12/08/2026
DAY 59 - 75 Hard... Support The Good Inspectors
Today is a big day For the Victorian Association of Home Inspectors and for the homebuyers and the inspectors we represent.Â
Earlier this year we started the Victorian Association of Home Inspectors, and the goal has been pretty simple from the start. Bring together competent, ethical pre-purchase building inspectors who actually care about helping home buyers make better informed decisions.
Our industry is still unregulated, and that creates real problems. You’ve got good operators doing thorough inspections, charging properly for their time and carrying the responsibility that comes with helping someone make one of the biggest decisions of their life. Then you’ve got underqualified operators charging peanuts, pumping out poor reports, and leaving buyers exposed.
That needs to change.
I’ve made it my mission to help improve this broken part of the property industry. Not because I think I’m the best inspector out there, because I’m not. There are some seriously good operators in this space who know far more than me. But I do care enough to step up, have a crack, and try to push things in the right direction.
As part of the association, I’ve proposed a proper training pathway for pre-purchase building inspectors. Something that helps lift standards, supports inspectors, and gives home buyers a better chance of getting advice from people who actually know what they’re doing.
Today we’re consulting with the Victorian State Government on policy that could shape where this industry goes next.
My ask is simple.
Support the good inspectors. Support the people trying to lift the standard. Support the ones who are ethically bound to their clients and want to see this industry become better than it currently is.
The status quo is not good enough.
Hoo bloody roo.