Greenville, SC - NACHI, the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Nick Gromicko and Advantage Inspection International are joining forces to provide inspectors an avenue to grow their businesses from beyond themselves to beyond their dreams.

NEWS RELEASE
DATE: August 15, 2006
CONTACTS: Sonya Skidmore, Director of Sales and Marketing, sonyaskidmore@advantageinspection.com, 864-298-0405.

NACHI, the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, Nick Gromicko and Advantage Inspection International are joining forces to provide inspectors an avenue to grow their businesses from beyond themselves to beyond their dreams.

About NACHI
The National Association of Certified Home Inspectors is the largest inspection association in North America.  Formed in 1990, NACHI is both a non-profit organization as well as tax exempt.  Its 175,000+ page, 106 million hit per year website, nachi.org, is host to interactive online continuing education, the industry's most popular exams and quizzes, and a 226,000+ post message board.  NACHI also operates InspectorMALL.com, aboutNACHI.org, FindanInspector.us, InspectorPages.com, InspectorLocator.com, and InspectorSEEK.com as well as thousands of other lead generating sites for a total of 624 million plus webpages constituting 98.4% of all inspection related content online.  NACHI is the industry's largest provider of continuing education and host to hundreds of inspection events each year.  More than 8,800 North American inspectors call NACHI home.

