I'm a recently retired carpenter (from house framing to closing out fucked up Govt projects like hospitals and jails) and did some RE related Termite/Dryrot repair, so I've seen termite and other Inspection Reports but its been a while.

I'm thinking of buying cheap retirement home probably in midwest, and I'm thinking it wouldn't make sense to get an RE Agent Lic, because RE Agents are supposed to know their town, it could be wise to learn how to INSPECT housing, because that is very related to my other DIY skill sets.

And I'd likely be "Touring" a few houses before deciding and would very much like to be able to know WTF without waiting for someone else to inspect and still not really know WTF lots of stuff 'really means'.

If done some minor electrical and plumbing corrections, but got no clue how to inspect electrical besides plugging in a radio or hair drying to see if outlet will pull a load.

Don't know jack-shit about Septic systems or wells beyond what any rural mom teaches their 4yr old kid.

Might be interested in doing Inspections for money as a side gig.

WTF can you tell me about getting trained as a real Inspector, and besides ladder and flash-light and E-sensor and dryrot poker, what tools are needed for shit like Radon, HVAC, plumbing Inspections?

What should I start studying for free while I've got the time?

Good Youtubes to watch?

I'm thinking it would be slick if I could Contract with a real Inspector REMOTELY via the magic of Facetime and smart phones. Once I'm on-site with RE Agent I'd start the session and show him WTF and he'd just be mostly standing by sipping whisky and watching a ball game or WTF to answer any questions or tell me WTF to do. I'm thinking it might help if he could flash his Official Cert stuff so the RE Agent could relay that to Seller and everyone would be more comfy allowing me to dig deeper on the spot, to save everyone time and even let them record shit for their own use. Anyone doing anything like that?