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August|2015

ASHIMembershipRenewals

Haveyousignedupforthe2ndlargesthomeinspectionconferenceyet?TakingplacebetweenSeptember9-13,2015,inDuluth,GAattheGwinnetConventionCenter,theSoutheasternHomeInspectorConferenceistheplacetobewithover25coursestochoosefromtaughtbythe

It'sthattimeofyearagain-MembershipRenewaltime!

Didyouknowthatyoucaneasilybypasstheremindersforrenewingyourmembership?Soifyourenewwithyourcreditcard,wecanjustchargeitmonthlyandtaketheworryofrenewingawaybychargingyourcardeachmonthinsteadofalumpsumatthistimeofyear.MoreinformationwillbeintheemailyoureceiveonMonday(orbyUSPSinacoupleofweeks).

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UpcomingClassesAugust&September120-Hour

(August4,2015)—HomesalesincentralOhioareupsevenpercentthisyearandwiththatcomesagrowingneedforhomeinspectors.Noprevioustraining,experienceordegreesarerequiredtostartanewcareerasahomeinspectorandvocationaltrainingisnowavailableinColumbus.TheASHISchool,asubsidiaryoftheAmericanSocietyofHomeInspectors(ASHI),isopeninganewlocationat175HutchinsonAve.inColumbus,OH,offeringarea-residentstheopportunitytolearnthehomeinspectionprofession.Classesarenowforming,call1-888-884-0440fordetails.

TheASHISchoolprovidesmoretimespentonactualhomeinspectionsthananyotherhomeinspectionschoolinthenation.Coursesaredesignedasablendofpre-classstudy,liveclassroomlectureandin-fieldhomeinspectiontraining.Nearlyhalfofthecoursehoursarespentlearningbydoingrealhomeinspections.Inaddition,programgraduatesreceiveaoneyearmembershiptoASHI,aoneyearsubscriptiontoinspectionreportingsoftware,assistancewithmarketingandmore.

“Wearethrilledtoassistpeopleastheybeginacareerinhomeinspecting,”saidKendraEiermann,ManagerofTheASHISchool.“Ourmethodoftrainingfocusesonreal-worldexperiencesothatourhomeinspectorsarereadytogettoworkimmediately.”TheASHISchoolteachesstudentstoperforminspectionsincompliancewiththeASHIStandardofPracticeandCodeofEthics.ASHIisNorthAmerica’soldestandmostrespectedprofessionalsocietyforhomeinspectors.

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“Theproblemismostpeoplefindtroublesandsay‘Wow,Ireallyshouldhavedonethisfourorfiveyearsago,'”saidDonTomlins,ownerofDeckedOutbyDoninCecil,WashingtonCounty.

MikeBeaudry,executivevicepresidentoftheBucksCounty-basedNorthAmericanDeckandRailingAssociation,saiddeckinspectionsaresimpletodo,butoftenareignoredbyhomeownerswhothinkdeckslastforever.

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