About the Author

Mike Pompeii, P.E., is the author of the best selling DIY home building book "Build Your Own Home! and founder of HomeBuildingBook.com. Mr. Pompeii also has an extensive background in the Home Inspection field. In this book, Mike shares his knowledge, experience, and lessons-learned during his own do-it-yourself home building experience in an easy to understand, no-nonsense way. Mike combines this practical experience with his unique home inspection knowledge and experience in a step-by-step process to help readers who are interested in successfully subcontracting and building their new home. Mike also authored and founded several other popular do-it-yourself products and web sites: "Become A Home Inspector!" is concise guide to starting up and operating a successful Home Inspection business without spending a lot of money. With over 20,000 copies sold, this is one of the top selling home inspector business manuals of all time. Home Inspection Report Kit features an easy-to-use, inexpensive, and very effective Home Inspection Report System that saves both time and money for Home Inspectors. This Report Kit is very popular and is now used by many top Home Inspectors. Mr. Pompeii has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Penn State and a Master's degree in Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.).