Professional and competent home inspectors are fully trained in the proper operation of all

commonly found home systems. These systems generally include:

Other Systems
Additional fees can
apply to inspect
these systems:
Septic System
Testing
Swimming
Pool/Spa
Water Quality
Testing
Well Testing

Special Inspection Services

Additional fees usually apply for
these inspection services:
Mold Sampling/Survey
Radon Testing
EIFS/Synthetic Stucco
Asbestos
Pests/Wood Destroying Organisms
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Testing
Septic System Testing
Lead Testing

• Structural Components: Foundations, floors and walls.

• Exterior Components: Siding paint, windows, decks, garage doors, etc.
• Roofing: Coverings, flashings, chimneys, etc.
• Plumbing: Piping, fixtures, faucets, water heating and fuel storage systems, etc.
• Electrical: Wiring, main service panels, conductors, switches, receptacles, etc.
• Heating: Equipment, safety controls, distribution systems, chimneys, etc.
• Air Conditioning and Heat Pumps: Cooling and air-handling equipment, controls and
ducting, etc.
• Interior: Partitions, ceilings, floors, railings, doors and windows, etc.
• Insulation and Ventilation: Attics, walls, floors, foundations, kitchen and bathrooms,
etc.
Home inspectors should present the customer with a clearly written or typed home
inspection report, which must conform to the accepted standards of practice for the state
the inspection is performed in or the standards of practice of the association that the home
inspector belongs to or.
Professionally trained home inspectors assist in maintaining the health of your home and a
property inspection makes home maintenance easy by catching small problems before they
become big surprises.

Other Types of Inspections

There are many other types of property
inspections offered by home inspectors,
depending on your needs:
Pre-Listing Inspections
Pre-Purchase Inspections
New Construction Inspections
HUD/FHA Inspections
Multiunit Inspections
Annual Maintenance Checkup

In just a few hours you'll have a detailed report of the condition of your home so that you
can plan for needed repairs and upgrades when it’s time to make them. When purchasing a
home, many home buyers have saved literally thousands of dollars through information
provided by the home inspector. Home owners who have owned their homes for several
years can even benefit from a home inspector's knowledge of maintenance and repairs, and
experience to avert potential problems. In many areas where disasters have occurred,
homeowners have relied on inspectors to help them identify any damage resulting from
storms, earthquakes, etc.

Kaplan Professional Schools - The leader in home inspection training since 1987. Offers
educational and other resources for home inspectors and additional information about the
home inspection industry.
American Society of Home Inspectors - The largest and oldest not-for-profit
professional association created in 1976 to establish and advocate high Standards of
Practice and a strict Code of Ethics for it's member community.
National Association of Home Inspectors - An independent organization established in
1987 to promote professional standards and continuing education in the Home Inspection
industry.
National Association of Certifed Home Inspectors - One of the fastest growing home
inspector associations in the world, NACHI is an independent organization promoting
professional standards and continuing education in the Home Inspection industry.
California Real Estate Inspection Association - A voluntary, nonprofit public benefit
organization of real estate inspectors, founded in 1976, providing education and support
services to its members and the real estate community.

Kaplan Real Estate

Schools
Maximize your chance for
success as a real estate
Salesperson with Kaplan.
REALTOR.COM - Large real estate database of homes for sale and other real estate
information.
Yahoo! Real Estate - Find listings and information to help you buy, build, sell, finance,
move, and improve your home.
Homeideas.com - Research tool for your home improvement projects.
DoItYourself.com - A vast collection of home improvement resources.
Buying-New-Home.com - Free first time homebuyer course!
Code Check - The Code Check Series are condensed flipchart guides to the most commonly
cited code violations encountered by building inspectors, emphasizing the central life-safety
principles that underlie building codes throughout the United States.
Landlord Association.Org - Providing News, Information, Advice, and Management
Solutions for Landlords, Real Estate Investors, Property Owners and Managers.
Homeinspection.com is a free public resource provided by Kaplan Professional Schools,
the Leader in Home Inspection Training since 1987.

