Description
State Requirements
The Texas Analysis of Findings and Reporting Module helps prepare students for successfully completing the inspector examination for licensure. This 20-hour pre-licensing course will specifically focus on ways inspectors can inform and describe issues to their clients. Successful completion of this module will help inspectors meet their licensing education requirements.
To provide competent home inspection services, licensed home inspectors must understand the systems and components that must be inspected and provide clients with an effective report on the inspector’s findings, including hazardous situations requiring immediate corrective action to prevent possible injury or death of the home’s occupants. Throughout this course, inspectors will learn ways they can inform and describe issues to their clients by observing common issues found in various systems, such as the:
- Exterior
- Roofing
- Plumbing
- Electrical
Course highlights include:
- Recalling how to inform the client of what was inspected and the methodologies used
- Describing building systems and components by their distinguishing characteristics (e.g., purpose, type, size, location)
- Recognizing the type of systems and the location of system components
- Identifying the common methods used to inspect specific components
- Recognizing the limitations in the inspection report so the client may be informed of what was not inspected and why
- Identifying inspected systems and components that are not functioning correctly or are defective
- Recognizing common indicators of potential failure, defects, and safety issues
- Describing systems and components in need of further evaluation or action
State Requirements
For Texas
Requirements to Become a Texas Home Inspector
Texas issues three levels of inspector licenses: Apprentice Inspector, Real Estate Inspector, and Professional Real Estate Inspector. AHIT provides approved training for those seeking to become Real Estate Inspectors and Professional Real Estate Inspectors.
- Texas Real Estate Inspector Education Requirements: 154 hours (includes 40 hours of practicum)
- Texas Professional Real Estate Inspector Education Requirements: 194 hours (includes 40 hours of practicum)
- Inspections: 40 hours of Texas practicum (field training)
- Exam Required: Both NHIE plus Texas specific exam
- Application Fee: $100 (Real Estate Inspector) or $120 (Professional Real Estate Inspector)
- Minimum Age Requirement: 18
- Proof of Financial Responsibility: Provide proof of Liability Insurance with a minimum of $100,000 per occurrence and an aggregate annual total of a minimum of $100,000 using the TREC Certificate of Insurance form or provide proof of a Surety Bond using the TREC Proof of
Financial Responsibility Form.
- Must meet TREC’s qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity (consider requesting a Fitness Determination before
applying for a license)
- Fingerprinting is required
- Citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien
Home Inspection License Expiration: Every two years from date of issuance
Texas State Licensing Board
