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Old 01-22-2020, 12:40 PM   #1
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NRVIA inspector certification

Several questions here. What are some pros and cons of being a inspector?

Would anyone care to talk about your experience as an inspector or as someone who used an NRVIA inspector?

Was it worth it for you as a supplement to your income?

Is there enough work out there, lets say the southwest, to justify the cost and yearly renewal?

Pro's, Con's, respectful opinions please?
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I did the NRVIA home study option for the Level 1 inspector, then did the week long course for Level 2 a couple of years ago, but have not pursued hanging out a shingle as an RV inspector. I think it is a worthwhile program, a reasonably handy person can easily do the online level 1 program, as well as pass the level 2 class / test, though you should be aware level 2 is MUCH more intense than level 1. Level 2 amounts to 8 hours of class room work, followed by 3-4 hours of home work each night for nearly a week, some of which was stuff I knew, some was not. A lot of it is about the mechanics of how to conduct and document an RV inspection.


As to why I have not hung out a shingle, a lot of it is questioning ability to make a profit with limited demand within reasonable driving radius of where I live, combined with overhead costs, most notably cost of insurance. This would include the need for both basic liability insurance, as well as errors and omissions insurance (by far the more expensive), my rough math suggest that the break even point to pay these basic overhead items would be around 10 inspections per year, which would put the number needed to make a reasonable profit somewhere above 15 to 20 inspections per year, which is more than I would to do as a part time vocation, particularly when one considers seasonal weather conflicts, etc.
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Old 01-23-2020, 08:47 AM   #3
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Good Points! Thank you for your input. This info gives me a lot to chew on.
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Old 02-05-2020, 06:19 PM   #4
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Hi there!


I went through the Level 1 course last year and my motivation at the time was to become an inspector as a retirement sideline. At the same time I wanted to become a 'Registered RV Technician". As it turned out, I wasn't able to take the Registered RV Tech exam during my time at the school without spending time past the one week class and paying another couple of hundred dollars for the weekend study session. I had to get back to my 'day job' which was 3 long days of driving away.



I got out of the week long training what I wanted, which was a good understanding of my camper's systems.


I probably won't be going any further with this for some of the same reasons as the other person who responded. The expenses of setting up a business compared with the possible business in my local area doesn't seem to make business sense. I don't need the income when I retire so this would be more of an expensive hobby than a business investment for me.



I would certainly recommend hiring such an inspector if I were buying a used rig. I feel that I know enough now to perform most of my own inspection tasks for my own purposes. But that might be because I experienced that training and have been studying the subject for a couple of years now. I think the owner at the local used RV lot thinks I'm casing the place because I've been there so frequently examining his inventory!


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