Build on your inspection experience

Add renovation consulting to your business.

Bring your property knowledge to renovation-loan projects. You document the work in the field; Makeover supports the reports, coordination, and administration.

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Your field expertise, supported by a team

What you do

  • Visit the property, document its condition, and identify lender minimum-property-standard items.
  • Review contractor bids. If no bid is available, record required repairs and the client’s desired scope.
  • Perform draw inspections to document completed work and support contractor payments.
  • Capture field information in the app and review reports with Makeover’s support.

What Makeover handles

  • Report preparation, project documents, and client and contractor signatures.
  • Client invoicing, collections, and consultant payments.
  • Automated communications, milestone notifications, and education for the project team.
  • Training, mentoring, marketing support, and assignment of requests in your designated service area.

More ways to put your experience to work

Multiple project visits

Earn for the initial visit and subsequent draw inspections. A separate home inspection can use your existing fee sheet, subject to the referral terms.

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Less administration

Focus on the property while Makeover prepares reports and coordinates the process. The program describes no monthly fee, free Makeover certification, and included training and software.

A connected network

Work with lenders, Realtors, and contractors who understand renovation loans. Ask the team for consultant references to hear about the work firsthand.

Experience and service-area expectations

Who the program is for

The source program calls for at least three years of full-time home-inspection experience and good standing with applicable state licensing requirements.

Renovation, construction, remodeling, or estimating experience is part of the press-release criteria. Restoration, insurance, Xactimate, FHA property standards, and draw-inspection experience are useful skills.

Prepare to work across your area

The original criteria describe approximately a 75-mile radius or more. Discuss your coverage and any exclusive-territory eligibility during the interview; assignments depend on incoming requests.

Bring your inspection equipment and a tablet, plus the ability to join live video training. Complete onboarding and meet the independent subcontractor agreement’s duties.

From application to field work

  1. Apply and complete the questionnaire. Share your background and inspection-business details.
  2. Meet by video. Discuss fit, qualifications, service area, and your questions.
  3. Review and sign the subcontractor agreement. It covers duties, pay, confidentiality, non-circumvention, and working terms.
  4. Apply for your HUD consultant number. Makeover helps with its template and process; HUD approval is required for assignments that call for it.
  5. Complete Makeover University. Learn at your own pace with an experienced consultant as your mentor.
  6. Learn the app. Practice the workflow through online and field instruction as needed.
  7. Prepare your local marketing. Coordinate your business profile, landing page, lender-list outreach, and communications to your contacts.
  8. Complete hands-on field training. Work through scenarios with a mentor who can also help on client calls.
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A renovation-focused company

Makeover Homes brings together education, technology, and a network of renovation professionals. Its background spans inspection and consulting, general contracting, mortgage lending, and real estate brokerage, informing how the team supports each stage of a project.

The consultant opportunity was announced for InterNACHI members in 2022. Read the partnership background and original announcement.

Helping clients consider renovation options

Renovation financing can help clients buy and renovate, or refinance and renovate. The source describes FHA 203(k), conventional, VA, USDA, jumbo, new-construction, and portfolio-loan work, along with Makeover’s “Dual Pre-Approval” approach. Discuss available programs, lender requirements, and the services needed for each assignment with the team.