The business · · 3 min read
Best home inspector YouTube channels
YouTube channels home inspectors and trainees watch to learn building systems, defects, report writing, and running the business.
A home inspector YouTube channel is a free video feed where working inspectors and trainers show building systems, defects, and how a report gets written. Channels are a study aid. They do not replace your state’s training, exam, or license, and a video counts toward required hours only when your board or association says it does.
The list below is grouped by what the channel is useful for. Nothing on it is a paid placement or an affiliate link. Each URL was opened on October 9, 2026 and resolved to the channel named here. If a link later fails, drop that channel and keep going.
Building systems
These channels teach how houses and their systems are put together. A trade video is not your standard of practice. Use it to recognize a component, then check what your state and your association actually require you to inspect.
- This Old House — home construction and repair, useful when you need to see how a part was installed.
- Matt Risinger / The BUILD Show — high-performance construction from a builder in Austin.
- Home Performance — Corbett and Grace Lunsford on the science of how houses behave.
- AC Service Tech LLC — HVAC procedures, including furnaces and heat pumps.
- Electrician U — electrical fundamentals for people learning the trade.
- MikeHoltNEC — electrical education. The code edition your state uses may differ from the video.
- Roger Wakefield Plumbing Education — plumbing from a Texas master plumber.
Defects, standards, and report language
These are inspection channels, not general construction feeds.
- InterNACHI — the association’s official channel. It includes standards-of-practice walkthroughs and defect classes. The channel description points to nachi.org.
- Structure Tech Home Inspections — field videos from the Minneapolis inspection company, including defect clips and new-construction classes.
- Carson Dunlop — home inspection training and reporting. The channel describes decades of inspection education.
The business and the associations
For association courses, start on each association's own site rather than YouTube. ASHI and InterNACHI both publish member education there, and an association video is not a licensing course.
InterNACHI’s channel also carries business and standards classes, so it belongs in more than one group. It is listed once, under defects and standards, so the same URL is not repeated.
Running the company—license, insurance, and first clients—is not a playlist. Start with how to become a home inspector and how to start a home inspection business.
How to tell a credible channel from a clip account
Prefer a named inspector, trainer, or organization you can find off YouTube. Prefer footage that shows the defect and says what it is, and that distinguishes a standard of practice from a contractor’s repair. Be wary of a channel that guarantees you will pass an exam, quotes a license rule without naming the state, or sells a product in every frame. This list does not include those.
When the lesson turns into a report you will actually publish, the workspace is a separate choice. See the inspection software guide. You still review the draft before anyone else can read it.
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Common questions
- Can you learn home inspection from YouTube?
- You can learn systems, defects, and how inspectors talk about findings. You cannot finish a state license from a playlist. Training, exams, and the board application are separate, and you should confirm them with your state.
- Which channels are best for new inspectors?
- Start with InterNACHI’s official channel for standards and defects, Structure Tech for field defects, and Carson Dunlop for inspection training. Use the systems channels to recognize components, then check your standard of practice for what you are actually required to inspect.
- Do videos count toward licensing hours?
- Only when your state board or the association that approves your hours says that specific course counts. A public YouTube upload usually does not. Approved hours can differ by state, so confirm with your board.
- How do I tell whether a channel is credible?
- Look for a named inspector or organization you can find off YouTube, footage that shows the defect, and a clear line between a standard of practice and a repair pitch. Skip channels that guarantee exam results or state a license rule without naming the state.
- Should I start my own inspection YouTube channel?
- Only if you want a public way to explain findings. It is not a license and it is not a client report. If you film a house, follow your inspection agreement and get the permission the client and the property require. A channel does not by itself produce jobs.
Can you learn home inspection from YouTube?
You can learn systems, defects, and how inspectors talk about findings. You cannot finish a state license from a playlist. Training, exams, and the board application are separate, and you should confirm them with your state.
Which channels are best for new inspectors?
Start with InterNACHI’s official channel for standards and defects, Structure Tech for field defects, and Carson Dunlop for inspection training. Use the systems channels to recognize components, then check your standard of practice for what you are actually required to inspect.
Do videos count toward licensing hours?
Only when your state board or the association that approves your hours says that specific course counts. A public YouTube upload usually does not. Approved hours can differ by state, so confirm with your board.
How do I tell whether a channel is credible?
Look for a named inspector or organization you can find off YouTube, footage that shows the defect, and a clear line between a standard of practice and a repair pitch. Skip channels that guarantee exam results or state a license rule without naming the state.
Should I start my own inspection YouTube channel?
Only if you want a public way to explain findings. It is not a license and it is not a client report. If you film a house, follow your inspection agreement and get the permission the client and the property require. A channel does not by itself produce jobs.
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