• Professional help whenever you need it. NACHI is open 24/7.
• Trade show displays.
• Inspector's Quarterly newspaper.
• Free optimized websites with free hosting forever.
• Free Interactive Online Exam.
• New Service: Ask NACHI's Attorney Joe Ferry.
• Electrical Course certificate of completion
• Search engine submission service.
• NACHI Images
• Free Environmental Concerns book.
• Access to an Alternate Dispute Resolution Service.
• Marketing of your ancillary inspections.
• Daily Door Prize.
• NACHI credit cards. 
• Free radon test kits.
• NACHI Education and Camaraderie.
• Promotional e-newsletter to home buyers and REALTORs.
• Sell Your Home For More
• Inspection Depot illustrations.
• Deals on everything ... tools, computers, rental cars, etc.
• NACHI's annual convention.
• Books promoting NACHI to the general public.
• Free chapter websites.
• Roofing course.
• Trademarked taglines.
• Free 90-day warranties.
• NACHItools.com
• Ask Betty
• Toll free consumer hotline.
• Multi-inspector firm tagline.
• Photo defect recognition / report writing tutorial.
• Dear NACHI, our inspector advice column.
• Listing on www.AboutNACHI.org
• Head Start guide
• Neighborhood Environmental
• Free online courses.
• Assistance with examinations and home inspection classes.
• Listing in www.FindAnInspector.US.
• Use of the Client Satisfaction Survey.
• Electrical course.
• A certificate of membership with your name and NACHI member number on it.
• NACHI ads in real estate folders.
• Free online continuing education that counts toward CMI.
• Listing in www.InspectorSEEK.com
• Radon Waiver
• Mold Waiver
• Log home disclaimer
• Brochure builder.
• Yellow Page ads.
• Free course for NACHI members to offer real estate agents.
• Credit card acceptance.
• Office Depot/NACHI joint online discount portal.
• NACHI presence at major real estate events around the globe.
• Your contact information on thousands of websites.
• What's Wrong Here? displays.
• Proofreading service.
• Free Micro5 air sampler with analysis.
• Cling-on NACHI window stickers.
• NACHI Tribbles.
• NACHI Tablecloths.
• Online tutorials on website navigation.
• Citizens Information Center.
• New construction.
• ALEXA.com ranking.
• The NACHI Inspection Contract/Agreement (between you and your client).
• E&O insurance requirements updates.
• Inspection Glossary.
• Individual member websites.
• Screwdriver key chains.
• Carbon Monoxide detectors.
• Disability insurance discounts.
• Approved continuing education.
• Approved products and services.
• Inspector websites of the week and month.
• Flyer designed for real estate office presentations.
• Inspection community photo web gallery.
• Magazine ads promoting NACHI community involvement.
• Professionally written inspection articles, with free reprint privileges.
• NACHI photo I.D. card.
• House of Horrors
• Home Inspection Consumer Hotline (610)917-8000.
• Ethics Obstacle Course.
• NACHI Calendar.
• Mock inspection reporting forms.
• Inspection association website comparisons.
• Direct access to experienced professionals for the help you need.
• NACHI Legislative Watch.
• Unrestricted use of the NACHI logo for your marketing.
• NACHI banners for your website.
• Listing of your company on the NACHI Member lists.
• 100% reimbursement of costs to form your own local Chapter.
• Free radon electret recharging.
• Fun, informative local meetings.
• Inspection forms.
• State logos and taglines.
• Hertz Rent A Car NACHI Member Savings Card.
• Avis Rent A Car NACHI Member Savings Card.
• State Inspector of the Year Awards.
• Great tips for your inspection brochure.
• Consumer certification verification seal.
• The REAL ESTATE BOOK ads.
• Tips for improving your website.
• Paid lobbyists.
• NACHI members-only store.
• Your info listed on real estate industries most popular sites.
• Partnerships with government agencies like FEMA, Workforce Development and Voc Rehab.
• Radio ads.
• NACHI Convention, the largest in the industry.
• Inspection tips and advice about how to be financially successful.
• Information for inspectors in various ethnic communities.
• NACHI's Real Estate Referral Network, to bring you more business.
• Exposure from multi-million hit/month websites. 
• Priority service at the nation's largest laboratories.
• Relationship with National Association of State Fire Marshals.
• Online course.
• Most popular message board in industry.
• Binders for marketing while you inspect.
• Books and pamphlets for distribution at Realtor shows...
• Professional display booths, banners, and table skirts for loan.
• Online continuing education.
• Discounts on E&O Insurance.
• No "Ramp-Up Fees."
• Multiple online lead generators to get you more work.
• Local Chapter websites.
• Group dental plan.
• Cool links to add to your website.
• Marketing consultations to help you get more response from your brochures, ads, and flyers.
• Company name choice tools.
• Signs and billboards directing buyers to you.
• Inspection report review and consulting.
• Group health insurance.
• Sponsorships of REALTOR golf tournaments.
• Inspection business success tips.
• Member-to-member referrals.
• Prominent listing of your company in Google.com. 
• Suggested disclaimers for your inspection agreement.
• Recent manufacturer recalls.
• Access to NACHI's photo message board.
• The Inspector Magazine.
• Industry updates and newsbreaks.
• Employment opportunities. Work for NACHI from home.
• Link exchange program.
• Entry into Find-an-Inspector.
• Legal briefs and reports.
• Question of the day.
• Member-controlled profile editor for online market presence control.
• Email and web address listing under featured members.
• Elaborate automatic marketing system which emails newsletters to your local real estate agents along with your contact information.
• Access to the invisible members-only section of the message board and website.
• Tips for zips.
• NACHI Library.
• Discounts on tools.
• UK expansion project.
• NACHI France.
• NACHIOnline ISP.
• Access to a real estate agent hold harmless clause.
• Nick on Marketing available for your event.
• Listing on www.InspectorLocator.com
• Partnership with DELL.
• Public service announcements.
• Support from key legislators.
• Statewide Chapter sites.
• Training available near you! 
• Logo usage.
• Professional e-mail accounts @ [your state].nachi.org.
• DNS forwarding service.
• Business cards.
• Third-party vendor deals on everything.
• Home inspector crossword puzzles.
• Much more.

• REALmatcher.com inspection lead generator.
• Canadian postal code searches.
• CertifiedMasterInspector.org
• CertifiedMasterInspector.com
• BribeWatch.org.
• 'Swamped: How to Get Your Home Inspection Phones to Ring off the Hook' DVD/CD-ROM.
• Occupant Hazard Recognition Primer.
• NACHI postage stamps.