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July|2015
ASHIMembershipRenewals
UpcomingClassesJuly&August120-Hour
DesPlaines,IL-July6-17
Leesburg,VA-July13-24
Cincinnati,OH-July20-31
CreveCouer,MO-July20-31
Cumming,GA-July20-31
Tampa,FL-July20-31
Cypress,CA-Aug.24-Sept
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80-HourVeteranClass
DesPlaines,IL-July6-17
InYourEmailThisMonday
OnMonday,July6th(can'tbelieveit'sJulyalready!)youwill
receiveyourASHIMembershipRenewalviaemail.Ifyouhaveoptedoutofemails,papercopieswillbemailedoutapproximatelytwoweekslater.
Wealsorecentlyunveiledthemonthlypaymentplanonyouranniversarydate.Soifyourenewwithyourcreditcard,wecanjustchargeitmonthlyandtaketheworryofrenewingawaybychargingyourcardeachmonthinsteadofalumpsumatthistimeofyear.MoreinformationwillbeintheemailyoureceiveonMonday(orbyUSPSinacoupleofweeks).
HomeInspection
Survey
"Areyoulookingforwaystoexpandyoursources
Upcoming2-DayCoursesarefilling
fast!NextClass:
Leesburg,VA-Jul31-Aug1
JoinusthisSeptemberforthe2ndlargesthomeinspectionconferenceandexpo:SoutheasternHomeInspector
ofrevenueandgenerateadditionalincomeasahomeinspector?Thereisagrowingneedforinspectorswhohavebeenproperlytrainedtoconductsitevisitsinsupportofenvironmentalsiteassessments.
WhilehomeinspectorsmaynotqualifyasanenvironmentalprofessionalbytheEPAdefinition,theycan,withtraining,becomeproficientinperformingthesesitevisits.Thissurveyisintendedtodeterminetheinterestinacoursethatwouldnotonlytrainthehomeinspectorinperformingthesesitevisits,butalsoawardhomeinspectorassociationrequiredcontinuingeducationcredits(CEUs).
Thefirst25tocompletethesurveywillbeawardedfreeaccesstothecourse.Pleasefollowthislinktoaccessthesurvey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HomeInspectorSurvey
Thankyouforyourparticipation."
AQuickTip
fromMr.Fix-It
Tip#56:QuietThatSqueakyDoorHinge
Whileasqueeeekydoormayhaveafewadvantages–youcantellwhenthekidscomeandgo–ingeneral,asqueakydoorisanannoyance.Andifyouignoreasqueakydoortoolong,friction
Conference!Withover25coursestochoosefromtaughtbythemoversandshakersoftheindustryto,suchas:MichaelCasey,MikeCrow,CatherineHall,ShannonCory,BillFabian,MattHendrick,KennyHartandsomanymore.Buttheonlywaytoseeandhearthemspeakistoattendtheconference.RegistertodaytoreserveyourplaceattheFall'sbesthomeinspectionconference!
Clickhereorontheimageabovetoseethemostup-to-dateFloorPlanforIW2016SanDiego(no,we'renotinthegarage!)ToregisterorsponsoratIW2016SanDiego,clickheretodownloadtheform.Oncefilledout,[email protected]
canwearthehingepinexcessivelyandmakethedoorhardtooperate.Thefixissimple.Purchaselightlubricatingoilinasmallcanwithadripspout.Thisallowsyouto
applyjustafewdropsatatime.Theoilmaybecalled3-in-1oilorsewingmachineoil.Withasmallragorpapertowelhandy,placefewdropsofoilatopthetighthorizontalpinjointatthehinge.Theoilwillbedrawnintothejoints,andyoucancatchanyexcessiveoilwiththeragbywipingthehinge.Repeatonallhinges.Openandclosethedoorcompletelyafewtimestodistributetheoil,andtakeonelastwipeatthehingetoensurethatnooildripsonthefloor.Youshouldlubricatethehingesabouteverytwoyears.Iliketousetheoilinasmallcanbecauseit’snotmessylikeaspraylubricant.
ExhibitorRegistrationforIW2016toSenton
Monday
ThosethatreservedboothspaceduringtheEarlyBirdSpecialhavealreadyselectedtheirbooths.Don'tbeleftoutofthelargestandbestattendedhome
inspectionconferenceinNorthAmerica!
EverycompanythatexhibitedatInspectionWorld2015PhiladelphiareceivedtheEarlyBirdspecial.Iftheypaidattheshow,orinthefewweekspost-
orviamailtoDaveKogan'sattention.Pleaseselectboothsyou'dlike.Theyellow'dinboothswerethosewhotookpartintheEarlyBirdSpecial.
TherearetwomonthsleftinthisfiscalyeartoadvertiseinFirstThing(August&November).Ifyouhaveaspecial
show,theyreceivedpriorityselectionoftheirboothspaceforInspectionWorld2016SanDiego.ThoseboothshaveallbeenselectedandtheattachedFloorPlanshowswhatboothsarestillavailable.Boothsinyellowhavealreadybeenreservedbytheseearlybirdvendors.Registerforyourbooth(s)nowforthelargesthomeinspectionconferenceandexpoinNorthAmerica!
HaveYouVisitedTheASHIStoreRecently?
Ifyouhaven'tvisitedtheASHIStoreyet,now'stheperfecttimetodoso.WearerunningourSummerClearanceonitemsthatyouknowyouneedbuthaven'tyetordered...andcangetthemforlessmoney!Doyouneedlogo'ditemsforyourbusiness?TheASHIStorecanhelp.NeedASHIlogo'dmerchandise?TheASHIStorehaswhatyouneed.Checkusouttodayandmakesureyou'vegottheproperapparelandgoodsforthosehomeinspectionsandleavebehinds.
Don'tJust"Like"It
messagethatyou'dliketogettothemasses,thenFirstThingisthefastestwaytogettoourmembers'inboxes.Downloadthe2014-2015MediaKit,fillouttheinsertionformandsendinwithyourartworkbythe25thofthemonthforinclusion.
Iamanaviduserofsocialmedia.IhaveaFacebookaccount,aTwitteraccount,Pinterestpage,YouTubeaccount,Google+page,aFacebbokbusinesspage,
LinkedInaccount,Yammeraccount,WordPressBlog,FourSquareaccountandmanagethemallprettywell.Ipostonallofmyaccounts,“Like”someposts,but“Like”and“Comment”and“Share”otherposts.Iamimmersedinsocialmediaeverydayasitismyjobandapassion.However,ithascometomyattentionrecentlywithaFacebookcontestthatsomemaynottotallyunderstandthedifferencebetween“Liking”apostand“Commenting”onapost.Let’sdiscussthedifferencebetween“Liking”apage/postand“Commenting”onapage/post...READMORE
SeeYouInSanDiego!
ThereisnotimelikethepresenttogearupforInspectionWorld2016SanDiego.ASHIandCREIAwillbecelebratingtheircollective40thAnniversariessothiswill
bethemustattendeventof2016!ReserveyourroomnowattheTown&CountryResortandConventionCentertodayandasmoreinformationbecomesavailable,we'llpostthattoo!
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