So You Want To Be a Home Inspector
Here's a list of a few things you will need
Some of these items you will need immediately. Others you will acquire
Licenses: Home inspector/Pest inspector; Education/schools; defense/litigation; truck or car; vehicle insurance; liability insurance;errors and omissions insurance; office; secretary; answering service; fax machine; voicemail; pager; cell phone; computer; copier; key pads/special coded keys; membership dues; business cards; flyers; internet web-page; yellow page ads; home office copier, telephones, recording machines; scanner; printer; label maker; ink cartridges; laser toner; copier toner; postage stamps; paper; staples; labels; paper clips; NCR paper; digital camera; 35mm camera; film; film developing; software; wall clock; stop watch; forms/report covers; laminating equipment; paper cutter; receipt book; statements/invoices; tools; ladders; tool boxes; dry-cell flashlights; rechargeable flashlights; batteries for digital camera; batteries for 35mm camera; batteries for pager; batteries for dry-cell flashlights; batteries for rechargeable flashlights; batteries for cell phone; chargers for flashlights; chargers for cell phone; cell phone cover; circuit analyzer; amp-probe; voltage probe; screwdrivers; nut drivers; briefcases; note cards/pads; tablets; pens; pencils; tape measure; matches; butane lighter; oven thermometer; air conditioning thermometer; refrigerator thermometer; pliers; gas sniffer/detector; mirror; (PAID) stamp; (NO CHARGE) stamp; (REC'V'D) stamp; (FILED) stamp; compass; garbage disposal crank; gas log valve key; water meter valve key; water meter cover (lid) key; letter envelopes; large report envelopes; bookkeeper/accountant; ledger; Quicken; Quicken checques/envelopes; home inspection forms; termite report forms; identification stickers; desktop in/out trays; electric screwdrivers, batteries and chargers; level; electric pencil sharpener; 3-hole punch; Mapsco Dallas; Mapsco Fort Worth; Mapsco Johnson County; scotch tape; binders; glue sticks; rubber bands; collator; mailing labels; surge protectors; printer switches; postal scale; bookcase; books on Carpentry, Heating and Air Conditioning, plumbing, electrical; books on insects, pesticides and other chemicals, building codes; books on concrete, building patio decks; books on swimming pools, hot tubs, spas and saunas; special shoes for work only (the kind that lets you stay vertical on a roof top); special clothing for work only; bee sting ointment; bug repellant; aerosol can of insect killer; hat or helmet; gloves; coveralls; boots; file cabinet; file folders, tabs, and indexes, dividers; work table; desk; chair; file storage cartons; Radon Gas test kits; lab tests; appointment book; Shell gas charge card and a few other things that I am unable to recall at the moment.
DAVID E. PADGETT, License # 58 Arlington, Texas 817-461-5205
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