Getting Started in the Home Inspection Profession

1 Day - 6 hours
Only $89.
Save up to $125 when you register for our Fast Track or Enhanced course during
this course!*

Course Outline Register Now

This 6-hour introductory home inspector training class will provide attendees a basic
overview of the home inspection profession. Upon completion of this class students will have
a general overall knowledge of the history of the home inspection business as well as an
understanding of the scope of a residential home inspection. This is the perfect introductory
home inspector training course if you are considering starting a home inspection business.
When you are ready to further your home inspector education your course fee can be
applied to one of our comprehensive home inspection classes including our Fast Track,
Enhanced, and National Online Home Inspection course.
* $89 fee applied to future Fast Track, Enhanced, or National Online Home Inspection course
registration, or sign up during your Getting Started class and get a $125 discount applied to
Fast Track or Enhanced class registration!

Learning Objectives
• Establishing a home inspection business
• Home inspection History
• Scope of a residential home inspection, including inclusions, limitations, and
exclusions
• The home inspector's role in a real estate transaction
• Tools necessary for the inspector
• Overview of the business including, telephone inquiry, booking an inspection,
presentation of the inspection, report delivery, payment/pricing, and business
opportunities.
• Report writing - meeting standards, reporting style options (Matrix Advantage or
InspectNOW Software) and typical items viewed during a home inspection.
• Avoid the hassles of traffic and reduce the time and expense involved when
increasing your knowledge and obtaining continuing education credits. Kaplan
Professional Schools is proud to present our Online Classroom! With this new and
innovative approach to education you can sit in the comfort of your own home and
attend class! Each class is organized into 2-hour segments (between 4 and 12 total
segments per class).
• These comprehensive pre-recorded classes are held online and available when you are!
With our Online Classroom your education doesn't need to wait; your time is your
own again! A certificate of completion is provided within two business days after the
course is completed. Please review the System Requirements to ensure
compatibility with your computer.
• For information on online course CE credit approval for your state licensing board or
home inspector association see the course approvals section.
• Welcome to the next level in Home Inspection education. Welcome to the Online
Classroom!

• Online Home Inspection Classes:

• More online classes are coming soon!
•

Online Classroom
The classroom that’s available whenever you are!
 • Avoid the hassles of traffic and reduce the time and expense involved when
increasing your knowledge and obtaining continuing education credits. Kaplan
Professional Schools is proud to present our Online Classroom! With this new and
innovative approach to education you can sit in the comfort of your own home and
attend class! Each class is organized into 2-hour segments (between 4 and 12 total
segments per class).
• These comprehensive pre-recorded classes are held online and available when you are!
With our Online Classroom your education doesn't need to wait; your time is your
own again! A certificate of completion is provided within two business days after the
course is completed. Please review the System Requirements to ensure
compatibility with your computer.
• For information on online course CE credit approval for your state licensing board or
home inspector association see the course approvals section.
• Welcome to the next level in Home Inspection education. Welcome to the Online
Classroom!

• Online Home Inspection Classes:

• More online classes are coming soon!
•
Electrical Inspection
8 hours (4 class segments)
Course
HVAC Inspection 16 hours (8 class
Course segments)
Interior Inspection
8 hours (4 class segments)
Course
Plumbing Inspection
8 hours (4 class segments)
Course
Pool & Spa
8 hours (4 class segments)
Inspection Course
Structure Inspection
8 hours (4 class segments)
Course
Roof Inspection
8 hours (4 class segments)
Course

• More online classes are coming soon!

•
Appliance Inspection Course 4 hours (2 class segments)
24 hours (12 class
Commercial Inspection Course
segments)
Exterior Inspection Course 8 hours (4 class segments)
HUD/FHA Inspection Course 8 hours (4 class segments)
Manufactured Home Inspection Course 8 hours (4 class segments)
Marketing Course 4 hours (2 class segments)
Mold Survey & Sampling Course 16 hours (8 class segments)
24 hours (12 class
New Construction Inspection Course
segments)
Report Writing Course
8 hours (4 class segments)
Includes 10 Matrix Advantage Reports

•
Commercial Inspection
3 Days - 24 hours*
Only $699
Outline Preparation Register Now

Kaplan's Commercial Inspection course is taught by experienced commercial property

inspectors in a three day seminar format and is open to all inspectors looking to enhance
their expertise.

Multistory office buildings, strip shopping centers, apartment complexes, industrial

warehouses, and many other types of commercial properties are purchased by investors
who need quality inspections and information. The commercial inspection business may be
the opportunity you are looking for. Using your already developed skills and our method for
completing a commercial inspection, a whole new world of business becomes available. A
few bold inspectors are venturing into this arena and finding it lucrative and uncrowded.

