American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

What American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) does

The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) is a U.S. non-profit professional association founded in 1974 and recognized as the nation's oldest home inspector organization, headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois. ASHI operates a chapter model; ASHI Georgia, organized as a separate Domestic Non-Profit Georgia Corporation in 2023, is the entity covered here, serving licensed home inspectors in Georgia and the broader Southeast through membership, education, networking, and standards-setting. Membership dues ($150 annual or $75 bi-yearly) and per-meeting attendance fees ($25 member / $45 non-member) are the core revenue streams, supplemented by optional $20 meal contributions; no product sales, software licensing, or funding rounds are disclosed.

The association's core "products" are not software: they consist of the ASHI Standard of Practice and Code of Ethics, a Find an Inspector directory on homeinspector.org, monthly chapter meetings delivering 3-5 CEUs each (18-24 CEUs annually), the Background Verified Inspector (BVI) criminal-background program, and educational content such as a Home Buyer's Guide and Homeowner Resources. Members gain directory listing, voting rights, mentorship, and access to events; homebuyers access vetted inspectors via the directory and CLUE Report guidance.

Go-to-market is hybrid: direct online self-service membership signup for inspectors, paired with community-led chapter engagement and event-based recruitment driven by real estate agent referrals and word of mouth. The consumer-facing side runs through search-driven discovery on homeinspector.org and brand-positioning channels such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and the chapter website. There is no proprietary technology platform beyond a Wix-hosted web presence and the Find an Inspector search tool.

Name

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)

Legal name

American Society of Home Inspectors, Inc.

Website

https://ashigeorgia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ASHI Georgia is a non-profit professional membership association serving home inspectors in Georgia and the Southeast through annual dues, monthly CEU-bearing meetings, mentorship, and the Find an Inspector directory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ASHI generates revenue primarily through annual and bi-yearly membership dues. Members pay $150 per calendar year for annual membership or $75 per six-month period for bi-yearly membership. Additional revenue comes from $25 per-person meeting attendance fees and $20 contributions from in-person attendees for catered meals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ASHI is a non-profit professional membership association for home inspectors, providing membership plans (annual and bi-yearly), continuing education (CEU) opportunities, networking events, and industry standards (ASHI Standard of Practice and Code of Ethics). It connects homebuyers with certified ASHI member inspectors through its Find an Inspector online search tool, and operates a Background Verified Inspector (BVI) program requiring criminal background checks for all new applicants.

Product overview

American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) is a professional association offering a membership-based platform for home inspectors. The core offering includes the Find An Inspector search tool for consumers to locate certified inspectors, professional home inspection services, and membership plans (Annual and Bi-Yearly). Additional services include chapter meetings with continuing education (CEU) opportunities, the Background Verified Inspector (BVI) program for criminal background checks, the Home Buyer's Guide educational resource, Homeowner Resources including maintenance checklists and home systems information, and CLUE Report assistance. The organization publishes Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics governing member inspections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• All ASHI members subscribe to the ASHI Standard of Practice and Code of Ethics, ensuring consistent quality across all inspections regardless of location.
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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CingominorOthersCingo provides ASHI Georgia with meeting space for chapter events and meetings at their training facility located at 120 Interstate N Pkwy, Suite 440, Atlanta, GA 30339. ASHI Georgia thanks Cingo for their hospitality in providing this meeting space for the chapter's educational and networking events.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Angi (formerly Angie's List / HomeAdvisor): Angi operates a broad home services marketplace that connects consumers with home inspectors alongside plumbers, electricians, and other trades. It competes with ASHI's Find-an-Inspector directory at the consumer-acquisition layer and represents a much larger but less specialized alternative.

Others

• Inspector Pro / Inspection Certification Associates (ICA): Inspector Pro and similar training/insurance vendors serve ASHI's same inspector member base with certification prep, software, and E&O insurance. They are not direct competitors for membership but are adjacent ecosystem participants that shape inspector economics.
• Carson Dunlop & Associates: Carson Dunlop is a long-established home inspection training, publishing, and consulting firm. It serves overlapping audiences with ASHI through inspector education and reference materials, making it an adjacent ecosystem peer rather than a direct membership competitor.
• American Society of Home Inspectors (National ASHI): ASHI National is the parent-level federation of which ASHI Georgia is a chapter. While not a direct competitor, the national organization sets overarching Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics that govern chapter operations and shares the Find-an-Inspector consumer tool.

Direct peers

• International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI): InterNACHI is the largest competing professional association for home inspectors, offering similar membership, standards, education, and consumer-facing 'Find an Inspector' tools. It competes head-to-head with ASHI for individual inspector members and represents ASHI's most direct market rival.
• National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI): NAHI is another long-standing US home inspector membership association offering certifications, standards of practice, and education. It competes with ASHI for membership and recognition as a top-tier inspector credential in the same professional segment.

Emerging players

• Inspection Training Foundation: Inspection Training Foundation and adjacent home inspector training providers supply CEU and pre-licensure education overlapping with ASHI's education offering. They compete for inspectors' education time and dollars even when those inspectors remain ASHI members.

Regional players

• California Real Estate Inspection Association (CREIA): CREIA is a state-level home inspector association operating on a similar membership-plus-education model to ASHI chapters. It is comparable in structure but primarily serves California inspectors rather than competing directly in Georgia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ashigeorgia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ashi-georgia-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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