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School Newsletter

Issue #137, September 1, 2025

Inspecting Anchor Bolts at Foundation Sill Plates

Foundation anchor bolts create the essential connection between a home’s wooden sill plate and its concrete or masonry foundation wall—one of the most important structural links in any house.

Tuition-Free College Courses for Members

InterNACHI® School offers free online courses to all members of InterNACHI®. It's the only tuition-free accredited college for home inspectors. 

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InterNACHI® Home Inspection Standards of Practice

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Learn the standards that a home inspector follows when performing a home inspection by taking our course, provided by our accredited tuition-free college at internachi.edu.

Structural Issues for Home Inspectors Training

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Learn how to inspect for structural Issues by taking this free online course provided by our accredited tuition-free college at internachi.edu.

 Wildlife Damage & Signs for Home Inspectors

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Learn how to identify potential wildlife damage or signs during an inspection by taking our free course provided by internachi.edu. 

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Blueprint for Market Activation

Here are six interconnected strategies to reignite your home inspection business when business slows.

Material Defect at Rotten Deck Beam

No one should be walking on this deck. This inspection revealed a material defect. 

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Joists on a Free-Standing Deck with Dropped Beam

InterNACHI® members can download this illustration of joists on free-standing deck with dropped beam to boost their inspection reports.

Inspecting Water-Resistive Barriers

Your home's first line of defense against water damage isn't the siding—it's the Water-Resistive Barrier (WRB), also known as house wrap, which is hidden underneath. 

Double-Tapped Neutrals Are a Defect

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The IRC and NEC now specifically prohibit double-lugging and mandate individual terminals for each neutral conductor. 

25 Standards You Should Know Webinar

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Earn all the hours you need to stay licensed—for free—with this 12-part webinar series. 

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InterNACHI's $25,000 Honor Guarantee

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InterNACHI® is so certain of the integrity of our members that we back them up with our $25,000 Honor Guarantee.  

Certified Master Inspector CMI® Verification

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You can add a custom webseal to your website that allows visitors to verify your certification. 

"We'll Buy Your Home" Guarantee

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The InterNACHI® "We'll Buy Your Home" Guarantee is available only to InterNACHI® Certified Professional Inspectors CPI®.

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