NAHI Minnesota Meeting Highlights

November 2009 -

This meeting was great! We had a guest speaker in to discus HVAC. A very robust Q&A session followed. Many "Thanks" to the guest speaker. We learned a lot from him and from the open discussion.

December 2009 -

Great meeting! Good exchange of ideas. Voted to expand our library of educational reference material that's will be available to our members. Also voted to promote our website to get more referral business for our members.

January 2010 -

Very informative meeting on website design, web hosting, and search engine optimization (SEO). We learned some ways to create websites, enhance our existing websites, and promote our websites on the internet. Very helpful marketing tips.

February 2010 -

We had a representative from FLUKE Thermo Imaging to talk about thermo imaging equipment, procedures, uses, and how it applies to the home inspection industry. Great guest with a lot of helpful information.

March 2010 -

Round table discussion - Great questions and discussions on utilities being off for the inspection, whether we should turn them on, or course of action regarding utilities. Discussed PEX plumbing systems and the potential hazards with those systems. Discussed a variety of items we see in houses when inspecting. Discussed scheduling methods. Briefly mentioned inspection lead scams now circulating on the internet. Talked about having a NAHI Minnesota party or BBQ this summer - all present agreed. Talked about the "Conference" in Nashville and Rich Miller buying attendees ribs. Discussed the possibility of sharing a "test house" opportunity with MSHI.

April 2010

After taking care of some chapter business we opened discussion about the TEST HOUSE. Discussions and comments about the roof, roof structure, modifications to the roof structure and the access hatch from the garage is where it started. This house was a real test for inspection with a wide variety of things wrong with virtually every system. Again "Thanks to MSHI" for this opportunity. We also discussed inspection methods, procedures, and delivery of the information and report to the client. Great meeting!

May 2010

Last meeting before summer. Greeted the new members. Great turnout! Our guest speaker gave us an education on moisture testing. He had interesting photos, and conversation about what we should be looking for with the many different types of siding. Describing what causes moisture and what he sees when he does detect moisture in walls and ceilings. Very informative.

Off for the Summer

September 2010

Great turn out at the Downtowner Woodfire Grill for our first meeting of the fall...and a great breakfast as well. We had Master Wood Foundations do a presentation about wood foundations. They told us how they are constructed, explained what we should be looking for, and how to address the defects. Some great information with a lot of questions and discussion. Also discussed the upcoming 2010 National Education Conference in Nashville. Possibly traveling there as a group.

October 2010

We had a very interesting and informative meeting with the President of NAHI national, Dave Kolasari. He told us of the plans and directions of NAHI. Some of the new and improved benefits of membership and incentives for belonging to the chapter. Questions and answers were great! We are looking forward to many of the items that will benefit our chapter as well.

November 2010

Fantastic turnout for this meeting with professional speaker Mike Crow. He went through the whole procedure of report writing; what works and what does not and why. He had great stories and insight on the whole inspection procedure. I sure everone picked up some pointers.

December 2010

January 2011

February 2011

The guest this month was a Solar Panel specialist. They talked about the different types of solar panels and what we should be looking for when we run across these systems.

March 2011

An attorney gave a question and answer session covering things we should be aware of when performing our inspections.

April 2011

The April meeting had a great turnout. We help out annual meeting voted on many items concerning the organization and held elections. Monique McClure-Hegge, Dave Taurinskas, and Tom Astatt were re-elected for another term. Tom Astatt reported on our finances. Dave Taurinskas reported on the NAHIMN website. There was a request for volunteers to assist in giving free maintenance inspections to families of deployed military personnel. The response was great! Our organization is now registered with the "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon" military support group. We also have a website "Home Care Program" to inform those inquiring about the maintenance inspections.