MICHAEL BURROUGHS

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Mike Burroughs has over 40 years’ experience in the building industry, starting as lead carpenter and foreman on construction sites and eventually establishing his own business as a home and commercial building inspector. One of the first licensed home inspectors in LA, he has served on Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors as a member, president, and special investigator. In his career he has helped write the current inspection law and code of ethics for Louisiana as well as investigated and arbitrated disputes between inspectors, contractors, realtors, and the public.  He has been approved as an expert witness in city, state and federal courts as an expert in home inspections, building construction, real estate inspections, moisture control and inspections, inspection reporting and mold inspection with testing.

Experience:

• I have been a building inspector for over 30 years.
• Construction experience as lead carpenter and site foreman prior to starting an inspections company.
• I am a state of Louisiana licensed Home Inspector. License number is LHI10044.
• Louisiana State Licensed In-field Trainer for home inspectors. 
• Approved as a classroom instructor by the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors.
• I am a member of the American Society of Home Inspectors. (ASHI)
• I am a member of the Louisiana Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors. (LA-ASHI)
• Member of North American Association of Home Inspectors. (NAAI)
• Member of International Society of Home Inspectors. (ISHI)
• Board member for the Louisiana chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors.
• I have taught home inspection courses for Donaldson Real estate School in Monroe, LA.
• Approved to conduct educational seminars and been speaker for LA ASHI for educational credit hours for license home inspectors.
• Member of Refrigeration Service Engineer Society (RSES).
• Affiliate member of Tri Western Inspections (TWI).
• VA approved fee based inspector for 20+ yrs.
• FHA approved fee based Inspector for 20+years
• HUD 203k, PASS, fee based inspector approved for 20+years
• Have conducted over 5000 building inspections
• Certified for 210 Home Warranty program Inspector
• I have served on an investigative panels for the Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors  - Investigation of unlicensed or unethical building inspectors.
• Expert witness testimony based on building inspection techniques and reporting of findings.
• FEMA Response Team
• Louisiana State Board of Home Inspector report reviewer
• Have been approved as an expert witness in city, state and federal courts as an expert in home inspections, building construction, real estate inspections, moisture control and inspections, Inspection reporting and mold inspection with testing.

Education:

• CE Courses with the American Society of Home Inspectors
• Home inspector course with the American Home Inspectors Training Institute
• Some college courses at Louisiana Tech and University of Louisiana at Monroe
• Home inspector courses through the American Society of Home Inspectors.
  • National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors- certified as mold inspector and mold assessor
  • Green Building Science Institute – certified level 1 thermographer

Continuing Education:

• Receive continuing education through LA-ASHI, ASHI National, Louisiana State Board of Home Inspectors, TWI, NORMI, ISSI, NAHI.
• Kept up to date with newsletters from ASHI Great Lake Chapter, the ASHI Reporter, Louisiana State Board Newsletters, The Journal of Light construction, Updates from VA, FHA, and HUD.
• ASHI, LA-ASHI  and the LA State Board of Home Inspectors all require 20 hours of continuing education per year in order to maintain membership and license. I typically double the CE hours every year.