Certified Commercial Property Inspectors Association

Cost to Remedy Field Training
2026-07-09 | American Legion Building, Chicagoland Area, IL, United States
What to Expect
Gain hands-on experience inspecting a commercial building and drafting a cost to remedy report from your own findings. You’ll complete a cost to remedy service from start to finish, including:

Perform an inspection
Gather key information during the inspection for the cost to remedy report
Classify observed conditions as repair, replacement, or maintenance items
Determine suggested remedies for observed deficiencies
Use cost data sources to calculate repair and replacement costs
Draft a cost to remedy report

You’ll walk away with the final cost to remedy report from the event venue inspection, including immediate costs and a reserve table projecting short-, mid-, and long-term costs. Ask questions throughout the training and get answers to situations you may encounter when offering this service on your own.
You’ll also learn how to set the service scope with the client, market and communicate this service to potential clients, and update proposals and agreements for liability protection. Altogether, this gives you the step-by-step process to expand your commercial property inspection services and start offering cost to remedy with confidence.
What’s Included
The in-person session includes complete instruction and a catered lunch. You’ll also receive templates and reference materials for future use, many of which are used during the training to draft the cost to remedy report, including report templates, estimating spreadsheets, workflow guides, and sample cost data sources.
Mock Inspection Details
This training features an event venue with two banquet halls and two commercial kitchens. You’ll inspect the interior and exterior areas, including the building envelope, electrical, plumbing, HVAC systems, well and septic, parking areas, fire and life safety features, and more. The focus of the mock inspection is identifying conditions for the cost to remedy report and gathering key information, such as unit or equipment specifications and measurements.

Registration Details

Date: July 9, 2026
Time: 9 AM to 4 PM CDT
Location: Chicagoland Area, IL
Registration: $775

Includes lunch, hands-on mock inspection, course certificate, and access to online training portal with optional prep materials

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Travel Details

Venue: American Legion 18
Address: 15052 Archer Ave, Lockport, IL 60441
Parking: Free parking at the building’s lot
Nearby Airports: Approx. 35 minutes from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and O’Hare International Airport (ORD)

This is a small-size class, so we don’t have hotel deals or group codes. You’ll find various lodging options by searching near the venue.

Inspecting Commercial Building Systems Fast-Track Course
2026-09-16 07:30 - 2026-09-18 11:00 (America/Denver) | Online Training:, Zoom
Learn how to inspect commercial buildings in three live, half-day Zoom sessions. From knowing what to expect across different property types to identifying common deficiencies, we’ll cover the systems, equipment, and related features so you can approach every inspection safely and confidently.

Supports your path toward CCPIA® Certification
Understand common deficiencies and build efficient workflows
Gain confidence inspecting all commercial building types

Our Fast-Track Courses are held live on Zoom. Register today and join us live from 7:30-11:00 a.m. MST each day for interactive, real-time training.
How This Course Helps You
Commercial buildings contain a wide range of systems that operate differently from residential properties and serve a broader purpose of keeping operations running and protecting your client’s financial investment. This course breaks down each major building system and shows you how to inspect them safely, recognize defects, and form opinions about property conditions. You’ll start by understanding different building types and what to expect from the systems within them. From there, you’ll learn how to plan and route your inspection, document findings efficiently, and apply a consistent approach across all property types. This course walks you through each system included in the ComSOP that is most commonly found in commercial buildings, covering:

How each system operates
The key components to identify
How to inspect each system using safe, best-practice procedures
The deficiencies most commonly reported during inspections

By the end of the course, you’ll have the foundational knowledge to inspect commercial buildings and become a certified commercial property inspector or develop your inspection career.
Learn How to Inspect

Low-Slope Roofing
Building Exterior
Wood Decks and Balconies
Basement, Foundation, and Crawlspace
HVAC
Plumbing
Electrical
Fireplaces
Attic Ventilation and Insulation
Doors, Windows, and Interior
Life Safety
Cooking Area

Join us for a comprehensive fast-track to assessing commercial property conditions, understanding building types and their typical systems, and planning and routing your inspection safely and efficiently.

