Comments on Virginia Certified Home Inspectors: Bob Anderson's Thoughts - Pro

Bob, I agree with your post.I have been the contac...

2006-09-23T20:05:00.000-05:00

Bob, I agree with your post.
I have been the contact person for our ASHI chapter for several years. For the past two year, it has not been unusual to get several calls a month from people wanting to be a home inspector. Anyway .....I have kept in touch with all these contacts via email ....not until the last few weeks have I had any tell me that they were throwing in the towel. Three over the past month have said they were pursuing some other occupation. So maybe the slowed market will slow down that influx. John Cranor

I failed to say that the August issue of the ASHI ...

2006-09-22T21:31:00.000-05:00

I failed to say that the August issue of the ASHI Reporter was the August 2006 issue. We are talking about a 10 year time span. In the month of Febuary 1996, 46 people joined ASHI as Candidates. In August of 2006, 214 people joined ASHI as Candidates. The numbers entering this profession today are huge compared to just 10 years ago. Home Inspector is not a "niche" profession anymore.

Bob Anderson

To prove my point about the "huge influx" of peopl...

2006-09-14T10:19:00.000-05:00

To prove my point about the "huge influx" of people entering our industry, I pulled out an old ASHI Reporter trade magazine. In February 1996, there was 46 people who joined ASHI as a candidate. In my August issue of the ASHI Reporter, there was 214 people who joined as candidates. We also realize that this only accounts for a fraction of the actual numbers, because many people joined organizations other than ASHI, or did not join any organization.

Bob Anderson