Become a Home Inspector!

With the continuing explosion in the new home market and record-setting existing home re-sales, the time has never been better for you to start your career as a home inspector. This in-demand profession is as important as it is necessary to protect homebuyers as they buy their dream home. 

Becoming a home inspector is a great career choice. Whether you want to open your own practice and business and earn unlimited income or work professionally in the field. The opportunities are open in City & County Government, Private Sector, Home Inspections for Builders, Individuals, Owner Builders, Real Estate firms and Real Estate schools, Colleges and trade schools to teach as well.

Builder’s Academy now offers you a unique opportunity to learn to become a licensed home inspector. Through our affiliation with Tomball College, you’ll learn at home and at your own pace as you learn with our home-study curriculum. You owe it to yourself to take advantage of this dynamic opportunity.

When you enroll in the Builder’s Academy Inspector’s Courses, you will not even have to quit your job. You will then have the freedom to study at your own pace – in your spare time - or study full-time to graduate as quickly as possible. Our Inspection Courses are approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

New education requirements will become effective March 1, 2021. You must complete these courses and file your inspector application with the Texas Real Estate Commission by June 30, 2021 to receive credit for these courses towards your inspector license. Education submitted under Section 535.212 will only be accepted to satisfy the requirements for licensure if started before March 1, 2021 and must be completed and submitted in conjunction with a real estate inspector or professional inspector application filed by June 30, 2021. Effective March 1, 2021, qualifying courses (Modules) as described in Section 535.213(g) thru (i) of TREC Rules will be required.

How do you get started?

First, decide how you would like to enter the profession. The Texas Real Estate Commission offers several avenues to obtain your license to become a home inspector. Go to their website at https://www.trec.texas.gov proceed to the Home Inspector tab and decide which method is the best for you to enter the profession. Once you've determined the amount of education required, come back here and choose from the many options that we have to get you started in the field of Home Inspection.