Hollis Brown

ThoroSpec founder and principal, Hollis Brown, is a 35-year veteran of the metropolitan area home building & home inspection industry with experience in construction management and design/build remodeling. Hollis holds the VCHI designation of the VA Board for Home Inspection. As the head instructor at the prestigious Home Inspector Training Academy, Hollis has trained hundreds of home inspectors throughout the U.S. He is a certified member of the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI), and proudly upholds the ASHI Standard of Practice and Code of Ethics.

As webmaster of the free home inspector directory, www.vachi.info, Hollis has brokered hundreds of inspections for his peers in Virginia and Maryland. And now with LocalInspectionCompany.com Hollis is promoting Home Inspection companies in multiple markets across the US.

ThoroSpec, LLC is your single source for Home Inspections, Radon Testing, Appraisals, Termite Inspections and Home Energy Surveys throughout the Greater Washington, DC, Baltimore Maryland, Northern Virginia area.

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Hollis Brown’s Specialties:

NOVA ASHI, MAC ASHI, GB ASHI, Seen on the HGTV, Over Four-Thousand Inspections Performed, Nationally Recognized Public Speaker, Expert Witness, SEO

Hollis Brown’s Experience

Owner

LocalInspectionCompany.com

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

2006 — Present (3 years)

At Local Inspection Company dot-com, we're in the business of promoting your business by broadening your internet footprint.
Owner/operator

ThoroSpec, LLC

(Real Estate industry)

2003 — Present (6 years)

ThoroSpec, LLC is your single source for Home Inspection, Radon Testing, Appraisals and Home Energy Surveys in the entire Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC Northern Virginia area.
Owner/Operator/Instructor

Home Inspector Training Academy

(Real Estate industry)

2001 — Present (8 years)

Prepare for Your Home Inspection Career at the Home Inspector Training Academy
Certified Inspector

American Society of Home Inspectors

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

1998 — Present (11 years)

Hollis Brown is an ASHI Certified Home Inspector servicing Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.
Member

Nova ASHI

(Real Estate industry)

2004 — 2008 (4 years)

The Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors meets in Fairfax on the fourth Tuesday of every month (excluding July & August). www.novaashi.org
Member

MAC ASHI

(Real Estate industry)

2003 — 2008 (5 years)

The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspectors meets in Rockville, Maryland on the second Wednesday of every month (excluding July & August). www.mac-ashi.org
Affiliate Member

Greater Baltimore ASHI

(Real Estate industry)

2007 — 2008 (1 year)

The Greater Baltimore Chapter of the American Society of Home Inspector meets at Snyder's Willow Grove on the third Thursday of every month (excluding July & August). www.greaterbaltimoreashi.org
Member

Maryland NAHI

(Real Estate industry)

2003 — 2008 (5 years)

The Maryland Chapter of the National Association of Home Inspectors meets at the VFW hall in Ellicott City, Maryland on the second Wednesday of odd numbered months. www.mdahi.org
Home Inspector

HomeTech Information Systems, Inc.

(Real Estate industry)

April 1997 — 2000 (3 years)

HomeTech supplies support services to Home Inspectors and Remodeling contractors nationwide.

They publish the HomeTech Remodeling & Renovation Cost Estimator, Advantage Estimating software and the Building Analysis Report (BAR)

The BAR is the most widely used home inspection report writing form in the country.

Hollis Brown’s Education

Home Inspector Training Academy

Home Inspections 1996
Indiana State University

1971 — 1972

Activities and Societies:

Varsity Wrestling Team
McLean High School

1966 — 1970

Activities and Societies:

Varsity Wrestling Team

Additional Information

Hollis Brown’s Websites:

Hollis Brown’s Interests:

Blues Guitar, Grandchildren

Hollis Brown’s Groups:

American Society of Home Inspectors - ASHI
Northern Virginia Chapter - NOVA ASHI
MId-Atlantic Chapter MAC ASHI
Greater Baltimore Chapter - GBASHI
National Association of Home Inspectors - NAHI
Maryland Chapter - MAHI
Virginia Association of Real Estate Inspectors - VAREI