No problem as long as he is not inspecting houses that he would have a monetary interest in.

I would not love this idea if it hadn't been disclosed up front. And it would depend on whether the inspector is an active agent or simply holding a license.

As long as there is no conflict of interest; why would he need a license if he was a good inspector though.

Happy Birthday.

As long as he/she follows ethical rules, no problem.

I've never run into this but as long as I knew about it and things were on the up and up things would be okay. 

I would think she or he is educated and knowledgeable -As a client, I wouldn't have my agent do my inspection but I would like that my agent is an inspector because he would be able to spot issues before I fell in love with the property.  An inspector who is an agent would be less important to me as a client than an agent who is an inspector but I would think it would be fine.  As a fellow realtor I would like that my inspector to be a non-competing agent who understands the ins and outs of the industry

Happy Birthday Michael.  I believe you need a day off and what better day to take it than today...

I might think it is a conflict of interest. I would not want him telling my clients that he has a real estate license.

Michael, have to agree with Nina here! Surely, it should be disclosed!

Michael Thornton It wouldn't bother me as long as the home inspector wasn't representing the buyer or the seller.

As long as they had their "Home Inspector" hat on, and their "Agent" hat off - wouldn't matter to me.

Licensed -- no problem.

Licensed and practicing -- not likely to hire.   

well, if he were actively practicing real estate, why would anyone hire that person to do a home inspection....

I think that many are, but I may be mistaken.

This would not bother me if there were no interest in the transaction. 

Happy Birthday!

Depends on who they are working for.

I would not like it Michael Thornton ....I don't think he could be good at either one unless he focused all his or her time on one or the other ...

Great question!

They all are.

If he did a good inspection I would not care, but he should not do his own listings and sales

I probably would not like that.  I found out that one of my vendors (that I recommend often) now has a license.  

Michael,

Happy Birthday

I will echo Michael Jacobs:

Licensed -- no problem.

Licensed and practicing -- not likely to hire.   

Michael Thornton - so far, I am lucky. How would I feel about it? Not sure....little nervous? May be!

It wouldn't bother me.  

Happy Birthday,

And to answer your question, it could be seen as a conflict of interest if they are inspecting the house they listed or are selling.  A

It would all boil down to conflict of interest evaluation.

If I'm the buyer's agent, as long as the inspector is not the seller's listing agent or a member (licensed agent/broker or not) of the listing agent's brokerage I wouldn't care. Otherwise, it would be a clear conflict of interest and I'd alert my client. What happens from there depends on client's preference, where we are in the transaction, and any adverse impacts found.

If on the other hand I'm the listing agent and find out the buyer's home inspector is a licensed agent I wouldn't care at all, even if the inspector is also the buyer's agent. To me, there's no conflict of interest in that scenario.

Happy Birthday Michael Thornton  if he discloses he hangs his license for the purpose of being in the know, okay if he's marketing himself as both that might be sticky