Original sentence: In the absence of licensing, or certification with a nationally recognized home inspector association such as the American Society of Home Inspectors, anyone entering the home inspection field should be properly trained in the unique discipline of home inspection and have sufficient experience to be able to provide a satisfactory, detailed inspection and report of a property.Structural engineers often argue that a home inspection should only be performed by a licensed engineer.This arguement carries little weight in light of the fact that a home inspection does not include any form of engineering, and that a properly trained home inspector will recognize a structural or soils-related problem and defer to a structural or geotechnical engineer for further evaluation
Edited sentence: In the absence of home inspector licensing, or certification with a nationally recognized home inspector association, anyone entering the home inspection field should be properly trained in the discipline of home inspection and have sufficient experience to be able to provide a satisfactory, detailed inspection and report of a property; however, there are cases where a home inspector was unfortunately not well qualified.Licensed engineers opine that a home inspection should preferably be performed by a licensed engineer.This opinion is often based upon the fact that non-engineer home inspectors may have to refer their client to a licensed professional engineer for conditions that they are unable to address.Thus the home buyer is faced with paying a second fee whereas a licensed engineer who specializes in home inspections would have obviated the necessity for a second inspection