Pre-License Training
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Our step-by-step training and education courses are designed to be comprehensive enough to start your career as a home inspector immediately.
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Continuing Education
RETS provides both classroom and web based Continuing Education classes for the professional home inspector. These classes are both educational and relevant to the home inspector in the field.
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In-Class Seminars
Tainted Corrosive Chinese Drywall
RETS has joined together with Foreman and Associates, Inc. to bring you the latest and most up-to-date information on Tainted Corrosive Chinese Drywall.Chinese or tainted drywall presence in Texas is projected to surpass Florida. Estimates project over 100,000 homes across Texas have some degree of tainted drywall in them.
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- Mar 2, 2012 - Mar 3, 2012 at LaQuinta Inns & Suites - Arlington, Texas
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Texas Standards of Practice / Legal / Ethics UPDATE Course - Arlington May 11, 2012
RETS is now offering the NEWLY Mandated Continuing Education Course "Texas SoP / Legal / Ethics Update". All inspectors renewing their license after September 1, 2011 are required to take this Mandated Update course. This 8 hour course covers and meets the 6 hour Update requirements...
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- May 11, 2012 at LaQuinta Inns & Suites - Arlington, Texas
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Website Optimization & Internet Marketing
Blast Yourself To The Top Of Google, Learn How To Use Facebook and Google+ & How To Covert Site Visitors to Calls by attending the 8 hour seminar. This is the seminar you need to get your site to be a major driving source of your business. The class is intended for home inspectors of all website expertise levels. Those with no previous experience will be brought up to speed and those who have experience will learn new techniques, explore what has changed in this fast paced online world and more.
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- May 12, 2012 at LaQuinta Inns & Suites - Arlington, Texas
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Online Courses 24/7
TEXAS Standards of Practice - Legal - Ethics Update Course - Online 2011
This 8 hour course meets all of the requirements necessary for the newly required Texas SoP / Legal / Ethics Update course Texas Home Inspectors are required to have when renewing your licenses after September 1, 2011.
Cost: $125.00
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TEXAS Standards of Practice - 8 Hours
This course has been developed to walk you through the Texas Standards of Practice and to assist you in gaining a better understanding of the intent of these Standards. This course IS TREC APPROVED for 8 hours of continuing education credit. As part of this course, there is a 2.5 hour instructor lead powerpoint presentation. The instructor will deliver insight as well as theintent of the SoP's.
Cost: $125.00
Diving Into Pool Inspections - 16 hours
Maximize your earning potential by adding Inspecting Pools and Spas to your service offerings.
Residential Inspectors who are going to be inspecting swimming pools should have a thorough working knowledge of the technical and practical aspects of swimming pools and their components in order to inspect swimming pools correctly.
Cost: $189.00
Standards / Legal / Ethics - 8 Hour
This course is designed to help inspectors become familiar with the mandated Texas Real Estate Commissions Inspectors Standards of Practice, Legal and Ethic rules. As the student follows along with the course curriculum, the student will gain a broader knowledge of the mandated Standards of Practice, Legal and Ethic rules and requirements.
Cost: $125.00
Standard Report Form / Report Writing - 8 Hours
This course is designed to help inspectors become familiar with the mandated Texas Real Estate Commissions Standard Report Form and Report Writing. As the student follows along with the course curriculum, the student will gain a broader knowledge of the Report Form and it will help the student form a set of best practices for writing reports and communicating with the consumer.
Cost: $125.00
Texas Legal & Ethics Course
This course is designed to help inspectors become familiar with the mandated The Rules of the Texas Real Estate Commission. As the student follows along with the course curriculum, the student will gain a broader knowledge of the Legal and Ethics requirements.
Cost: $125.00
Systems & Standards (Principles of Home Inspections) - 184 Hour Core Course
This book has two primary goals:
** To provide you with a sound introduction to the components, materials and mechanics of building systems that you will encounter and evaluate as a home inspector;
** To provide you with a solid understanding of inspection processes, strategies and standards of practice that will help define the scope of your inspections.
Cost: $745.00
Mastering The Profession - 120 Hour Core Course
Mastering the Profession is for anyone desiring knowledge of the inspection business.
This book covers the inspection process from start to finish. It includes a quiz at the end of each chapter, a checklist for each chapter, and a glossary.
Learning Objectives:
This book has two primary goals:
** To provide you with a sound introduction to the components, materials and mechanics of building systems that you will encounter and evaluate as a home inspector;
** To provide you with a solid understanding of inspection processes, strategies and standards of practice that will help define the scope of your inspections.
Cost: $697.00