Commercial Property Inspection Checklist for Buyers
Many people take unnecessary risks and ultimately make bad investments by not performing proper due diligence. Whether you’re the purchaser of a property or a broker helping a client, you…
Low-Slope Roof Inspections Terms and Definitions
The Glossary of Terms below will help the inspector use the proper terminology in their commercial property inspection report. Consider uploading it to your reporting software, along with the CCPIA…
What Commercial Real Estate Brokers Are Saying About CCPIA
What Commercial Real Estate Brokers Are Saying About CCPIA “CCPIA has made it easy and convenient to find a qualified inspector in our local area, as well as for our…
Commercial Property Inspector Marketing Set
Are you looking for the most straightforward way to market your services? Get CCPIA’s Commercial Property Inspector Marketing Set, which includes: 25 Folders 25 “What to Expect” Flyers 25 “About…
Reliance Letter from a Commercial Property Inspector
When a commercial property inspector provides a due diligence report (i.e., an inspection report or environmental assessment) as part of their client’s commercial real estate (CRE) transaction, it is for…
Commercial Property Code Inspection Exam Prep Tool
Commercial property inspectors are not responsible for determining and reporting on code compliance, and code primarily lies beyond the interest of the most common types of commercial property inspection clientele.…
ICC Approves CCPIA’s Code of Ethics Course
International Code Council (ICC) has approved Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association’s (CCPIA) Commercial Property Inspection Code of Ethics for 0.10 CEUs. Course type: On-Demand Course #: 24825 This online course…
ICC Approves CCPIA’s Commercial Property Inspection Standards of Practice Course
International Code Council (ICC) has approved Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association’s (CCPIA) Commercial Property Inspection Standards of Practice Course for 0.40 CEUs. Course type: On-Demand Course #: 24824 This online…
Common Mistakes When Adding Commercial Inspections to Your Existing Website
The first step of marketing a new service offered by a business is typically adding it to an existing website. Two common mistakes that home inspectors and property management companies…
How Wind Uplift Can Affect a Commercial Building’s Roof
Terms You Should Know: wind uplift: The upward-acting pressure on a roof’s components resulting from wind traveling across the roof. windward: The side of the building that’s facing the wind.…
Reinforced Concrete Structures: Conventionally Reinforced Concrete vs. Pre-Stressed Concrete
Terms You Should Know: post-tensioning: a pre-stressing technique where steel strands are tensioned after the concrete is cast pre-stressed: concrete that undergoes internal stresses from reinforcing steel strands to offset…
Anatomy of a Commercial Property Inspection Proposal
Commercial Property Inspection Format: Introduction Property Address & Building Description Standards of Practice Scope of Work Fees & Retainer Establish Your Delivery Timeframe & Method Create an Expiration Date Acceptance…