Bulletproof Test Prep Blog
Pass rates, exam difficulty, and study strategies for the National Home Inspector Examination — straight from people who train inspectors.
NHIE Exam
You studied the content — but the exam experience itself catches prepared candidates off guard. The NDA on screen one, why your score isn’t a percentage, and the 25 questions that don’t count toward your score.
Study Strategy
Most people obsess over study hours — the wrong metric. Here’s a realistic 30–45 day NHIE timeline built on full-length practice exams, and the simple benchmark that tells you when you’re actually ready to test.
NHIE Exam
The EBPHI has never published an official NHIE pass rate. Here’s the ~55% number everyone cites, where it actually comes from, and what separates first-time passers from the half who end up retaking the exam.