Kaplan's Commercial Inspection course provides guidelines and actual skills necessary to
perform a pre-purchase inspection and prepare a written, narrative report on a commercial
property. It gives you the confidence and skills you need to get started in the commercial
inspection market. The course details the "Team Approach," which can be utilized, even
by the smallest of companies. This course also outlines procedures and methods employed
by the "Team Captain" using consultants for large and complicated commercial properties.
Kaplan has designed this course to teach the business of commercial inspecting, including
general theory and practical applications of running a successful business, as well as
insights into marketing and advertising.
This relatively unexploited area of the inspection industry is sure to grow in the future.
Upgrade today and join a small but growing number of in-high-demand commercial
inspectors. This course provides an in-depth text book which includes sample reports. The
ASTM E-2018-01 Commercial Standards are provided and discussed during the course.
Study with the best...Kaplan...Your success is our business!

Commercial Inspection Course Outline

Day 1
Module A-Brief History of the Industry
In order to know where we are and were we are going, it's important to know how we got
here. This course reveals important aspects about the evolution of the profession.
Module B-Entering the Commercial Inspection Business
It takes desire, knowledge, and a proven business system to be successful in this
profession. This course provides the tools! Module C-Addressing Key Issues
• Business and Personal Objectives
• Qualifications and Resources
• Commercial vs. Residential
• Choosing your Market
• A Good Business Plan
Module D-The Commercial Client
Sophisticated; businesslike; professional. The Commercial client is easier to deal with than
the residential client, or are they? The Commercial client is also intelligent, cunning, a
shrewd communicator and negotiator-be prepared!
• Client Needs
 • Expectations
• Value Perceived
• Scope of Services
• Proposals, Contracts
• Written Report (value perceived for fee paid)
Module E-Selling a Commercial Inspection
The ability to sell this unique product requires special skills, which the course will cover.
These skills are critical to your success in the Commercial Inspection Business
• Policy (image, quality, and scope of services offered)
• Source of Leads
• Taking an Order (telephone, bid, requests, and more)
• Pricing a Job (cost of sales + overhead and profit)
• Proposals and Contracts
Module F-Inspection Procedures using the "Team Approach"
It took the course creator 27 years and 50,000 reports to develop this method. You will
have basic knowledge necessary to use the method at completion of this course.
• The Team-Captains, Employees, Consultants
• Pre-Inspection Interviews, Maintenance and Management
• The Inspection Checklist
• Data Collection, Compilation Methods
• Coordinating Consultants and Others
Day 2
Module G-Basic Building Components-descriptions, problem identification (an
overview)
Although the course is not intended to provide the technical knowledge necessary to inspect
all aspects of each major component, the course does provide the guidelines for defining
components and identifying problems of each using fee paid consultants.
• Sitework
• Building Exterior
• Roof
• Structure
• Foundation
• Building Interior
• HVAC
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Elevators and Other Components
Module H-Commercial Reports
The completed, narrative report, customized to a specific client, should be a work of art,
effectively articulating the subject property. Repeat business is contingent upon your image.
Poorly prepared reports can come back to haunt you!
• The Basic Function (what it is, isn't)
• Style-effective written communication
• Semantics (as a legal document)
• Components-Cover letter, Introduction
• Summary, Body, Disclaimer, Appendix
• Major Repair Cost Estimating
Module I-Course Summary-Marketing
This course will outline the marketing steps necessary to begin a commercial inspection
business today.
• Markets Defined
• Methods of Marketing
• Today-What's Hot and What's Not
Day 3
Module J - Commercial Electrical
• Typical voltages encountered with single and three phase
• Delta and Y connected systems, three and four wire
• Services
• Transformers
• Working clearances, dedicated space and egress
• Wiring methods
• Grounding and GFPE equipment
• Suspended ceilings
• Examples from many commercial inspections

Preparation
We recommend that the student meet at least one of the following requirements before
taking this course:
• Completion of Kaplan's home inspection course
• Experience in performing home inspections
• A license in engineering, architecture, or contracting
Outline Preparation Register Now

* Not approved by IL DBRE

Residential Energy Inspections with Home Tune-uP® Course

2 Days - 16 hours
Only $299 Register Online
Residential Energy Inspections with Home Tune-uP provides two full days of classroom and
in-the-field training that offers the only energy inspection system specifically designed for
home inspectors. This 16 hour course will cover essential energy information to include the
basic heat loss and heat gain principles, in addition to other key fundamental energy
concepts. Students will learn how to collect data and enter it into a web-based system to
produce comprehensive energy reports. The report will provide the home inspection client
energy saving information that they need in order to lower their energy bill while improving
comfort. Once trained and certified, inspectors can offer this beneficial service that is
attractive to both home owners and prospective home buyers.