Registration

Course Date: September 16-18, 2026, from 7:30-11:00 a.m. MST each day
Course Price: $575
Live on Zoom
Includes course certificate and access to online training portal with optional prep materials

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Introduction to Commercial Property Inspections
2026-10-07 - 2026-10-09 | InterNACHI® Headquarters & House of Horrors®, 4635 Nautilus Ct S, Boulder, CO, 80301, United States
Want to learn how to inspect commercial buildings and win jobs with confidence? From essential business and workflow practices to inspecting roofs, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, exteriors and sites, life safety elements, and commercial kitchens, we’ll cover it all. Plus, you’ll gain hands-on experience inspecting a local building.
Join us in Colorado for the class that has helped hundreds launch their commercial property inspection journey, build lasting careers, and gain hands-on experience. Great fit for all experience levels.
Those new to commercial property inspections will learn how to inspect commercial building systems and navigate the commercial real estate market. Experienced inspectors will find valuable takeaways to fine-tune their inspections and business practices.
Key Topics and Takeaways
Over the course of three days, you’ll learn how to:

Optimize your pre-inspection workflow, such as pricing, proposals, and other methodologies
Inspect commercial building systems and identify their common deficiencies
Apply essential inspection safety and efficiency fundamentals

Additional topics include:

Pricing and bidding jobs
Creating proposals for potential clients
Writing reports
Converting more leads to clients
Marketing strategies for the commercial real estate market
Low-slope roof inspections
HVAC system inspections
Plumbing system inspections
Structural and exterior inspections
Electrical system inspections
Life safety inspections
Commercial kitchen inspections
A full mock inspection
Practical tips for inspecting and getting business

Approved for state-licensed home inspector continuing education in Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon, and Illinois. Students will receive a Certificate of Completion upon finishing the class. It’s also approved for InterNACHI® and ICC continuing education. Please check our Continuing Education Approvals for specific continuing approvals for home inspector licenses.

Registration Details

Course Date: October 7-9, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MST each day
Location: Boulder, CO
Price: $1,350
Includes lunch daily, hands-on mock inspection, course certificate, and access to online training portal with optional prep materials

No account or expired membership? You must first sign up for either an All-Access Account ($39/month or $399/year) or a free Limited-Access Account.

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Travel & Lodging

Training Venue Address: InterNACHI® House of Horrors® 4635 Nautilus Court South, Suite C Boulder, CO 80301
Parking: Free parking is available
Nearby Airports: About 40 minutes from Denver International Airport (DEN)

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The Path to Winning Commercial Clients Fast-Track Course
2026-11-09 09:00 - 15:00 | Online Training:, Zoom
Commercial property inspections aren’t just a different type of inspection. It’s a specific industry, with different clients, different expectations, and a different sales process entirely. Inspectors and operations teams who understand this win more jobs.
Your inspection fee and proposal do not exist in isolation. They are one touchpoint in a sales process that has to be moved through deliberately.
The path to winning commercial clients includes both the client journey from first contact to signed contract and the behind-the-scenes steps that make it happen. Together, these touchpoints and processes form your company’s proposal workflow.
This course teaches both sides, so you know who your clients are, how they think, and exactly what to do at every stage to deliver a proposal that makes saying “yes” easy. By the end of the course, you will have analyzed your current process, identified areas for improvement, and be ready to implement them.
Key Topics
Register for the one-day session on Zoom to learn to:

The five client journey touchpoints from first contact to paying client
The three behind-the-scenes inspector workflow steps
Sales psychology and communication strategies for commercial clients
Basic and comprehensive proposal components to include
Proposal best practices that align client needs with fees and scope
Proposal approaches for tiered service levels and add-ons
Lead capture best practices for phone and online proposal request forms
Value-framing and service positioning skills for better client acquisition

Registration includes a proposal workflow guide, pre-inspection questionnaire template, lead capture guidebook, and five professional proposal templates (Word, Google Docs, and Canva). Course certificate also included.

Registration Details

Course Date: November 9, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. MST
Price: $250
One Zoom Session
Includes course certificate and access to online training portal with optional prep materials, five proposal templates, and other course materials

No account or expired membership? You must first sign up for either an All-Access Account ($39/month or $399/year) or a free Limited-Access Account. The Limited Access Account only allows you to register for in-person and virtual fast-track courses. It does not include the online certification program, 30+ online self-paced course, and many other templates, checklists, and tools.
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