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InterNACHIsuedandsoughtadefaultjudgmentagainstNAHI,anentitythathadalreadyvoluntarilygoneoutofbusinessandwasnotdefendingitself.SinceASHIwasalsonegativelymentionedinthesuit(butnotasanamedparty),ASHIhasvigorouslyopposed...READMORE
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QuicklyReferenceCommonDefects,WhatTheyLookLike,andHowtoReportThem.AnOn-SiteResourceThatHelpsYouLookLikeTheExpertYouAre.
AlanCarsonhasdevelopedanewappthatmayrevolutionizethehomeinspectionprofession.Becauseof
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thisnewcreation,weplaceAlanisaclasswithSteveJobsandMarkZuckerberg.Jobsdidn'tinventthecellphone,musicplayerorcomputer,buthedidputthemintooneeasy-to-usemachinethatrevolutionizedourlives.Zuckerbergdidn'tinventchatrooms,socialmediaorsharinginaneconversations,hejustcombinedtheminoneconvenient,ubiquitousproduct.
Likethosetwoinnovators,Alandidnotinventinspectionphotography,norwashethefirsttocategorizedeficienciesinproperties.But,becauseofhisyearsofexperience,he'sorganizedover10,000photographs,coupledwithdescriptionsoftheunderlyingproblemstheydepict,andproducedanappthat'sbothintuitiveandgermanetoourprofession.
It'scalled"InsightbyCarsonDunlop",andit'savailableexclusivelytoASHImembersforalimitedtimeonly...thatmeansit'sFREErightnow!
Here'showitworks.First,gotowww.carsondunlop.com/Insighttoregister.Ashortvideoexplainswhattheappdoes.Thendownloadtheapp(forAndroidorAppleproducts)atwww.carsondunlop.com/FreeInsight.
Onceyou'vedownloadedtheapp,justopenitandclickononeofthemenuitems(e.g.RoofingorElectrical).Alistofdeficienciescomesupalongwithphotosthatdepictthoseissues.Thisisanappthatbothexperiencedandnewerinspectorscanusewhenthey'restrugglingtoidentifyandexplainaproblemarea.It'saboutassimpletouseascanbe,andawiderangeofinformationisrightatyourfingertips.Whetheryouwanttoknowaboutswampcoolersorboilers,you'llfindwhatyouneed,whenyouneedit.Thisisadealyoucannotpassup.Tryit-we'resureyou'lllikeit.
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IncentivePlanhasbeenextendeduntilDecember31,2017!
Thedetailsoftheplanareasfollows:
2017February
Reporter
Inordertoshowthevalueofchaptermembershiptounaffiliatedinspectors,anyonewhohasNEVERbeenanASHIorNAHImembermayjoinanASHIchapterandreceiveaone-yearcomplimentarymembershiptoASHI.
ChaptersareencouragedtoseekoutinspectorswhohaveneverbeenmembersofASHIorNAHIinordertogivethematasteofhowvaluableitistobelongtoachapter.TodownloadtheApplicationform,clickhere.
ServicePhilosophy:
Customer-CentricBusiness"We’vepreviouslyencouragedyoutodescribebenefits,ratherthanfeatures,inyourmarketingpieces.
Benefitshighlightyourservicefromthecustomer’sperspective.Thisperspectiveshouldpervadeallthatyoudo,ensuringthatthebigpictureencompassesacustomer-centricphilosophy.
Rememberthatthecustomermayincluderealestateprofessionalsofalldescriptions,aswellasanyoneelsewhomightsendbusinessyourway.
Youshouldevaluateeverythingyoudowiththefollowingthoughtprocess:What’sthebenefit,orperceivedbenefit,
tothecustomer?WhatcanIdotomakethebenefit,or
perceivedbenefit,morevisible?Doesthisbenefitresultinasignificant
marketingadvantagetome?
What'sgoingonwithyour
chapter?Gotaneventcomingup?Somethinginterestinghappenatyourlastmeeting?Whatdidyoulearnabout?Wewanttoknowandwe'llpostithere.EmailyournewstoDaveat
PerceivedBenefitsHaveGreaterImpactLet’sdefinetheterm“perceivedbenefit”becauseitgoestotherootofacustomer-centricbusiness.Aperceivedbenefitissomethingthatmayormaynotbearealbenefittoyourclient,butissomethingthattheclientthinksitisimportant...READMORE
FLIRE6:thebestinfraredcameraforhomeinspectorsByReubenSaltzmanOriginallypostedattheStructureTechBlog
I’vebeenusingthesameinfraredcamera,theFLIRE6,forthepastthreeyears.Today,it’sstillmyinfraredcameraofchoiceasahomeinspector.I’mbasingmydecisiononacombinationofpriceandperformance,whichequatestovalue.I’vementionedthiscameraseveraltimesinpastblogposts(SeekThermalreview,FLIRONEreview,Infraredcamerasandhomeinspections)butI’venevertakenthetimetoexplainwhythisonehasbecomethecameraofchoiceformeandsomanyotherhomeinspectors.Heregoes.
Size,shape,andfeel
TheE6hasahandleandatrigger,makingforeasyone-handedoperationthatfeels
Here'swhat'sgoingoninachapternearyou...
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February24,2017ArkansasASHIChapterMeetingSt.VincentAuditoriumLittleRock,ARContact:LonnieMoore
February24-25,2017ArkansasRealEstateInspectorsAssociationSt.VincentAuditoriumLittleRock,AR
natural.Whileit’snotsmallenoughtoslipintoashirtpocket,that’snoconcernofmine.WhenIinspecthouses,Iwearatoolbelt.Idon’texpectmytoolstofitintoshirtpockets.Ifaninfraredcamerawereshapedlikeatraditionalcamerawithsomenicecurvestowrapmyfingersaround,I’dgoforthatstyle,butthereiscurrentlynothinglikethatavailabletoday.
Fieldofview
TheE6hasa45ºx34ºfieldofview,whichisgreatforbeingabletoscanlargeareasatonetime.TheimagesbelowshowcomparisonsbetweentheE6andFLIRi7.
Built-incamera,simultaneousimages
TheE6comeswithabuilt-inopticalcamerathatgivesittheabilitytotakeopticalimagesatthesametimethatIRimagesaretaken,withtheangleandperspectivesalwaysbeingidentical.Iabsolutelylovethisfeature.Beforethiscamera,I’dalwaysholdmyregularcamerarightupnexttomyIRcamerawhiletakingpicturesbecauseIwantedtheanglestobeexactlythesame.WiththeE6,Idon’tneedtomesswiththatanymore.
MSXimaging
Thisfeatureblendsallofthehigh-contrastlinesfromimagestakenwiththeactualcameraintotheIRimage,makingeverythingseemtoreally‘pop’.Whilethisdoesn’tmaketheinfraredcameraanymoreaccurate,itdoesmakeitmucheasiertounderstandwhatyou’relookingat,whichhasenormousvalue.Idon’tthinkI’devergobacktoacamerathatdoesn’thavethisfeature.TheimagebelowshowsacomparisonofthesameimagewithandwithoutMSXturnedon.Idon’tthinkIneedtosaywhichiswhich...READMORE
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StopperSticks
Mostbathroomsinkshavea“pop-up”sinkstopperthatopensandcloseswhenyouoperateasmallknoborlever
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Mostofthesemechanismsneedadjustmentsfromtimetotime,andmanyareneversetjustrightinthefirstplace.
Takealookattheillustration.
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