AAOHI Frequently Asked Questions
- Who has to have a home inspection license?
Answer: This is an easy question, ALL home inspector MUST be licensed by passing the Tennessee home inspection licensing examination and have a home inspection license issued in order to legally perform home inspections.
- When do Tennessee Home Inspectors have to be licensed?
Answer: On and after July 1, 2006
- Isn’t there an home inspection license exemption in the state law for certain home inspectors?
Answer: No, there is not an exemption to the licensing of home inspectors. All home inspectors must be licensed.
- Are AAOHI’s “60/30”, 90 hour home inspection prelicense course, the AAOHI’s 90 hour Online Prelicense course and AAOHI’s 8 hour courses approved by the Tennessee Home Inspection Program.
Answer: Yes, all AAOHI courses are approved by the Tennessee Home Inspection
program.
- How do I contact the Tennessee Home Inspection Program and does it have a website?
Answer: The Tennessee Home Inspection Program contact information is as follows:
Home Inspector Licensing Program
Department of Commerce and Insurance
500 James Robertson Pkwy., 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
615-253-1743(Telephone)
615-741-6470 (Fax)
Website: http://www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/hic
- Do I have to have insurance as a requirement to have my new home inspection license issued from the Tennessee Home Inspection Program?
Answer: Yes, according to the new state home inspection law, ALL home inspection license applicants, must have Errors and Omission insurance and General Liability insurance.
- Is Error and Omission insurance expensive?
Answer: Yes. E&O insurance can cost a new home inspection licensee approximately $3,000 to $4,000 per year!! The only good news is that most claims against home inspectors occur in the first year of licensing. With no claims in the first year, future E&O insurance premium should be lower. There are various sources of E& O insurance as the state does not a master policy with any one insurer, so shop around.
- Where can I find different sources of E&O insurance?
Answer: Check with home inspection professional associations such as ashi.org, nahi.org, nachi.org, and frea.com
- What other benefits do I receive from the AAOHI 90 prelicense courses that I don’t receive from other home inspection schools?
Answer: AAOHI’s parent company, TREES Inc., is an affiliate of RealtyU a national association of professional real estate education institutions and thus AAOHI students can benefit from the RealtyU real estate brokerage benefits. Since real estate agents are a prime source of home inspection referrals, it is important for home inspectors to keep up with the fast changing real estate brokerage trends through RealtyU.
Besides a small school in Memphis, TREES Inc. is the only approved RealtyU affiliate in Tennessee and thus can offer home inspectors across the state real estate brokerage benefits that no other school can match. Some of the RealtyU benefits are:
- Eligible for free RealtyU Alumni Association
- Eligible for free AAOHI Alumni Association with free “Find an Inspector” search feature.
- Eligible for RealtyU HI-REP nationwide home inspection professional designation
- How long is my license valid and do I have to take continuing education, CE, to renew my license?
Answer:Licenses are valid for 2 years from the date of license issuance. Tennessee home inspection law requires 32 hours of approved continuing education as a requirement for license renewal. AAOHI has 8-hour CE courses and will soon have book correspondence and online CE course available to meet your CE requirements.
- How do I register for a course and does AAOHI/TREES accept credit cards?
Answer: Glad you asked! You can register by calling 800-572-8733 or Click Here to register online. If you have a question, please call 800-572-8733 or click info@ AAOHI.com.
AAOHI/TREES accepts personal and company checks, Visa MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit cards.
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