Operations

CCPIA Member ID Card

Question Category: Operations/Sales and Marketing

It depends on your client’s needs. Read the following article to learn about the two main approaches:

How to Organize a Multi-Family Inspection Report

Question Category: Operations/Report Writing

Members are permitted up to three locations. Visit the Directory Listing Info tab on your Account Dashboard to update your listing’s information and location.

Question Category: Operations/Sales and Marketing

You will be automatically listed once the membership requirements are met. Learn more here:

Become a Certified Commercial Property Inspector

Question Category: Operations/Sales and Marketing

It’s up to you. Some inspectors add their commercial services to an existing company, while others prefer to keep it separate. Each approach has pros and cons, which are reviewed in the following article.

Getting Started as a Commercial Inspector: Determining Your Business Structure

NOTE: The main drawback to starting a separate business is its effect on the workload (i.e., financials and website maintenance), start-up costs (branding, marketing material, website, etc.), and internet marketing. The last-mentioned concern is for Google My Business which only allows one business listing under a single address unless the businesses are under unrelated business categories (i.e., inspections and clothing alterations).

Question Category: Operations/Sales and Marketing

Visit Inspector Outlet. CCPIA has a Commercial Property Inspector Marketing Set which is the most straightforward way to market your services with pre-printed material.

Question Category: Operations/Sales and Marketing

For articles and checklists to help advertise your services and help clients prepare for inspections, visit: Buyer and Seller Resources Library

Question Category: Operations/Sales and Marketing

Yes, CCPIA grants non-exclusive, royalty-free license to all members of CCPIA and their clients, and all public authorities, government agencies, and government employees throughout the world to use this code as desired, including making copies, posting, transmitting and incorporating it into reporting software, free of charge, without the need for pre-approval, provided that each use is clearly attributed to CCPIA

Question Category: Operations/Standards of Practice

Visit Inspector Outlet to order a hard copy.

Question Category: Operations/Standards of Practice

International Standards of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties (ComSOP) PDF

Question Category: Operations/Standards of Practice

International Standards of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties

Question Category: Operations/Standards of Practice

In many cases, each building will be materially different. Inspectors will likely need to provide a separate report for each building to convey findings to the client best. The following article provides additional information:

https://ccpia.org/how-to-organize-a-multi-family-inspection-report/

Question Category: Operations/Report Writing