Florida / Home Inspection Certification/License Requirements
Requirements for Home Inspectors in Florida
PHII is an approved education provider. Our Basic and Advanced online courses are approved for the 120 hours of education required by FL.To become licensed, home inspectors must:
1.) Complete 120 hours of approved education.
This education can be obtained by completing our Basic Course Package (which includes both our Basic Course and our Advanced Course at no additional charge). After completing the courses students can contact us to obtain the transcript required by the state.
2.) Successfully Pass State Examination: FABI, NHIE or InterNACHI Florida Home Inspector Licensing Examination.
3.) Proof of Liability Insurance (at least $300,000)
4.) Submit Application and Fee
5.) Submit to a criminal background check
PHII's also offers a Wind Mitigation Inspection course, which is approved for both Initial certification and CE credits.
Certification Required: Yes
PHII Approved: Yes
Other Inspection Requirements for FL:
Become a Certified Home Inspector
Get trained and certified in as little as 2-3 weeks with our interactive online certification course package for home inspectors!
What You Will Master:
- The major components and systems of a home, including how these systems work together
- What systems to inspect, how to inspect them, and what not to inspect
- How to complete a professional inspection using, among other things, a pre-inspection agreement, checklist, and other tools of the trade
- Compiling and presenting a professional inspection report to your client, making use of the included easy-to-use report templates
- How to market your services, expand your business, and gain referrals.
- And much more!
Home Inspector Course Package Includes:
- Online Course
- Inspection Documents / Forms
- Computerized Flashcards & Testing
- Certificate of Completion
- Deluxe Student Manual
- Inspection Forms Guide
- Code Study Guide
- Companion Video
- Defect Recognition Video
- Toll Free Student Support
The PHII Interactive Certification Course Package is approved for pre-licensing education requirements in almost every state.
Check the State Certification page for more information about your state.
Free Bonuses: benefits you receive after passing courses
FREE INSPECTION REPORT CREATOR SOFTWARE!
We give you Inspection Report Creator software for free for 1-year when you sign up for the Home Inspector Certification Course package ($399 value!). Use the software to create narrative style reports that clients and realtors ask for!
FREE INSPECTION REPORT CREATOR SOFTWARE!We give you Inspection Report Creator software for free for 1-year when you sign up for the Home Inspector Certification Course package ($399 value!). Use the software to create narrative style reports that clients and realtors ask for!
- AHI Membership ($199 value)
1-year membership in North American Association of Home Inspectors - Marketing Templates / Certification Logos
use of certified logos and templates for flyers, brochures, business cards, and more. - InspectHost Website ($149 value)
1-year subscription: your own customizable website where your customers can find you - Discounts on Additional Training / Products
discounts on home inspector E&O insurance, continuing education, report software, and more! - Advanced Course ($395 value) FREE
continuing education or to expand your knowledge base - All included with enrollment!
After completing this comprehensive course, you will be provided with your PHII Home Inspector Certification. This detailed course is designed to teach anyone the ins and outs of home inspection, with the goal of teaching you how to become a skilled home inspector in as little as one to two weeks of interactive course instruction, testing, and in-the-field practice. In full compliance with national standards of practice, PHII's home inspection course teaches all the basic fundamentals of home inspection. The course curriculum for the interactive course is the same curriculum we use at our home inspector school live training.The self-paced, interactive course material will help you master specific learning objectives for each lesson. As you go through the course, you'll notice that each learning objective corresponds to a national standard of practice. The standards of practice referenced for home inspection apply nationwide. PHII's home inspection course uses concise, simple print - for this reason, no previous experience is required to learn about and understand the essential systems of a home. Because the course is computerized and self-paced, you can take as much time as you need to grasp the material. If you have experience in one of the building trades - framing, plumbing, or electrical, for instance - it is likely that you can finish at a much faster pace.
As you progress through the course and complete each lesson, you will have the use of interactive flash cards. Practice quizzes will test you after every lesson and give you instantaneous feedback, so you can test your knowledge immediately. Your computer (or other mobile device, such as a tablet or netbook) records the results in real-time so you can easily monitor and track your progress. There's no substitute for hands-on experience - the field activities you can perform on your own home will allow you to put your new-found knowledge to the test in real-world situations.
After you have progressed through the lessons, finished the course and passed the final exams, all the knowledge and skills needed to start a career as a professional home inspector will be in your possession.
BONUS: Online access to the Marketing & Business Development Course & Defect Recognition Course is included for FREE when you signup for the home inspector certification course package!
BONUS: Online access to the Marketing & Business Development Course & Defect Recognition Course is included for FREE when you signup for the home inspector certification course package!
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Home Inspectors Licensing Program
1940 North Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0783
Phone: 850.487.1395
Home Inspection Certification/License Information for Florida
Florida Association of Building Inspectors
We are an affiliate of FABI, which is an Orlando-based home inspector society that is Florida's primary state-based home inspector society (member AF-0038). PHII's course is aligned with FABI's Code of Ethics.
To conduct 4 Point inspections in Florida, Citizens recognizes the following individuals as qualified inspectors:
* Florida Licensed general, residential or building contractors
* Florida Licensed building inspector
* Florida Registered architect
* An engineer in the State of Florida
* A building code official (who is duly authorized by the State of Florida or its county's municipalities to verify building code compliance)
The electrical portion of the inspection should be completed by a Florida licensed electrician or journeyman.