How to Verify your Home Inspector is Licensed

In 2019, after many years of efforts to get Home Inspector Licensing in place in New Mexico, the Legislature passed a Home Inspectors Licensing Bill. After considerable input, the following guidelines have been established.

Initial licenses are randomly issued for one, two, and three years based on the licensee’s birth month. Upon expiration of the initial license, licenses are renewed for three years during the applicant’s birth month.

Verify Your Home Inspector is Licensed

Home inspectors who are currently engaging in home inspections without a license are engaging in unlicensed activity in violation of both the Home Inspector Licensing Act and the NM Home Inspector Board Rules. Unlicensed activity is a criminal misdemeanor and the Board can impose a fine of $1,000 on an individual engaged in unlicensed activity. Use the resources below to verify a license.

Click here to see a list of Licensed Home Inspectors in New Mexico
Click here to verify a License
Click for the NM Regulation & Licensing Department website

In New Mexico, Home Inspectors have three paths to licensure with the successful completion of one of the following:

1. Training Courses and Exams
  • 80 hours of Pre-Licensing Education
  • 80 hours of field experience, including 30 parallel inspections with a licensed home inspector
  • National Home Inspector Exam (NHIE)
2. Experience and Exams:
  • Applicant has worked as a home inspector in 2018 and 2019
  • Completion of 100 inspections
  • National Home Inspector Exam (NHIE) or proctored exam by the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (Inter-NACHI).
3. Credentials
  • Applicants with a valid Home Inspector License in another state do not require additional education or exams.

In addition, all applicants must submit the following to the NMREC

  • Home Inspector License Application
  • Fingerprinting
  • $250,000 in Commercial General Liability insurance coverage
  • $250,000 in Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance coverage
  • 60 hours of Continuing Education every three years. Hours are pro-rated based on the initial license term.