How to Get Started…

Take a class
Kaplan Professional Schools in partnership with CMC Energy are excited to present Home
Energy Tune-uP® training nationwide. Our training consists of a two full days; twelve hours
of classroom training and 4 hours in-the-field, with a trained energy instructor for hands-on,
audited training. In order to become a trained energy inspector students must be a qualified
home inspector or have a technical background in building/home construction technology.

Complete Your Practice Inspections

Upon completing the training course, CMC Energy requires that inspectors complete 2 FREE
practice inspections. These practice inspections can be performed on the student’s home, or
the home of friends or relatives. Once entered into the Tune-uP software, a member of our
staff will review the inspections and notify of the inspector of the successful completion of
the training program.

Perform the Tune-uP System to perform Energy Inspections

One the inspector has successfully completed 2 practice energy inspections the inspector
can now offer this beneficial service to clients. Each Home Energy Tune-uP® inspection
must be entered it into CMC Energy’s web-based program for a small fee, currently $20.
(We encourage inspectors to set their energy inspection fees to cover this cost.) The energy
report is generated as soon as the inspector has completed entering data, there is no delay
or waiting for results.
As a certified Home Energy Tune-uP® inspector, CMC Energy will list the inspector and
company on our website, including a link to your company website.

Energy Inspector Certification Requirements

CMC Energy Services will certify students as an energy inspector when the following criteria
have been met:
• All paperwork has been completed and returned to complete the required setup with
CMC Energy
• A signed contract is on file with CMC Energy
• 2 practice inspections have been entered, reviewed and approved by CMC Energy
Upon meeting each of these requirements CMC Energy will:
• List the inspector as certified on our web site listing
• List the inspector on Contractors.com as a Certified Energy Inspector
• Refer inquiries to the certified inspector within their direct service area
 • Include the certified inspector in any CMC Energy advertising campaigns in their
service area

Register Online or call 1-888-323-9235.

Continuing education credits are available from all the major associations and many state
associations. ( 6 MRCs with ASHI / 8 CEUs with NAHI / 8 CEUs with TAREI / 8 CECs with
CREIA / 6 hours with FABI / 8 credits with NACHI).

Manufactured and Modular Home Inspection

1 Days - 7 hours*
Only $169
Course Outline Register Now

The need for qualified manufactured home inspectors is on the rise in this growing
industry and you can fill that need. Seize this opportunity and expand your
business. This unique “niche” market opportunity is expected to expand to meet national
housing market requirements. As the price of traditional site built homes rise across the
country, so does the need for more affordable manufactured housing. In January 2006 alone
nearly 12,000 manufactured homes were shipped from HUD certified manufacturers and the
production numbers are expected to increase. Single wide to triple wide, these unique, high
quality homes are becoming the norm, not the exception. These home owners are educated
and savvy. Some homes are now selling for over a million dollars in select locations. Don’t
miss out on this exciting inspection market.
*Approved for 6 hours in Illinois.
"I wanted to thank you for the Manufactured Homes Course. It was eye opening, informative and I feel I took some
knowledge back with me. It's truly a pleasure to learn from professionals such as yourself. I will highly recommend
Kaplan to some of the guys I know in the business. Probably will be signing up for your Mold class and the Fast
Track class you described."

Steve Dukette
"James, thank you for teaching the Manufactured Home course this past weekend. I found it very informative and
helpful. I am looking forward to my first mobile home inspection. I feel you are a wealth of information and look
forward to taking classes with you in the future."

Steve Sanders, Reliable Building Inspection Services, Inc.

