Real Estate Home Inspection: Mastering the Profession

by Russell W. Burgess

This training manual provides an introductory review of the home inspection business including checklists, new reporting guidelines, and multiple teaching aids to help students learn industry fundamentals.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793129133
• ISBN13: 9780793129133
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

H.I. Review

It's a good book, very thorough, but with a lot of typos, some of which are confusing. Other than that, I'm learning a lot.

The Bible of Home Inspection

If your serious about a career in home inspection or your curious about how your home works, this is the book. Well thought out and full of information on the systems, components and construction of your home.

Mildly Disappointed

When one pays for a book, one expects to receive something a little special. The subject matter is, of course, limited to a small target population, resulting in limited distribution and higher unit cost. Having said that, no matter what the cost, one does not expect to encounter typos or incomplete sentences and topics, as found in this book. On page 75, for example, the last sentence in the left column reads "Wall sectons are" and that's the end of the thought, the topic ends there! The new topic, Platform Framing, begins in the right colum of that same page. Also, some of the illustrations are not completely clean and clear, like they've been copied on the copy machine too many times. I almost expect a hardbound edition with color photos or illustrations. What justifies this book costing more than most of its competition? Yes, I'm happy to add it to my library. No, I don't consider it a good value. And, once again, typos and omissions are unforgiveable. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Mastering Home Inspection

This book is very well thought out. It is extremely detailed yet easy to comprehend.It definitely makes you aware of how important it is to know what you are looking for during an inspection, how to protect yourself against lawsuits, and what is required to start a business. A definite two thumbs up!