August | 2015 ASHI Membership Renewals Have you signed up for the 2nd largest home inspection conference yet? Taking place between September 9-13, 2015, in Duluth, GA at the Gwinnet Convention Center, the Southeastern Home Inspector Conference is the place to be with over 25 courses to choose from taught by the It's that time of year again - Membership Renewal time! Did you know that you can easily bypass the reminders for renewing your membership? So if you renew with your credit card, we can just charge it monthly and take the worry of renewing away by charging your card each month instead of a lump sum at this time of year. More information will be in the email you receive on Monday (or by USPS in a couple of weeks). The ASHI School Unveils New Columbus, OH Location
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August|2015
ASHIMembershipRenewals
Haveyousignedupforthe2ndlargesthomeinspectionconferenceyet?TakingplacebetweenSeptember9-13,2015,inDuluth,GAattheGwinnetConventionCenter,theSoutheasternHomeInspectorConferenceistheplacetobewithover25coursestochoosefromtaughtbythe
It'sthattimeofyearagain-MembershipRenewaltime!
Didyouknowthatyoucaneasilybypasstheremindersforrenewingyourmembership?Soifyourenewwithyourcreditcard,wecanjustchargeitmonthlyandtaketheworryofrenewingawaybychargingyourcardeachmonthinsteadofalumpsumatthistimeofyear.MoreinformationwillbeintheemailyoureceiveonMonday(orbyUSPSinacoupleofweeks).
TheASHISchoolUnveils
NewColumbus,OHLocation
moversandshakersoftheindustry.Buttheonlywaytoseeandhearthemspeakistoattendtheconference.RegistertodaytoreserveyourplaceattheFall'sbesthomeinspectionconference!AndyoureceiveASHICEsforattending!Registernow!
UpcomingClassesAugust&September120-Hour
(August4,2015)—HomesalesincentralOhioareupsevenpercentthisyearandwiththatcomesagrowingneedforhomeinspectors.Noprevioustraining,experienceordegreesarerequiredtostartanewcareerasahomeinspectorandvocationaltrainingisnowavailableinColumbus.TheASHISchool,asubsidiaryoftheAmericanSocietyofHomeInspectors(ASHI),isopeninganewlocationat175HutchinsonAve.inColumbus,OH,offeringarea-residentstheopportunitytolearnthehomeinspectionprofession.Classesarenowforming,call1-888-884-0440fordetails.
TheASHISchoolprovidesmoretimespentonactualhomeinspectionsthananyotherhomeinspectionschoolinthenation.Coursesaredesignedasablendofpre-classstudy,liveclassroomlectureandin-fieldhomeinspectiontraining.Nearlyhalfofthecoursehoursarespentlearningbydoingrealhomeinspections.Inaddition,programgraduatesreceiveaoneyearmembershiptoASHI,aoneyearsubscriptiontoinspectionreportingsoftware,assistancewithmarketingandmore.
“Wearethrilledtoassistpeopleastheybeginacareerinhomeinspecting,”saidKendraEiermann,ManagerofTheASHISchool.“Ourmethodoftrainingfocusesonreal-worldexperiencesothatourhomeinspectorsarereadytogettoworkimmediately.”TheASHISchoolteachesstudentstoperforminspectionsincompliancewiththeASHIStandardofPracticeandCodeofEthics.ASHIisNorthAmerica’soldestandmostrespectedprofessionalsocietyforhomeinspectors.
TheASHISchooloffersclassesinCalifornia,Colorado,Florida,Georgia,Illinois,Missouri,Ohio,VirginiaandWashington.Foradditionalinformationvisitwww.theashischool.com.
TheASHISchoolnowoffersfinancing,call1-888-884-0440fordetails.
Columbus,OH-Aug17-
28
Cypress,CA-Aug.24-Sept
4
Cincinnati,OH-Sept14-25
Cumming,GA-Sept14-25
DesPlaines,IL-Sept14-25
Lakewood,CO-Sept14-25
Leesburg,VA-Sept14-25
St.Louis,MO-Sept14-25
Tampa,FL-Sept.21-Oct.2
Evening&WeekendClass
DesPlaines,IL-Aug17-
Nov7
160-HourClassBellevue,WA-Sept14-25
MoldClassDesPlaines,IL-Sept26-27
FinancingNowAvailable!
ContactTheASHISchoolformore
details.888.884.0440
Expertsrecommend
checkingyourhome's
deckfrequently
Deckprofessionalsaretryingtomakesurehomeownersdon'tendupplayingwithabadhand.
Theysayyearlyinspectionsofdecks—
attheleast—arenecessarytoavoidstructuralproblems.
“Theproblemismostpeoplefindtroublesandsay‘Wow,Ireallyshouldhavedonethisfourorfiveyearsago,'”saidDonTomlins,ownerofDeckedOutbyDoninCecil,WashingtonCounty.
MikeBeaudry,executivevicepresidentoftheBucksCounty-basedNorthAmericanDeckandRailingAssociation,saiddeckinspectionsaresimpletodo,butoftenareignoredbyhomeownerswhothinkdeckslastforever.
