Become a CMI

How to become a Certified Master Inspector®

Any non-felon who has completed 1,000 fee-paid inspections or hours of inspection-related continuing education (combined) in their lifetime and has been in the inspection business for at least 3 years can apply to be a Certified Master Inspector® provided he/she agrees to abide by the Board's Code of Ethics and substantially follow a Board approved Standards of Practice.

You need not be a member of any professional association.  The Certified Master Inspector® professional designation is open to all qualifying inspectors including those in the U.S. and Canada.  

If your application is approved, the Master Inspector Certification Board, Inc. will issue you a certificate and list you as a Certified Master Inspector®.   You may then advertise yourself as a Certified Master Inspector® and/or Board Certified™.

Application