Ohio Home Inspector License Costs
Starting your home inspector career is relatively inexpensive. Listed below are the costs associated with becoming an Ohio licensed home inspector.For more information about the items listed below, see Steps to Become an Ohio Licensed Home Inspector.
| 80 Hour Pre-Licensing Class In addition to teaching you all about the components of a house and what home inspectors look for, our class is an excellent way to prepare for the National Home Inspector Exam. We offer financing for this course. |
$1,799 |
| 40 Hour Home Inspector Experience Class In our experience class, you will be performing home inspections in real houses with an instructor. We offer financing for this course. |
$899 |
| Peer Review Inspection We always schedule Peer Review Inspections the same week as the 40 Hour Home Inspector Experience class so they can both be completed in the same week. If you take the 80 Hour Pre-Licensing Class and the 40 Hour Home Inspector Experience Class with us, the Peer Review Inspection is free. |
$199 $0 |
| National Home Inspector Examination Paid to testing company. |
$225 |
| General Liability Insurance Policy You are required to purchase and maintain a $100,000/$300,000 aggregate general liability insurance policy. An errors and omissions policy is also highly recommended. Paid to insurance company. |
about $1,200 per year |
| Home Inspector License Application Fee This is paid to the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing. |
$250 |
| Ohio and National (FBI) Criminal Background Check This is paid to a service that does background checks. |
About $70 |
| Report Writing Software Inspection report writing is a big part of a home inspector's job. There are many software packages that make this part of our job easier. See our Report Writing Software Guide. |
Varies |
| Tools You probably already have most of the tools you need but may need or want to purchase additional tools. See our list of recommended tools. |
Varies |
| Marketing Budget You will most likely need to invest in some marketing to acquire clients. We talk about marketing ideas in all of our pre-licensing classes. |
Varies |
| Total (without tools, report software, and marketing): | $4,443 |
For more information about the items listed above, see Steps to Become an Ohio Licensed Home Inspector.