International Code Council (ICC) has approved Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association’s (CCPIA) Commercial Property Inspection Technical Class for 2.70 CEU (27.0 contact hours). Course type: In-Person Course #: 23560 The next class is held over June 2 – 4, 2020 (8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. each day). It features classroom lectures, hands-on training exercises, and…
by Nick Gromicko, CMI® There is nothing better than being your own boss and earning your living with your own two hands. The joy of going out in the morning with a cup of coffee and doing a home inspection, getting paid, and bringing that money back home to your family is one that many…
Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA) becomes ICC Preferred Provider. The ICC Preferred Provider Program (PPP) is a network of ICC-approved education related to building codes, standards, and guidelines, in addition to building construction materials and other practices. ICC approves CCPIA for in-person, online, and on-demand types of courses, and currently listed with a specialty…
Members of the Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA) receive a custom one-page profile free with their membership. This one-page profile will have the following features customized to your commercial business: Business logo placement Business name and contact information Inspector’s name Inspector’s credentials and brief bio Map of service area Description of service area Description…
Members of the Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association (CCPIA) receive a custom one-page profile free with their membership (mobile-friendly). This one-page profile will have the following features customized to your commercial business: Business logo placement Business name and contact information Inspector’s name Inspector’s credentials and brief bio Map of service area Description of service area…
CCPIA’s free custom one-page profile is designed with a single purpose in mind: To generate commercial inspection business for the inspector. Typically, a visitor will spend a few seconds scanning your site and making a crucial decision – whether or not to: contact you; click on something; or leave and visit your competitor’s website. Internet…
NOTE: A good precursor to using the marketing one-sheets is reading CCPIA’s article: Free Marketing One-Sheets for Commercial Inspection Services. It provides some tips on how to use them. Get Started To get started, read the one-sheets available and develop a plan. If you’re going to use the customizable one-sheets, have a .PNG of your…
Use CCPIA’s free marketing one-sheets to sell your services to prospective clients. There are ten different marketing one-sheets for different services. Each of them comes in three different styles/formats, including a ready-to-print PDF, and two editable and customizable Word.docs. The customizable versions are templates for you to add your logo and business information, plus you…
By Paul Roebuck, CMI® As home inspectors, we are often asked if we can perform inspections on commercial properties. While this can open a new avenue of revenue opportunities, some home inspectors simply choose to stay away from performing commercial inspections. There are many differences and similarities between residential and commercial inspections. Inspecting smaller commercial…
As a professional commercial property inspector, you know how important it is to have a website that not only represents your business accurately but also attracts relevant visitors. That’s where blogging and SEO (search engine optimization) come in. Why Optimize? It’s important to keep SEO in mind when writing any sort of web content. CCPIA…
A commercial property inspection is defined as: the process of an inspector collecting information through visual observation during a walk-through survey of the subject property, conducting research about the property, and then generating a meaningful report about the condition of the property based on the observations made and research conducted by the inspector. A commercial…
Here are some guidelines that commercial property inspectors can pass along to their clients to help them prepare for their commercial property inspection. Preparing for a Commercial Property Inspection The client should do the following: 1) Visit the property on multiple occasions and at various times of the day (and night, if possible) before the…