Communications & Professional Practice Section#1 Professional Practice Quiz#2

• Question 1

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  	Describe how the home inspection profession is regulated in most parts of North America.
  	Selected Answer: Home inspection is unregulated in many areas and anyone can hang out a shingle and call themselves a home inspector.  Correct Answer:   The profession is not regulated in most parts of North America. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 2

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  	Describe in one sentence a typical home inspector's vehicle.
  	Selected Answer: The car has to be clean and presentable. The home inspector's vehicle should not be notable because it is so run-down, dirty, flashy or extravagant.  Correct Answer:   A home inspector's vehicle should be presentable and not particularly notable. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 3

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  	Describe in one sentence how a home inspector should dress. (Hint: should you be dressing to express your tastes?)
  	Selected Answer: Your cloth should reflect your client's expectation of a home inspector.  Correct Answer: Your dress should be comfortable enough to allow you to do your work and should reflect your clients' expectations of an inspector. This may vary depending on the area that you work in. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 4

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  	Describe in one sentence the difference between a home inspection and an appraisal.
  	Selected Answer: An appraisal may involve an inspection of a property, but the goal of an appraisal is to determine the fair market value of a property, rather than establish its physical condition.  Correct Answer:   A home inspection determines physical condition and an appraisal determines market value. Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 5

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  	Indicate the average duration of a home inspection.
  	Selected Answer: three hours Correct Answer:   2 1/2 hours Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 6

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  	Indicate the average home inspection fee in North America.
  	Selected Answer: 350 Correct Answer:   $240 - 250 Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 7

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  	Indicate the estimated number of home inspectors in North America (a range is fine).
  	Selected Answer: 20,000 to 30,000 Correct Answer:   20,000 - 25,000 inspectors Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 8

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  	List 10 basic tools that home inpectors use.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Binoculars 2. Camera 3. Flashlight 4. Ladder 5. Screwdriver 6. Measuring tape 7. Knife 8. Mask 9. Electrical circuit testers 10. Gloves Correct Answer: 1. binoculars 2. flashlight 3. flashlight batteries and bulbs 4. ladder 5. screwdriver 6. carpenter's awl 7. telescopic mirror 8. measuring tape 9. electrical circuit testers 10. knife 11. gloves 12. coveralls 13. mask 14. pliers 15. briefcase or toolkit Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 9

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  	List 10 thoughts or feelings clients typically have during a home inspection.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Is this thing a money pit? 2. I wish it was over.  3. Do we really need a home inspector? If so, is this the right inspector? 4. How will we know if he or she is any good? 5. Who picked this inspector? 6. Do the home inspector and the agent have a relationship I should know about? 7. Am I paying too much for the inspection? 8. Will the inspector make me feel stupid? 9. How should I act? Do I have to do anything? 10. Should I ask questions or let the inspector do his or her work? Correct Answer: 1. Is this home a money pit? 2. I wish it were over. 3. do we really need a home inspector? If so, is this the right inspector? 4. How will we know if he's any good? 5. Who picked this inspector? 6. Do the home inspector and agent have a relationship? 7. Am I paying too much for the inspection? 8. Will the inspector make me feel stupid? 9. How should I act? 10. Should I ask questions or let the inspector do his work? 11. Will the inspector think we're fools for choosing this home? 12. What will the sellers think? 13. Will the seller be rude? 14. This is just one more step in a process I don't understand. 15. Why does everthing about buying a house include so much paperwork and cost so much? Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 10

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  	List 4 advantages of having clients attend the inspection.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Better communication 2. Showing is better than telling 3. Lowered liability 4. Opportunity to adjust expectations Correct Answer:   1. better communication 2. showing is better than telling 3. reduced liability 4. opportunity to adjust expectations Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 11

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  	List 6 people or things to whom home inspectors have an obligation during an inspection.
  	Selected Answer: 1. The home buyer, who is typically the client 2. The home seller 3. The listing agent (the agent working with the seller) 4. The selling agent (the agent working with the buyer) 5. The home itself  6. The home inspector Correct Answer:   1. home buyer 2. home seller 3. listing agent 4. selling agent 5. the home 6. home inspector Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 12

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  	List 7 attributes of a good home inspector.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Technical Wizard 2. Enjoys People 3. Great Communicator 4. Adjust Expectations 5. Actor Or Performer 6. Diplomat 7. Investigator/Detective Correct Answer:   1. technical wizard 2. enjoys people 3. great communicator 4. actor or performer 5. diplomat 6. investigator or detective 7. organized but flexible Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 13

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  	List 8 reasons home inspectors may be hired to perform a prepurchase inspection.
  	Selected Answer: 1. The client want to make the most informed buying decision possible.  2. The client want a positive reinforcement of their decision.  3. The clients are looking for leverage to get out of the deal.  4. A husband and wife have strong and very different feelings about a house.  5. Real estate agents have insisted on the home inspection to protect their clients and minimize the agent's liability.  6. The lender may have insisted on an inspection to protect their investment.  7. The mortgage insurer may insist on an inspection to protect their interests.  8. The client's employer pays for a home inspection anyway.  Correct Answer: 1. clients want to make an informed buying decision 2. clients want positive reinforcement 3. clients are looking for leverage to get out of the deal 4. clients are looking for leverage to renegotiate the deal 5. the husband and wife feel differently about the home 6. real estate agents insist on an inspection to minimize their liability 7. the lender may insist on the inspection to protect their investment 8. the mortgage insurer may insist on the inspection to protect their interests 9. the client's employer is paying for the inspection Response Feedback: [None Given]

• Question 14

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  	List 8 types of residential inspections that home inspectors may be asked to perform.
  	Selected Answer: 1. Pre-listing inspections by the seller 2. Pre-offer inspection 3. Pre-renovation inspections 4. Problem-solving inspections 5. Maintenance inspections 6. Course of construction or progress inspections 7. Legal dispute inspections.  8. Inspection of relatively new homes as warranties are about to expire.  Correct Answer: 1. pre-purchase inspections 2. pre-listing or pre-sale inspections 3. pre-renovation inspections 4. problem solving inspections 5. maintenance inspections 6. course of construction or progress inspections 7. legal dispute inspections 8. inspections of relatively new homes as warranties expire Response Feedback: [None Given]