Building and maintaining a successful home inspection business requires an integrated approach. In addition to good marketing, service, sales, business skills and talent, you need a sound working knowledge of all aspects of the business.
To help you quickly find and access a wide range of knowledge, this page contains links to various sources of online information, references, and tools all related to home inspection and marketing. Click on any of the links below to access the sites.
Carson Dunlop Links
Carson Dunlop Consulting Engineers
www.carsondunlop.com
Horizon, Web-based reporting
www.discoverhorizon.com
Boulevard Inspection, Another Carson Dunlop home inspection company
www.boulevardinspection.com
Carson Dunlop, A site outlining our approach to prelisting inspections
www.prelistingreport.com
Carson Dunlop Weldon, Our commercial inspection company
www.cdwengineering.com
Marketing Links and Resources
Building Your Home Inspection Business, Carson Dunlop
Canada:
www.carsondunlop.com/orderform/canada/itmidx2.htm
US:
www.ashi.org/store/item.asp?item_id=283
Google Ad Words
http://www.google.ca/intl/en/ads/
Guerilla Marketing
http://www.gmarketing.com/
General Home Inspection Links
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers
http://www.ashrae.org/
Americans with Disabilities Act
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association
http://www.asphaltroofing.org/
Brick Industry Association
http://www.bia.org/
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
http://www.cmhc.ca/
Canadian Plywood Association
http://www.canply.org/english/
Dearborn Home Inspection Education
http://www.dearbornhomeinspection.com/home_inspection/home.aspx
GoCodes - Online Building Code Resource
http://www.gocodes.com
Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada
http://www.hrai.ca/
Home & Communities, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
http://www.hud.gov/
Hydronic Heating Association
http://www.comfortableheat.net/index.html
Indoor Air Quality Association
http://www.iaqa.org/
Industry Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inbp-pc.nsf/en/uf00047e.html
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials
http://www.iapmo.org/
International Code Council
http://www.iccsafe.org/
National Association of Home Builders
http://www.nahb.org/
National Association of Home Builders site for mold
http://www.moldtips.com/
National Association of REALTORS®
http://www.realtor.com/Default.asp?poe=realtor
National Concrete Masonry Association
http://www.ncma.org/
National Association of Home Inspectors, Inc.
http://www.nahi.org/public/main.cfm
National Fire Protection Association
http://www.nfpa.org/index.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1
National Pest Management Association
http://www.pestworld.org
National Pest Management Association - Canada
http://www.pestcontrolcanada.com/associations/national_pest_management_associa.htm
National Roofing Contractors Association
http://www.nrca.net/
Old House Journal Online
http://www.oldhousejournal.com
Old House Restoration
http://www.frii.com/~phouka/oldhouse/ren_sites.html
Radiant Panel Association
http://www.radiantpanelassociation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=471
The Engineered Wood Association
http://www.apawood.org/
The Old House Web
http://www.oldhouseweb.com/
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
