RV Maintenance Technician
Hello. There is a five day course taught by members of NRVIA and would like to hear from anyone who took this course and what are the advantages/disadvantages?
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I took the online inspector course from NRVIA. It's not a repair course, but is a "how things work" course, which was exactly what I wanted before spending 6 months on the road. I do most of the work on the bus, but truth be told, I hit YouTube (RV Geeks, RV Repair, there are hundreds of them) before I do something to get tips and hints.
In order to get listed in the NRVIA database and get referrals from NRVIA, you have to complete an inspection for an NRVIA official. I can't remember the cost, but it was more that $1000, and you had to go somewhere and put yourself up to get it. They charge $1500 for an inspection and you get half. First of all, no one will pay that much for an inspection. In fact, they won't even pay $750. Secondly, I can get referrals from anywhere. I do warranty inspections for a company and I get $150 for 3 hours of work.
I did start an inspection business and had exactly 1 pre-buy inspection in 2 years. The rest of my business was people who already bought a rig and wanted someone to show them how to operate the systems. You don't need an NRVIA emblem to do that.
So if people are buying an RV without an inspection, I guess it's ok that an NRVIA inspector doesn't need to worry about missing something.
In order to get listed in the NRVIA database and get referrals from NRVIA, you have to complete an inspection for an NRVIA official. I can't remember the cost, but it was more that $1000, and you had to go somewhere and put yourself up to get it. They charge $1500 for an inspection and you get half. First of all, no one will pay that much for an inspection. In fact, they won't even pay $750. Secondly, I can get referrals from anywhere. I do warranty inspections for a company and I get $150 for 3 hours of work.
I did start an inspection business and had exactly 1 pre-buy inspection in 2 years. The rest of my business was people who already bought a rig and wanted someone to show them how to operate the systems. You don't need an NRVIA emblem to do that.
So if people are buying an RV without an inspection, I guess it's ok that an NRVIA inspector doesn't need to worry about missing something.
