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The Inspector
June, 2010 - Volume 6, Issue 4 |
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| Dear Matt, |
Good Morning,
An important aspect of our business is marketing. I am always hearing about new ways of marketing my business. Sometimes it is difficult to know if a certain approach is the best for my business and will help to give the results I am looking for.
Most marketing efforts as well as business practices center aroung the World Wide Web.
Our meeting this Thursday, June 24th will have both Rachel Meyer of the Better Business Bureau and Jim Mushinsky of Centsable Inspection making presentations on various business aspects to the web.
I hope that everyone will take the time to attend the meeting.
This is the time of year when we do our planning for our Annual Fall Conference that will take place on September 20 & 21 at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. I welcome any thoughts you might have on educational topics and speakers to have at the conference.
We had a good representation of exhibitors last year but I would like to receive input on new vendors to talk to and I am looking for volunteers to help me in soliciting vendors to exhibit.
I look forward to seeing everyone on June 24th !
Lisa Alajajian-Giroux
President |
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| ASHI NE Fall Conference |
SAVE THE DATE
The ASHI New England Chapter will be holding its Annual Fall Conference
Monday, September 20 and Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA |
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ASAP Environmental
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- Indoor Air Quality
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inspections@asapenvironmental.com
800-349-7779
For more information on this company.... | | ASHI June Membership Meeting |
The next monthly membership meeting and educational program will take place on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at The Lantana in Randolph, MA. The meeting will start with registration at 4:30 followed by dinner and the membership meeting and educational program. The Board of Directors will hold their meeting from 3:30 to 4:30 that afternoon and all members are invited to attend.
After a facilitated roundtable discussion, we will kick-off our two-hour education program which will examine two important topics related to the success of your home inspection business - The Role of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the use of the World Wide Web. Rachel Meyer, public relations associate of the BBB, will provide an overview of the services offered by the bureau and discuss the Standards for Trust. Identify theft will also be a focus of Meyer's presentation. Next, we welcome chapter member, Jim Mushinsky. Jim is president of Centsable Inspection in Framingham and is also an educator and consultant. His presentation, World Wide Web and MA Home Inspectors will cover the guidelines from the Office of Consumer Affair and Business Regulations, web directory services, search engine optimization and electronic reporting. In addition to conducting home inspections, Mushinsky provides software to automate home inspection report writing and contracts.
I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, June 24th.
Bob Mulloy, Education Chairman
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800-882-4410
www.frea.com |
| Position Announcement |
The University of Massachusetts, Amherst in their Building and Construction Technology Program is looking for an Extension Assistant Professor in Building Energy.
The position would involve 20% teaching, 20% research and 60% extension service and outreach. The focus of this position is building energy, covering both the residential and the commercial / industrial environments. In addition to an MS degree, professional experience in this field is highly desirable.
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| | Continuing Education Reminder | |
Important Reminder for All Members
ASHI would like to remind all members to make sure that they are keeping records of their continuing education hours and they have all continuing education hours completed by September 30th.
Completion of CE's is just as important as the dues payment. |
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| Home Inspector Training Program |
HOME INSPECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM
(75 Hour Class for Trainees)
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School
940 County Street, Taunton, MA 02780-3799
508-823-5151 ext. 123
Instructors: Bob Mulloy & Sherman Price
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Vent Master
ATTIC VENTILATION SPECIALISTS
Inspectors, when you see signs of:
- Excessive Heat Build-up
- Ice Dams
- Damaged Roof Shingles
- Peeling Paint
- Mod, Rot & Mildew
Recommend Vent Master
For a FREE consultation, call Don Marcoux at Vent Master
| | ASHI NE Dues Renewal | |
REMINDER
It is that time of year and invoices for renewal of the chapter dues have been mailed to all members. This year the Board of Directors have said the any current member who pays their membership renewal and it is received by the executive office by July 15, 2010 will receive a $50.00 discount off of their dues renewal. |
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Peter Greifer Enterprises
ASBESTOS REMOVAL & MOLD REMEDIATION
Serving Eastern Massachusetts & Rhode Island
| | NH Home Inspector Board | | The New Hampshire Home Inspector Board will have its next meeting on June 22, 2010. The meeting will take place at 9:00 am at 57 Regional Drive in Concord, NH.
These meetings are open for all home inspectors to attend. |
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Rene Mugnier Associates
When in doubt, refer to a structural engineer specializing in the investigation of homes and commercial structural problems.
REHABILITATIONS & INVESTIGATIONS
- Evaluations of Structures
- New Construction of All Kinds
- Expert Witness
777 Concord Ave., Ste. 201, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-547-7773
| | MA Home Inspector Board | The Massachusetts Board of Registration of Home Inspectors holds meetings on a regular basis that are open for home inspectors to attend. These board meetings are usually held at 239 Causeway Street, 2nd Floor, Room 204 in Boston from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
The upcoming meeting dates are as follows:
September 15, 2010
November 17, 2010 You are encouraged to call the board office at 617-727- 4459 for any posssible changes in location and time of these meetings. |
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800-215-9966
www.atlaswater.com
"Bringing Technology to Water"
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| 2010 Board of Directors |
President Lisa Alajajian-Giroux / homequest1@comcast.net
Vice President Mike Atwell / m.atwell@rcn.com
Secretary Donald Bissex / dbissex@comcast.net
Treasurer Len Rucker / lrucker1@comcast.net
Directors
Paul Cornell / pcornell@inspecthouses.com
Leonard Liceri / b_sure@verizon.net
Alex Steinberg / alex@jbsinspections.com
Council of Representatives
Lisa Alajajian / homequest1@comcast.net
Bill Sutton / wsuttoninspector@hotmail.com
Committee Chair
By- Laws: Mike Atwell / m.atwell@rcn.com
Communications:
Education: Bob Mulloy / rmulloy@verizon.net
Legislative:
Membership:
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We look forward to seeing you at our next membership meeting on June 24th !
Sincerely,
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