroying insect evidence and damage found during home inspections. Most books and training manuals will show you a photograph of a problem but, even though it may be an excellent photograph, it is difficult for you to learn from it how to identify the problem in the field.  The reason is that most training manuals do not show the problem in its full and proper context.  The photo collections in our training CD's walk you through the houses and to the problems.  It is as close to being there as you can get.  You will get the feel that you have walked into the houses in these photo series and found the problem just as you would have done had you inspected the houses yourself. This CD will walk you through five houses ranging in age from about 30 years to more than 100 years and a 150 year old church, each invested with either termites, powder post beetles, or carpenter ants. One house in the collection was a home inspectors worst nightmare. It almost had it all; termites, carpenter ants, wood destroying organisms, mice, rats, and a host of other non WDI/WDO problems.  About the only thing it didn't have was carpenter bees.  By the time you have finished browsing through the more than 500 photos on this CD, you will never again look at a piece of wood the same way again.  You will have an entirely new sense of awareness of termites and powder post beetles and the damage they can do.   Even if you do not do WDI or WDO inspections, your clients expect you as a home inspector to be able to identify damage, understand what caused it, and explain it to them.  Many inspectors fail to recognize these problems, especially when the problems are in their infancy.  Anyone can recognize major damage after it already exists but it takes a skilled inspector to be able to identify many  defects and deficiencies before they actually cause damage or before the damage is visible to the untrained eye.  This entertaining and educational series of photos collections will help you develop the skills you need. Also included... A collection of hard to find public domain termite and powder post beetle training and reference manuals and articles.     This CD contains both original works by Best Inspectors Network™ and republications of government publications.  The compilation on this CD is protected by U.S. and International copyright laws.   ©2005-2007 by MSI International, Inc.   Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)     CD #9 "How To Write a Better Home Inspection Report" $24.95 value  "How To Write a Better Home Inspection Report" By George Wells, BSEE, MBA, CMI 110 pages, published August 2007 Published August 2007 Whether you are an experienced inspector who has done thousands of inspections or your are a new inspector just getting started the home inspection business, you will be writing better inspection reports after you read this book. The techniques you will learn from the book will help you write better reports and you will write your reports more efficiently.  Your reports will be more effective than ever before.  Your clients and real estate agents will be happy because they will be able to read and understand your reports.  You will be happy because you will have happy clients, you'll get more business, you'll stay our of court, and you'll make more money. This is not another course about English grammar!  We keep grammar, style and usage to a minimum.  This workshop is about report writing techniques, the psychology of report writing, and the legal aspects of report writing.  These are techniques that you will be able to use on your very next inspection. Regardless of how you write your reports, you will be able to use the techniques you will learn from the book.  The techniques you will learn are not based on the use of any particular brand of home inspection report software. Contents Part 1 – The Fundamentals Introduction The Basics Grammar, Style, and Usage Write the way you talk Inspectorspeak The Goal of the Inspection Report How Many Pages Should the Report Have? Live By the Sword, Die By The Sword Who’s Packing your Parachute? Do I Need a Checklist? Choosing the Right Inspection Report Software States With Special Requirements Effective and Efficient Reduce the Clutter Where’s My Notepad? Part 2- The Psychology of Report Writing Introduction Home Inspection Report or Home Condition Report? White Space The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly I Know What I Know – and That’s OK Disclaimers - Protect Yourself Without Scaring the Client Symbols and Icons The Summary Page When is a Summary Page Not a Summary Page? Part 3 – Presenting the Report What Was Good Enough Five Years Ago Isn’t Good Enough Today The Digital Age CDs Presentation Binders On-site or Delayed Delivery Part 4 – Conclusion and Epilog When In Rome … Conclusion Epilog Part 5 – Acknowledgments Acknowledgments: A Who's Who of the Home Inspection Industry    Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights)   CD #10 Home Inspection Database $195 value  New for 2008! BestInspectors.Net ™ Home Inspection Database version 1.2 The Home Inspection Database allows you to print blank job order forms to carry with you so that when you are out of the office and schedule an inspection on your cell phone, you are sure to get all the relevant information.  