Principles of Home Inspection: Communication & Professional Practice

Using humor, anecdotes, sample dialogue, and sample documents, this book provides a thorough introduction to the professional and communication issues that home inspectors need to know.

Effective communication and professional interaction with clients are critical skills for home inspectors, along with their technical expertise. This text covers standards of practice, ethics, characteristics of a good inspector, typical clients, the inspection process, liability, the real estate transaction, verbal communication, and report writing.

• Step-by-step summary of a typical home inspection.
• Learning objectives, key terms, and margin notes highlight key topics.
• Inspection checklists summarize topics and serve as inspection field notes.
• Topics and procedures discussed are consistent with ASHI® Standards of Practice.
• Chapter review questions and answers.

CONTENTS
Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics · Inspections and Inspectors · Typical Clients · The Inspection Process · Liability · The Real Estate Transaction · Theory and Principles of Verbal Communication · Report Writing · The Step-by-Step Home Inspection · Inspection Tools · Inspection Checklists · Answers to Review Questions

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