Buying a home is probably the most expensive purchase you will ever make. This is no time to shop for a cheap inspection. The cost of a home inspection is very small relative to the home being inspected. The additional cost of hiring a certified inspector is almost insignificant. As a homebuyer, you have recently been crunching the numbers, negotiating offers, adding up closing costs, shopping for mortgages and trying to get the best deals. Do not stop now. Do not let your real estate agent, a patty-cake inspector or anyone else talk you into skimping here.

NACHI front-ends its membership requirements. NACHI turns down more than 1/2 the inspectors who want to join because they can't fulfill the membership requirements.

NACHI certified inspectors perform the best inspections by far. NACHI certified inspectors earn their fees many times over. They do more, they deserve more, and yes they generally charge a little more. Do yourself a favor...and pay a little more for the quality inspection you deserve.

The National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI) is the world’s largest most elite home inspection association. A non-profit organization with members in all 50 states, all provinces of Canada and 32 other countries, NACHI is the international home of over 9,400 inspectors worldwide. NACHI has over 170 local chapters in the U.S. with more forming at the rate of two per week. NACHI is present at or sponsors nearly every major real estate and home inspection industry event in the U.S., has a yearly convention, and has free home inspection training seminars and courses throughout the U.S.

NACHI’s Standards of Practice is now the industry standard. This new version is by far the largest, most comprehensive set of guidelines available to inspectors. Twelve years in the making, and over 20 pages long, this latest revision elevates NACHI's Standards of Practice to the nation's definitive standard for the professional home inspection industry.

NACHI promotes a high standard of professionalism, business ethics, and inspection procedures with its Code of Ethics. NACHI’s Continuing Education, free hands-on training, free online inspection courses, and free inspection video library all help keep our members the best they can be.

NACHI keeps track of and alerts the industry to manufacturer recalls, meetings, industry updates and newsbreaks.

NACHI funds the Consumer Home Inspection Hotline (610) 917-8000 which helps the home buying public find certified inspectors.

NACHI funds www.BribeWatch.org, a consumer advocacy group which reports suspected corruption in home inspection and construction legislation. BribeWatch.org also protects consumers by dissolving association monopolies and fighting association-biased restraint-of-free-trade home inspection legislation. NACHI also funds Consumer Advocacy, Inc. and has many lobbyists on retainer.

NACHI is associated with the NACHI Foundation a separate Maryland based registered charity which has relief fund for victims of licensed but uncertified inspectors.