How to Become a HUD Inspector

Becoming an inspector for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, requires training and experience in building inspection. HUD inspectors have a salary ranging from $32,000 to $52,000, and are located across the country.

1. Log onto
   HUD's website, http://www.hud.gov to obtain information on training and to review the HUD's
   candidate assessment questionnaire about their experience.


2. Answer the
   questions on HUD's candidate assessment and submit it by email.
   After you have submitted the questionnaire the Uniform Physical
   Condition Standards (UPCS) Inspection training team will review your
   answers to determine if you meet their criteria. They will send you
   an email either offering a training opportunity or more information
   about what to do next.


3. Submit the
   training request (in the requested format-email, fax, mail) to the
   UPCS team. They will then provide you with dates of training
   sessions, confirm appointments and ask you to possibly attend a
   preliminary training class.


4. Submit
   personal information that can easily be verified, to the Public
   Indian Housing and Real Estate Assessment Center. The Center will
   review and confirm this information before providing you with
   training materials. The materials are usually in the form of
   downloadable software, so you can review them at home, on your
   schedule.


5. Attend Phase
   1 of the training, which lasts about five days. Participate in all
   the lectures, pass the tests and make sure to attend 100 percent of
   all seminars and classes. Once Phase 1 is passed, you will receive a
   photo identification (ID) badge with the letter “M” and your ID
   number on it. You will be conditionally certified as a UCPS
   inspector.


6. Complete the
   Phase 2 training, which is when you will receive your first
   inspection assignment. You will be closely coached by someone from
   the Public and Indian Housing Center for the first two days of the
   assessment. The third day is the final exam, and you will either be
   approved or denied certification. The results will be sent to the
   Center and you will be granted certification based on the results of
   the tests.