Commercial
Inspection
3
Days - 24 hours*
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Kaplan's
Commercial Inspection course is taught by experienced commercial
property inspectors in a three day seminar format and is
open to all inspectors looking to enhance their expertise.
Multistory
office buildings, strip shopping centers, apartment complexes,
industrial warehouses, and many other types of commercial
properties are purchased by investors who need quality
inspections and information. The commercial inspection
business may be the opportunity you are looking for. Using
your already developed skills and our method for completing
a commercial inspection, a whole new world of business
becomes available. A few bold inspectors are venturing
into this arena and finding it lucrative and uncrowded.
Kaplan's
Commercial Inspection course provides guidelines and actual
skills necessary to perform a pre-purchase inspection
and prepare a written, narrative report on a commercial
property. It gives you the confidence and skills you need
to get started in the commercial inspection market. The
course details the "Team Approach," which
can be utilized, even by the smallest of companies. This
course also outlines procedures and methods employed by
the "Team Captain" using consultants
for large and complicated commercial properties.
Kaplan
has designed this course to teach the business of commercial
inspecting, including general theory and practical applications
of running a successful business, as well as insights
into marketing and advertising.
This
relatively unexploited area of the inspection industry
is sure to grow in the future. Upgrade today and join
a small but growing number of in-high-demand commercial
inspectors. This course provides an in-depth text book
which includes sample reports. The ASTM E-2018-01 Commercial
Standards are provided and discussed during the course.
Study
with the best...Kaplan...Your success is our business!
Commercial
Inspection Course Outline
Day
1
Module
A-Brief History of the Industry
In order to know where we are and were we are going, it's
important to know how we got here. This course reveals
important aspects about the evolution of the profession.
Module
B-Entering the Commercial Inspection Business
It takes desire, knowledge, and a proven business system
to be successful in this profession. This course provides
the tools! Module C-Addressing Key Issues
- Business
and Personal Objectives
- Qualifications
and Resources
- Commercial
vs. Residential
- Choosing
your Market
- A
Good Business Plan
Module
D-The Commercial Client
Sophisticated; businesslike; professional. The Commercial
client is easier to deal with than the residential client,
or are they? The Commercial client is also intelligent,
cunning, a shrewd communicator and negotiator-be prepared!
- Client
Needs
- Expectations
- Value
Perceived
- Scope
of Services
- Proposals,
Contracts
- Written
Report (value perceived for fee paid)
Module
E-Selling a Commercial Inspection
The ability to sell this unique product requires special
skills, which the course will cover. These skills are
critical to your success in the Commercial Inspection
Business
- Policy
(image, quality, and scope of services offered)
- Source
of Leads
- Taking
an Order (telephone, bid, requests, and more)
- Pricing
a Job (cost of sales + overhead and profit)
- Proposals
and Contracts
Module
F-Inspection Procedures using the "Team Approach"
It took the course creator 27 years and 50,000 reports
to develop this method. You will have basic knowledge
necessary to use the method at completion of this course.
- The
Team-Captains, Employees, Consultants
- Pre-Inspection
Interviews, Maintenance and Management
- The
Inspection Checklist
- Data
Collection, Compilation Methods
- Coordinating
Consultants and Others
Day
2
Module
G-Basic Building Components-descriptions, problem identification
(an overview)
Although the course is not intended to provide the
technical knowledge necessary to inspect all aspects of
each major component, the course does provide the guidelines
for defining components and identifying problems of each
using fee paid consultants.
- Sitework
- Building
Exterior
- Roof
- Structure
- Foundation
- Building
Interior
- HVAC
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Elevators
and Other Components
Module
H-Commercial Reports
The completed, narrative report, customized to a specific
client, should be a work of art, effectively articulating
the subject property. Repeat business is contingent upon
your image. Poorly prepared reports can come back to haunt
you!
- The
Basic Function (what it is, isn't)
- Style-effective
written communication
- Semantics
(as a legal document)
- Components-Cover
letter, Introduction
- Summary,
Body, Disclaimer, Appendix
- Major
Repair Cost Estimating
Module
I-Course Summary-Marketing
This course will outline the marketing steps necessary
to begin a commercial inspection business today.
- Markets
Defined
- Methods
of Marketing
- Today-What's
Hot and What's Not
Day
3
Module
J - Commercial Electrical
- Typical
voltages encountered with single and three phase
- Delta
and Y connected systems, three and four wire
- Services
- Transformers
- Working
clearances, dedicated space and egress
- Wiring
methods
- Grounding
and GFPE equipment
- Suspended
ceilings
- Examples
from many commercial inspections
Preparation
We
recommend that the student meet at least one of the following
requirements before taking this course:
- Completion
of Kaplan's home inspection course
- Experience
in performing home inspections
- A
license in engineering, architecture, or contracting