Certifications, Licenses, and Reviews
Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors / National Home Inspector Exam
The NHIE® is the original competency exam for the profession and is still one of the only ones that is psychometrically-valid. It shows a home inspector’s skill and knowledge in the field. The Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, otherwise known as EBPHI. They are an independent, not-for-profit organization that develops and maintains exams for the real estate inspection profession and advocates for high standards for the profession.
Richard Katz - certified, July 2020.
InterNACHI® Certified Home Inspector
The International Association of Certified Home Inspectors – InterNACHI® – is the world’s largest trade organization of residential and commercial property inspectors and is the only inspection association accredited as a nonprofit postsecondary educational institution by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training, a national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE).
Richard Katz - certified, April 2021
The American Assoc. of Radon Scientists and Technologists / National Radon Proficiency Program
The American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (AARST) is a nonprofit, trade organization dedicated to the highest standards of excellence and the ethical performance of radon measurement, radon mitigation, and knowledge transfer. NRPP is recognized as the leading certification program for radon professionals, requiring bi-annual documentation of competence, expertise, and performance to demonstrate skill, knowledge, and professionalism.
Richard Katz - certified, May 2020
Minnesota Department of Health
The MN Department of Health has an indoor air unit that is in charge of and works to prevent or reduce exposures to health hazards in the environment, such as asbestos, lead, radon, environmental tobacco smoke, radiation, and indoor air contaminants. Certification and licensure have been a state requirement since 2019.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/about/index.html
Richard Katz - MN Lic.# RMEA-00355
Sewer Line Inspector
Richard has passed and is certified by Inspector Mentoring and Training and The InterNachi School in sewer line analysis.
IM / InterNachi Certified - June 2021
American Home Inspector Training (AHIT)
AHIT has been the leader in home inspection training since 1993. They are the largest training company in North America and have certified 50,00+ inspectors.
https://www.ahit.com/about-ahit/
Richard Katz - certified, September 2017
HomeAdvisor Reviews and Awards
From its inception, Katz Family Home Inspection (KFHI) has been on HomeAdvisor. In that time KFHI has received a number of service awards and badges. More importantly, Richard Katz has received 23 straight 5-star reviews. Below is a small sample of some of those reviews. To access all of the reviews, please click on the following link.
https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.KatzFamilyHome.81018167.html
