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Home inspector certification
InterNACHI certification, the CPI, needs an InterNACHI membership at $49 a month or $499 a year; ASHI's ACI is a separate route.
InterNACHI's and ASHI's certification pages, checked on
- Who grants it
- InterNACHI grants the Certified Professional Inspector (CPI). ASHI grants the ASHI Certified Inspector (ACI).
- Getting the CPI
- Join InterNACHI, pass its online Inspector Examination, and complete its Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice courses. Its twelve required courses are due within the first year after you join. If you have never done a fee-paid inspection, submit four mock inspection reports for review.
- What the CPI costs
- Membership is $49 a month, which you can cancel at any time, or $499 a year. The exam and the twelve required courses are free.
- Keeping the CPI
- Complete 24 hours of continuing education a year, and pass the online exam at 80% or better every three years. Cancelling membership ends the certification.
- Compared with a license
- InterNACHI says its certification goes above and beyond regional licensing.
- Getting the ACI
- Pass the National Home Inspector Examination; complete at least 250 fee-paid home inspections under ASHI's Standards of Practice; submit five reports for verification; follow ASHI's Code of Ethics; and earn 20 ASHI CE credits a year.
- What the ACI costs
- A $449 application fee. ASHI membership dues are $499 a year.
- Membership levels
- The ACI is ASHI's top membership level and requires completing the Associate and Inspector levels.
- The ACI and a license
- The ACI does not replace a license. Where a state requires one, ASHI's Inspector level requires keeping it.
Sources
- InterNACHI, “Certified Professional Inspector CPI®”
- InterNACHI, “Home Inspector Certification Requirements”
- InterNACHI, “Common questions about ongoing membership requirements”
- American Society of Home Inspectors, “ASHI Certified Inspector”
- American Society of Home Inspectors, “Levels of Membership”
- American Society of Home Inspectors, “Build Your Future with ASHI”