May have a part-time employment opportunity in that line.

Curious about certification, licensing, bonding, liability insurance, that sort of thing.

My understanding is that Maine does not currently require a license or certification, but if I pursue this it would only be as an employee under the legal umbrella of a parent company, NOT as an independent contractor.

Any guidance/experience appreciated.

Get used to crawling under some pretty crappy houses and seeing all the bugs

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Get used to crawling under some pretty crappy houses and seeing all the bugs

Been that, done there. Used to help Dad re-wire farmhouses that were originally wired by the REA in the 1930's. Dry-laid fieldstone foundations, post and beam construction, spiders, snakes, rats...you name it.

Sorta, I'm a homebuilder and I walk every home I build.

Easiest money for you is to try to get inspections for new homes. Amazing how most new home buyers are looking for paint chips and cosmetic stuff rather than functional things such as plumbing, HVAC, electrical and low voltage.

Home inspectors here charge around $700 or so and takes them 2 hours at most on new homes. Easiest money they'll ever make. Walked a build with a buyer who brought some "expert." Not sure what he charged but the only question he could come up with was if the gas cook top would also use electricity. Well it does have to spark the gas so I guess?

use a robot. you know, those crawlspace home inspection robots. a robotics engineer should invent and sell such a tool.