About50milliondecksintheUnitedStateshavebeenbuiltwithamunicipalpermit,Beaudrysaid,andabouthalfareolderthan20yearsold...READMORE
AQuickTip
fromMr.Fix-It
Tip#53:StifleThat
WhistlingShowerHeadSingingintheshowertakesonanewdimensionwhenyou’reaccompaniedbyawhistlingshowerhead.Nomatterhowyou
varythepitchandstayintune,thescreechfromtheshowerheadjustwon’tplay.
Apoormelodyisonething,butwaterspraysandstreakstoonesideortheotherarearealproblem.
Thisproblemisnormallycausedbyabuildupofhardwaterdepositsinsidethesmallopeningsoftheshowerhead.Oncetheybecomepartiallyplugged,thesquealingstartsandtheuniformsprayisblocked.
Solvetheproblembysoakingtheshowerheadinaplasticstoragebagfilledwithvinegarorahard-water-scaleremovalproduct.Oftenyoucanjustfillthebagandtieitaroundthepipethatfeedstheshowerhead.Followlabeldirectionsforanychemicalyouuse.
Aftersoakingtheshowerhead,rubitwithacoarseclothoruseatoothpicktoclearawayresidueandharddeposits.
Tomakethejobeasier,youcansimplyremovetheshowerheadbyturningtheconnectorcounterclockwise.Thismayrequireusingasmallwrenchorpliers;protectthechromeplatingbyplacingaragunderthewrench.
CelebrateASHI&CREIA's40thAnniversariesinSan
Diego
YoumayalreadyuseLegalShieldasyoumayhaveseenthemcometoyourchaptermeeting.
DidyouknowthatyoucouldbegettingadiscountedrateforLegalShield?
ASHIisworkingwithJoanBuckner,arepwithLegalShieldfordiscountedratesforASHImembers.
GetYourBoothandSponsorshipsNow!
ExhibitorRegistrationhasonlybeenopenforafewweeksandalready,57%ofourexpohallhasalreadybeensoldandit'sjustthe
beginningofAugust!
Thatmeansthatonly56boothsremain.Don'twaituntilthelastminutetoreserveyourbooth.Registernowforthismustattendconferenceandexpo!ContactDaveKoganatdavek@ashi.orgformoreinformationorfillouttheattachedExhibitorRegistration/SponsorshipFormandsendintoday!
Notsurewheretoplaceyourbooth?CheckouttheFloorPlanorcontactDaveforsuggestions.
GetyournameinfrontofeverysingleattendeeatInspectionWorld2016SanDiegothroughSponsorships.Thereareseveralwaystogetyournameandcompanyinfointheirfacesbeforetheyeverseeyouatyourbooth-sponsorships!SeetheattachedExhibitorRegistration/Sponsorshipformandgetnoticedtoday!
AreYouAnASHI
Affiliate?
Yougetalltheirgreatservices,atalowrate,plushaveaccesstoIdentityTheftprotectiontoo!
Toreceivethisgreatservice,usetheASHI.orglinkforinformationonthewebsiteandJoan'scontactinfoat505-821-3971oremailJoanBucknertoday!
TheSeptember2014issueoftheASHIReporterisintheworksandthatmeansthatadvertisingforthecurrenteditorialcalendarisdone.
However,thenew2015-2016MediaKitishere!Reserveyouradspacenow!Alladpositionsareonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.DownloadthekitandreserveyourspacetodayinthemonthlymagazineASHIReporter;ASHI'smonthlye-newsletter,FirstThing;andonASHI's
HaveyourrenewedyourASHIAffiliatemembershipyet?Ifnot,thenthere'snobettertimelikethepresentthantorenew.Seeattachedletterandmembershipformtomakesureyougetthemostoutofyourmembership.
AndjustlikeASHIHomeInspectorMembers,wenowcaneasilyrenewyourmembershipannuallyifpayingbycreditcard.Yourmembershipwillautomaticallyrenewatthelevel(Bronze,SilverorGold)youregisterat(andyoucanchangethisannually).
AlsolookoutfortheTAS+program.Thisprogramisanadd-ontoyourmembershiptotakepartinTheASHISchool.Getinfrontofstudentscurrentlyenrolledinclassesandinfrontofthosethathavegraduated.
SeeYouInSanDiego!
ThereisnotimelikethepresenttogearupforInspectionWorld2016SanDiego.ASHIandCREIAwillbecelebratingtheircollective40thAnniversariessothiswill
bethemustattendeventof2016!ReserveyourroomnowattheTown&CountryResortandConventionCentertodayandasmoreinformationbecomesavailable,we'llpostthattoo!
website,[email protected].
ThinkOutsideTheBox
Whatareyoudoingtokeepyourmarketingfresh?PostingtoFacebook/Twitter/LinkedIn?CreatingvideoforYouTube?Writingablogor
sendingoutaweeklyormonthlyenewsletter?
Youmaybehittingawall,sowe'reheretohelpyoubustthroughthatwalllikeKool-Aidman.We'veputtogetherafewdifferentideasforyouandwilladdtothelistmonthlytohelpyouboostyourmarketingeffortsandkeepthemfresh.Sometimeyoujustgottathinkoutsidethebox.
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