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RESIDENTIAL INSPECTIONS FOR REAL
ESTATE AGENTS SAE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ELABORATION
e Condition that adversely or materially affects the performance of a system - Correct answer.Deficiency
Process of examining accessible items, and reporting their condition - Correct answer.Inspection
Prohibits abusive practices like undisclosed referral fees and kickbacks - Real Estate Settlement
Procedures Act - Correct answer.RESPA
The inspector may not inspect an item if the inspector and client agree that it is not to be inspected -
Correct answer.Departure Provision
Directed at re-sales or substantially completed homes - Correct answer.Standards of Practice
"Inspectors shall not disclose inspection results or client information without prior approval from the
client. Inspectors, at their discretion, may disclose observed immediate safety hazards to occupants
exposed to such hazards when feasible." - Correct answer.Paragraph 7 of rule §535.220, Professional
Conduct and Ethics
9 members
6 who have been engaged in the practice of real estate inspecting as professional inspectors for at least
five years before the member's appointment and who are actively engaged in that practice; and
3 who represent the public, who are not registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational or
regulatory agency in the real estate industry.
6 year terms - Correct answer.The Texas Real Estate Inspector Committee
, Except as provided by this section, inspections performed for a prospective buyer or prospec- tive seller
of substantially complete one-to-four family residential property shall be reported on Form REI 7-5
adopted by the Commission ("the standard form"). - Correct answer.Standard Inspection Report Form
________ are all communications created or caused to be created by a licensed inspector for the
purpose of inducing or attempting to induce a member of the public to use the services of the inspector.
- Correct answer.Advertisements
In Texas, real estate inspectors must follow the Standards of Practice as established by ________. -
Correct answer.TREC
The examination for a real estate inspector license and for a professional inspector license consists of a
________ part and a ________ part. - Correct answer.National and State
________ is often defined as any area that can be reached without the use of tools, and will not
disassemble items other than covers or panels intended to be removed for inspection. - Correct
answer.Accessible
Complete the sentence: A real estate inspection is: - Correct answer.A limited visual survey and
evaluation of the basic operation of the systems and com- ponents of a structure using normal controls
Home inspectors in Texas are required to be licensed ________. - Correct answer.b. through the same
agency as real estate license holders
c. TREC
Which of the following statements is TRUE? - Correct answer.A licensed professional inspector is
responsible for the conduct of a sponsored appren- tice inspector.
Reported as having one or more deficiencies - Correct answer.Deficient
Related only to appearance or aesthetics - Correct answer.Cosmetic
The inspector and client agree an item is not to be inspected - Correct answer.Departure Provision
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