You can log the information into the database at any time.  The database will keep a record of every inspection you have ever performed.   Maintaining a database of all your inspections will be a very useful business tool.  You will be able to go back to see how many times you have worked with a particular real estate agent or add on services.  You can fine tune your marketing and advertising based on the information that you have in your database.      CD #11 "Pricing Concepts and Strategies - A Guide for Home Inspectors" $14.95 value "Pricing Concepts and Strategies - A Guide for Home Inspectors" By George Wells, BSEE, MBA, CMI 51 pages, published June 2008 Determining how much to charge for inspections is one of the most important business decisions you will ever make.  This guide helps you make better pricing decisions that will allow you be competitive in your market and will lead to profits.   BestInspectors.Net 's Home Inspector Certification Study Course and Business System Home Inspector study materials, prep test, and complete home inspection system, all included on eight CD set Includes certification testing, application processing fees, transcripts, and certificates suitable for framing You can take the final exam at a location near your home, anywhere in the world.   A minimum test score of 80% is required for certification.  If you do not score at least 80% on the examination, you can retest as often as necessary at no additional charge until you score a minimum of 80%.    Frequently Asked Questions Q.  What is the difference between this program and your other self-study courses?" A.  Each course is different.  Be sure to read the descriptions carefully.  Some do not include certification.  This program includes  certification, textbooks and XL Pro Titanium Home Inspection report Software.  Everything is included in this program.  The normal price of this program, when purchased directly from MSI, is $2,374.57 (Real estate Home Inspection Mastering the Profession $89.70, MSI CD set $129, XL Pro Titanium $595, NACHI certification and first year of membership $289, Best Inspectors Network membership, $99, 21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know $24.95, How to Write A Better Home Inspection Report $24.95, Set of 4 Popular Titles $48.60, 12 Months of BestInspectors.Net online continuing education $359.40, up to 4 hours of personalized one-on-one instructor conferences via e-mail and telephone $480, Home Owner's Handbook and Presentation Kit $24.95, Home Inspection Database $195, Pricing concepts and Strategies $14.95). Q.  Is this course available as a classroom course instead of self-study? A.  No.  We offer classroom courses but dates and times are limited and they do not include everything that is included in this special self-study course.  We have classrooms in New York, California, Michigan, and Ohio.  Q.  How long will it take to complete the course and the certification process? A.  The amount of time required to complete the certification process varies among individual candidates.  We recommend planning to spend between 40 and 100 hours studying.  Most candidates should be able to complete the process easily within 60 days.  Many do the entire course in only one or two weeks.    NOTE: Shipping charges do NOT include taxes, duty, or customs fees.  Buyers are responsible for all local taxes, duty fees, or Customs fees.   Best Inspectors Net    Inspection Report Systems to fit every need and every budget With the Home Inspection Industry's Largest Collection of Inspection Report Systems available, We have what you need!      Legacy 3   Legacy 5   TexTrex PDF (Texas)   MasterCheckList PDF   TexTrex Professional (Texas)   MasterCheckList Professional   NACHI Reporter   XL Pro Legacy   XL Pro Express   XL Pro Titanium   XL Pro Silver   XL Pro Gold   XL Pro Platinum     * Legacy 3 and Legacy 5 and Legacy 7 are available as downloads only. * Legacy 1, Legacy 2, and Legacy 6 are no longer available.   Return to the Table of Contents (Course Highlights) BestInspectors.Net is an official trademark of MSI International, Inc.U.S. Buyers:We accept Credit Cards, PayPal, Business Checks, or Personal ChecksBuyers Outside the United States:International Money Orders Only NO PAYPALNO CREDIT CARDS MSI International, Inc. 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