February2017

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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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160HourClassBellevue,WA-Feb27-Mar10

4-PointInspection&WindMitigationTampa,FL-Feb18

16HourResidentialRadon

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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.

TheASHIChapter

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

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February22,2017PROASHIEventVanguraNorthHuntingdon,PAContact:MichaelAshburn2ASHICEs

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

ToRegister:Visitwww.aareihome.com/

February25-26,2017OhioSouthASHISpringSeminarDoubleTreeHotelCincinnati,OHContact:KevinDavidson16ASHICEs

February28,2017RockyMountainASHIBrooklyn'satSportsAuthorityFieldDenver,COContact:info@rmc-ashi.org

March4,2017CentralPAASHIEducationConferenceParkInnbyRadissonHarrisburgWest,PAContact:PatrickReilly8ASHICEs

March9-10,2017St.LouisSpringSeminar&NADRADeckClassSt.LouisAssociationofRealtorsConferenceCenterSt.Louis,MOContact:MarkGoodmanNADRAClass:4ASHICEsEducationSeminar:8ASHICEs

March10-12,2017OhioChapterofASHIMarchExpoQuestConferenceCenterColumbus,OHContact:GeorgeBasistaDownloadPDFRegistrationForm8ASHICEs

March18,2017WesternWashingtonChapterSpringSeminarLeMay-America'sCarMuseumTacoma,WAContact:BradAlbin7ASHICEs

March18,2017NOVAASHISpring

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Mostbathroomsinkshavea“pop-up”sinkstopperthatopensandcloseswhenyouoperateasmallknoborlever

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Mostofthesemechanismsneedadjustmentsfromtimetotime,andmanyareneversetjustrightinthefirstplace.

Takealookattheillustration.

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LegalShield,oneofNorthAmerica’sleadingprovidersofaffordablelegalplansandIDShieldidentitytheftsolutionforindividuals,familiesandsmallbusinesses,announcedtodaythatitslegalprotectionservicesarenowavailableinall50statesacrossAmerica.Asthecompanyentersits45thyearofoperation,ithasanall-timehighnumberofmembershipsthatofferseasyaccesstojusticeforall.

“LegalShield’sbusinessmodelconnectsmemberswithanetworkofaccountable,responsiveanddedicatedlawfirmsinall50statesandfourCanadianprovinces.Weofferlegalassistanceforwhateverpeopleneed,asoftenastheyneedit,”saidJeffBell,ChiefExecutiveOfficerofLegalShield.“Moreover,theLegalShieldmobileappmakesforeasyaccesstolegalresolutions,foritputsalawfirminthepalmofyourhand,”continuedBell.Byallaccounts,hiringalawyeratatimeofneedcanbeaconfusingandofteninefficientprocess,entailingthecheckingoflawyerdirectories,searchingonlineforlegalspecialistsoraskingfriendsorfamilyforreferrals.MembersofLegalShieldhavethedistinctadvantageofhavinglegalhelpavailableandoncall.MostofLegalShield’sservicesinvolvelandlord-tenantdisputes,estateplanning,trafficissues,divorce,

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LegalShieldisasubscription-basedlegalservicewhichhelpscitizenslivefreeunderthelaw.ACoveredPersonhastoll-freetelephoneaccesstoaProviderAttorneyona24-hourperdaybasisforcoveredlegalemergencies.“WhenyouthinkofthegrowingmarketplaceofbusinesseslikeUber,YelpandPayPal,whoconnectconsumerstoacrowdofsuppliers,weseeLegalShieldfittinginquitethesameway,aswematchourmemberswithlawfirmswhoremainaccountabletous.LikePayPal,wealsoprovidemanyhelpfulDIYtoolsforourmembers,”saidBell.”Thecolorofjusticeshouldnotbegreenand,inmakinglegalhelpaffordable,weforgedtheconceptofequalaccesstoequaljusticeforall.”

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3DaysofSecretsRevealed

February20-23,2017

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2017OAHI/CAHPI-ON

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March3-5,2017

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May4-5,2017

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July10-13,2017

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