American Academy of Home Inspection

AAOHI Home Inspection 60+30
Prelicense 90 Hour Course

Part B 30-Hour Home Study Section

A. Source Materials

The source materials of the AAOI Home Inspection Part B 30 Hour Home Study Course are:

“21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know” by Frank Cook and Pat Remick, copyright 2005 by Dearborn Real Estate Education, a division of Dearborn Financial Publishing, Chicago Illinois.
Tennessee Home Inspection License Act of 2005, Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 6, Sections 1 through 13.

B. Course Outline

“21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know” by Frank Cook and Pat Remick.
1. Chapter 1 “Come On In and Join Us”, Um, did anyone mention the fine print on the invitation?, pages 1 - 8.
2. Chapter 2 “How Did You Get in Here?”, Do you have what it takes to be a home inspector?, pages 9 – 18.
3. Chapter 3 “What Do You Need to Know?”, And where can you go to learn it?, pages 19 – 30.
4. Chapter 4 “Home Inspection: It Isn’t Just a Man’s World”, There’s no reason why women can’t succeed, and thrive, in this business, pages 31 – 36.
5. Chapter 5 “Tools of the Trade”, Let’s talk start-up costs., pages 37 – 44.
6. Chapter 6 “Market Thyself”, You may be a great home inspector, but nobody will know it unless you sell yourself., pages 45 – 64.
7. Chapter 7 “Where Do You Fit in the Deal”, What happened before you got to the house and what’s going to happen after you leave., pages 65 – 80.
8. Chapter 8 “Who Is Your Client?”, The guy who writes me a check! Right? (That’s right, isn’t it?)., pages 81 – 88.
9. Chapter 9 “Getting Paid”, You can make $100,000 you first year, but you may not pocket enough to live on., pages 89 – 96.
10. Chapter 10 “How Busy Can You Be ? It Depends”, The realities of endless possibilities…, pages 97 – 102.
11. Chapter 11 “How Far Does the Inspection Have to Go?, Are you going to be able to restrict your inspection to just the home, or will it go into the yard and down the street?, pages 103 – 108.
12. Chapter 12 “How Dangerous Is This Job?”, Imagine what you’d look like standing naked on someone’s roof., pages 109 – 114.
13. Chapter 13 “Working with Buyers”, Patience is the queen of all virtues and nowhere is that truer than in the home inspection business., pages 115 – 122.
14. Chapter 14 “Getting Along Without You”, Should you defend against the do-it-yourselfer., pages 123 – 128.
15. Chapter 15 “Liability and the Courts”, Lawyers did not create the home inspection business, but they were there at the birth., pages 129 – 138.
16. Chapter 16 “Everything Is About Ethics”, Why is it important not to lie to your client, and to be careful about who you take money from., pages 139 – 146.
17. Chapter 17 “The Organizational You”, Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name., pages 147 – 160.
18. Chapter 18 “You’re Involved in Politics”, Whether you want to be or not, legislatures across the land are tinkering with you business., pages 161 – 168.
19. Chapter 19 “The Challenges Ahead”, The real estate business already has survived (more or less) mold and asbestos. But you can be sure there are more challenges coming., pages 169 – 176.
20. Chapter 20 “What Else Can You Do?”, With all the skills you have, all you need is a little imagination to come up with a raft of different ways to serve the marketplace., pages 177 – 184.
21. Chapter 21 “The High Tech Home of the…….”, Well, actually, the home of the future is already here., pages 185 – 190.
22. Chapter 22 “Why Do People Fail”, Every year a large number of people go into this business and a large number are forced out. Why?, pages 191 – 196.
23. Chapter 23 “In Conclusion ……”, Home inspecting can be both enjoyable and lucrative. You’ll like it here., pages 197 - 200.
Tennessee Home Inspection License Act of 2005
1. A copy of the Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 6, Sections 1 through 13, “Tennessee Home Inspection License Act of 2005” will be presented in its entirety.

C. Proof of Proficiency

1. “21 Things Every Home Inspector Should Know” by Frank Cook and Pat Remick.

In order to show proof that the student has shown proficiency of the material contained in the above textbook, the student must complete a written examination of 70 questions and must achieve a minimum passing grade of seventy percent (70%). The written examination will be graded by an employee of TREES Inc at its Chattanooga headquarters.

2. Tennessee Home Inspection License Act of 2005

To show proficiency of the Tennessee Home Inspection License Act of 2005, the student must complete a written examination of 30 questions and achieve a minimum passing grade of seventy percent (70%). The written examination will be graded by an employee of TREES Inc at its Chattanooga headquarters.

After successfully passing the written final examinations for both the In Class 60 Hour section and the 30 Hour Home Study section by a minimum score of 70% each, AAOHI will issue credit for the 90 Hour Prelicense educational requirement.