The Texas Real Estate Commission website is your best resource for this information. Please visit the TREC website for more information. You can find the information under the “Become Licensed” section of the website.

Yes! On the TREC website, there is a Fitness Determination Form you can complete before you apply for a license. You can request that the Commission determine whether your fitness meets TREC’s qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.

Helpful tips for requesting an Fitness Determination (FD) Form from the TREC website:

• – Be sure to completely fill out the FD Form.
• – Disclose everything. TREC’s determination is based only on the information provided with the request. We do not perform a full background check on FDs. If you have a criminal background, you should disclose all misdemeanor and felonies, regardless of the age of the offense. You should also disclose all criminal offenses where you were placed on parole, probation, or community supervision (also known as deferred adjudication) even if the case was later dismissed.
• – Do not request an FD if you do not have any criminal offenses, unpaid judgments, haven’t had discipline taken against a professional or occupational license, and have not performed unlicensed activity.
• – Do not request a FD at the same time you submit an application or if you have a pending application with TREC.
• – To be eligible, you must be a citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted alien. Please note that a DACA recipient does not qualify as a lawfully admitted alien.

There is no language requirement to learn the course material however, the NHIE is only issued in English.

Per TREC experience requirements, you may receive credit for Property and Building Module 1 and Module 2 if you have 3 years of personal experience in a field directly related to home inspection and provide two affidavits from persons who have personal knowledge of your experience.

However, we strongly encourage all students to take the full course. All candidates must pass the National Home Inspector Exam to become licensed in Texas. Experience or knowledge of a single component may not be sufficient to pass the National Exam.

Students are provided one full year of access to A-Train Academy’s Qualifying Education (QE) course material, starting on the date of purchase.

Although not a requirement, A-Train Academy strongly encourages students to dedicate the appropriate amount of time and attention to their coursework daily to ensure graduation within the first four months of starting the program.

Records have shown that pass rates for students who take longer than four months begin to rapidly decrease. As a best practice, students should wisely manage their time and plan to graduate by the fourth month of the training.

Fees for Inspector Applications

• Apprentice Inspector Initial Fee, no exam required: $60.00
• Real Estate Inspector Initial Fee: $100.00
• Professional Inspector Initial Fee: $120.00
• Inspector Exam Fee, paid to exam provider: $200.00
• Real Estate Inspection Recovery Fund, paid only after the exam is passed: $10.00

Absolutely! If you have completed coursework with another education provider and need to complete your practicum, we offer the practicum as a stand-alone option. You can enroll online or call our office at 940-336-7482 to schedule your practicum training!

The 40-hour Texas Practicum is a pre-licensing requirement for applicants following the Substitute Experience and Education Requirements for a Real Estate or Professional Real Estate Inspector. You must submit the Texas Practicum Credit Request form with your application for credit.

The Texas Practicum is conducted as follows:

• The practicum is bookended by two 4-hour classroom sessions (First 4 hours is set up & expectations; Last 4 hours is for feedback & review)
• During the practicum, students will shadow licensed inspectors on 8 live, in-field inspections and complete 5 reports using the TREC Standard Inspection Report Form (REI 7-6).
• If a student is outside of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, the 4 hour sessions will be conducted by Zoom classroom and the in-field training will be coordinated with a regional A-Train Academy affiliated inspector.
• The student will receive access to Spectora report writing software during their practicum training.

Yes! We offer a 15% discount for Veterans and active-duty military. To receive this discount, please contact us at 940-336-7482. We will need a copy or photo of your DD-214 or military ID showing active service. We will then send you a link to a military-only enrollment page.