Bob Petersen

Professional Vita of Robert J. Petersen

Education

B.S. University of Richmond, Va 1975

Occupation:

State licensed real estate inspector since 1983

Licenses and Certifications:

  • Building Performance Institute certified energy auditor
  • Texas Real Estate Commission Professional Inspector license #105 (unrestricted)
  • Texas Real Estate Commission approved inspection instructor
  • Texas Structural Pest Control Service license #5769
  • Home Buyer’s Warranty Council approved code inspector #3195
  • Residential warranty Corporation approved code inspector #535
  • ICC Building Inspector certificate #2741 (Inactive)
  • ICC One & Two Family Dwelling Inspector certificate #834 (Inactive)
  • ICC Mechanical Inspector certificate #204 (Inactive)
  • ICC Plumbing Inspector certificate #1065 (Inactive)
  • ICC Electrical Inspector certificate #554 (Inactive)

Teaching:

  • Designed and wrote 30 hour course on real estate inspection which was accepted as a Mandatory Continuing Education course by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
  • State approved Mandatory Continuing Education Inspection Instructor.

Author:

  • Over 50 articles related to inspections and housing problems printed in the Austin American Statesman and inspector trade journals
  • Monthly inspection columnist: Texas Real Estate Report.
  • Editor: the Precision Informer, a monthly inspection newsletter for central Texas Realtors.
  • Producer: Fool Proof Home Maintenance, a videotape showing people how to care for their home, sold nationally.

Radio and TV:

Guest appearances on:

As Featured On:


KFIT Radio The Real Estate Hour KXAN-TV36 “Good Morning with Brooke Robbins HGTVs Show, My First Place and HGTVs Show Good Buy/Bad Buy KTBC-TV7 Central Texas with Jay Hodgson KLBJ-AM Talk Radio with Kathy Cronkite KVET-AM The Morning Show with Eric Blumberg

Other:

  • 1988 Austin chapter president, American Real Estate Inspectors Society
  • 1989 Texas chapter president, American Real Estate Inspectors Society

Fun:

1971 Pontiac GTO – 4 Speed – One of 678 Built

Before Restoration

After Restoration