If you are looking to become a home inspector in the state of New Jersey, you may have certain questions about how the application process works. The good news is that you don’t need to have a college degree to become a home inspector in the state of New Jersey. A simple high school diploma or the equivalent is enough. However, you need to have completed the home inspector class that is given by the Jew Jersey Department of Education in order to qualify in most cases. As an alternative to the class, you may still qualify for the position if you have been involved with 250 paid home inspections. Finally, it is important that you know that the state is only looking for people of high moral character as well.

You must remit proof of your education, the original certificates awarded by the school, in order to become a home inspector in New Jersey. In order to qualify for the position, you will have to have completed the approved course of study as well as participated in 40 hours of unpaid field inspections while under the supervision of a licensed home inspector. The alternative to taking the class is to have performed no fewer than 250 paid home inspections performed in the presence of a licensed home inspector. The home inspector needs to have supervised you and needs to be the one who was in full responsibility of the inspection process. You have to provide the state with proof of supervision by submitting the certification of the direct supervisor who was in charge of you.

In order to become a licensed home inspector in the state of New Jersey, you will also have to submit proof of your insurance to the state. Your insurance must cover $500,000.00 per occurrence for errors and omissions. In order to submit proof, you must contact your insurance company and ask them to submit an original certificate of insurance that states that you are covered directly to the Committee of New Jersey. The certificate must have your application reference number included with it in order to identify you as the true applicant. Please remember that the certificate of insurance must be original, copies and/or facsimiles will not be accepted. You must also make sure that the insurance company has identified the Home Inspection Advisory Committee as a certificate holder so that it will be informed whenever there are changes to your policy.

You must also successfully complete the National Home Inspector Examination in order to be a licensed home inspector in the state of New Jersey. Once you have completed the examination with a passing score, you must submit your original score card to N.J.S.A. If you are already a licensed engineer, you may complete a different application in order to be considered, the Home Inspection Licensure Application for Professional Engineers. Likewise, if you are a licensed architect, you may contact the New Jersey Board of Architects instead. As you can see, as long as you have completed the needed coursework and passed the examination, becoming a licensed home inspector for the state of New Jersey doesn’t have to be difficult.