Course Outline
Course Description: This one-day course covers the different aspects of mobile and
manufactured housing, including regulations for electrical, gas, water and sewer hookups in
the mobile home park. Students learn about setbacks for porches, carports and driveways,
as well as the methods used by various manufacturers for installation of water heaters,
furnaces and electrical panels as well as structural frame support systems. Course training
includes U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations as it
pertains to the construction of Manufactured home.
Goal: Upon completion of this class students will be able to perform an inspection and write
an inspection report on a Manufactured/Mobile home including its systems and components.
Learning Objectives - Upon completion of the course students will be able to demonstrate
a working knowledge of:
1. Nomenclature specific to manufactured and mobile home inspections.
2. Structural components and proper installation practices for manufactured housing
and mobile homes.
3. Code authoring, code compliance, city and park requirements.
4. Inspection report writing and communication.
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Introduction and History of Manufactured Homes
HUD title 24

Local governing jurisdictions

History - and important dates to remember

Personal Property or Real Property

Break - 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

10:15 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Roofing, and drainage

Electrical requirements

Plumbing requirements

HVAC requirements

Under-floors conditions including skirting and access requirements

Lunch - 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ingress and Egress requirement, including landings, stairs, and handrails.

Cabana additions and armadas

Carports and awnings

Setback requirements

Ancillary building requirements (Sheds, etc.)

Break - 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• Foundations including permanent
• Footings, distribution pads, and pier systems
• Anchor piers and tiedowns
• Oversize pier requirements
• Review and Q&A
Quiz - Manufactured Homes

New Construction Inspection

3 Days - 24 hours*
Only $749
Register Now

Kaplan’s New Construction class brings the building codes to life. This three-day class is
packed with information. It is organized on Code Check 4th edition – the field guide to
combination inspection. There are hundreds of examples of every stage in construction of a
house. This class is ideal for anyone wishing to improve their understanding of the
components and systems of a house, and especially for those planning to take their building
code certification exams. The information in this class can open many business possibilities
for inspectors, including pre-drywall inspections for buyers, draw inspections for lenders,
warranty inspections, or municipal inspections.

The class is organized around the sequence of construction of a home. Different segments
of the class cover planning, foundations, rough framing, steel framing, roof and ceiling
construction, exterior wall coverings, flashing, roofing, fireblocking, rough plumbing, rough
electrical, rough mechanical, interior wall coverings, and final plumbing, mechanical, and
electrical. Also included are nonstructural issues such as safety glazing, stair construction,
guardrails, light, insulation, and ventilation. Students are provided with the latest editions of
Code Check and Code Check Building, as well as New Construction Inspection, and a sample
set of Kaplan’s pre-drywall inspection forms.

Day 1
• Basics of new construction inspection.
• Contracts, types of phase inspections, local jurisdiction issues.
• Fundamentals of reading construction documents and specifications.
• New construction nomenclature.
• Data gathering, site conditions, report writing.
• Site expectations.
• Working with subcontractors.
• Review of hundreds of photos of typical site conditions and reporting.

Day 2
• Fundamentals of the Residential Building portions of the International Residential
Code and the Uniform Building Code including footings, foundations, masonry,
framing.
• Fundamentals of the Residential Building portions of the International Residential
Code and the Uniform Building Code including roof framing, sheathing, egress, decks
and stairs, glazing, exterior cladding, interior walls, fireplaces and pools barriers.
• Fundamentals of the Residential Plumbing portions of the International Residential
Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code including pipes in trenches, sewage ejectors,
drains and vents.
• Fundamentals of the Residential Plumbing portions of the International Residential
Code and the Uniform Plumbing Code including water distribution, fixtures, and gas
piping.

Day 3
• Fundamentals of the Residential Mechanical portions of the International Residential
Code and the Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes including water heaters,
forced air furnaces, ducts and combustion air.
• Fundamentals of the Residential Mechanical portions of the International Residential
Code and the Uniform Plumbing and Mechanical Codes including flues and venting,
wall and floor furnaces and gas appliances.
• Fundamentals of the Residential Electrical portions of the International Residential
Code and the National Electrical Code including sizing conductors (ampacities),
electrical current flow, services, grounding systems and panel boards.
• Fundamentals of the Residential Electrical portions of the International Residential
Code and the National Electrical Code including cable and conduit systems, circuits,
boxes, fixtures and devices, old wiring and spa and pool wiring.
*Approved for 12 hours in Illinois
Register Now
Course Outline
The Scope of the Inspection

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Introductions

A general overview of the business

The home inspector's role in a real estate transaction

Business opportunities and marketing

Break - 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The history of the home inspection industry

Researching the Business

Meeting the industry standards

Basic tools for a home inspection

Lunch - 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The Home Inspection Business

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Sample report provided and reviewed

Presentation of the inspection

Telephone and Booking an inspection

Break - 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Logical path of a home inspection

Course Materials
Matrix Advantage Reporting System Sample

Resource Guide

Printout of PowerPoint presentation

Register Online or Call 1-888-323-9235.

•Commercial
Inspection

•Energy Inspection

•Exam Prep
Pool & Spa Inspection
A Kaplan ITA "Learn to Earn" Event
1 Days - 8 hours
•Manufactured Approved for CE Credit*
Home Inspection
Only $169

Course Outline Register Now

•Mold Sampling /
Survey
Maximize your revenues by adding Pool and Spa Inspections
to your other professional service offerings. Kaplan’s
•New Construction Experienced Inspector/Instructors will demystify the sometimes
Inspection complex and often misunderstood world of Pool and Spa
Inspection in this comprehensive 8 hour class; helping you to
$make$ the most of every Home Inspection opportunity.
•Online Classes Greetings,

I attended your latest pool training course. Great job on the part
•Pool & Spa of the instructor and the facilities! Attending was well worth the
Inspection time and expense involved. Thank you for providing your great
services!

•Radon Testing
John W. Badger
* Approved for 6 hours in Illinois.
•Claims Adjuster

•Report Writing

•Inspection Expo
Report Writing
1 Day - 8 hours*
Only $199
Course Outline Course Materials Register Now

Learn how to create effective inspection reports using our Matrix Advantage report writing
system. Effective report writing reduces an inspector's liability, and documents the
conditions of the property's various systems and components, while providing the client with
valuable information and direction.

This course bridges the gap between the technical knowledge and quality report writing.
Learn from experienced inspectors how to phrase your comments in a manner that
enhances your professionalism while avoiding the common mistakes they made early in
their careers. You'll finish up with a virtual inspection and multiple exercises to build your
defect recognition and reporting skills.
Students will receive a Matrix Advantage Starter Kit with 10 ready to use inspection
reports, included with the course. Retail value for these products alone is $179!
Goal
To increase each student's ability to generate
effective and defensible home inspection reports.

Objectives
Upon completion of the course students will:
1. Be able to identify three fundamental
components of a well-written home
inspection report.
2. Be able to identify the advantages and
disadvantages of field generated vs. office
generated reports.
3. Be able to identify and use appropriate report writing terminology and phraseology.
4. Know how to use the Matrix Advantage report writing system.
5. Have practiced using the Kaplan Matrix Advantage report writing system to identify
and report on a number of real home inspection conditions.

Course Outline
1. Fundamentals of effective report writing
2. Review of the Matrix Advantage Report Writing System
3. Virtual Inspection
4. Reporting on Specific Defects
Why Create an Inspection Report?
• National and State Standards of Practice
• Required to create a written report
• Set Expectations for Client
• Reduce your liability
• Build rapport with client, agents and sellers
• Create a successful business
Choose Your Words Carefully
• Write what you say, say what you write
• Stupid vs. Unconventional
• Avoid the "Code" word
• Age vs. Expected Lifespan
• Create a dialog between buyer and seller
• Don't assign responsibility
Three Key Components of Effective Report Writing
• Clear
• Concise
• Directive
Advantages of Matrix Advantage Report System
• Field generated report, on-site delivery to all parties
• Client sees how extensive the report is
• Controls exposure
• Helps with sales
• Ease of use
• Tabs
 • One notebook MA
• Matrix with Classification folder
• NCR forms
• No expensive and bulky computer, printer, etc.
• No power, no problem - "I always have another pen."
• Concerned about your handwriting, follow-up with a
typed report, software reporting systems
• Short learning curve
Review of Tabs and Report Pages of the Matrix Advantage
• Technical Overview
• Illustrations whenever possible
• Pictures to I.D. specific conditions
• Systematically complete the respective report sections
Role Play
• Consumers overview of the MA system
• Review the contract & fees
• Not all news is bad news, data capture vs. defects
• "Appears Serviceable"
• Set expectations, identify roles
• Control the inspection
• Build Rapport and Confidence
Virtual Inspection
• Following the logical path of a home inspection
• Using pictures to identify conditions with a specific property then reviewing how those
conditions would be included in the report.
Multiple Conditions with completed form
• Brief discussion of condition

Materials
• Matrix Advantage Starter Kit
Register Online or Call 1-888-323-9235.
* Approved for 8 CE hours by most states and organizations.