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How Home Inspectors Write Reports — The Workflow

The on-site → editing → delivery workflow professional home inspectors use to produce same-day reports. Photo capture, voice notes, AI-assisted draft, template-driven structure, severity classification, and client portal delivery.

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On-site capture

Mobile app, two-tap photo + voice note per finding. Severity tag where the inspector already knows (Safety, Major). Routing to the right section can happen later — capture velocity is the priority.

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Voice note transcription

'Granule loss south slope, moderate' becomes a structured finding with the right severity tier, routed to Roof → Covering, drafted into a liability-safe comment from the inspector's library.

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AI-assisted drafting

Modern software drafts the comment from the inspector's existing 8,000+ comment library. The inspector reviews, edits, approves. Each finding gets a complete, standardized sentence the inspector signs off on.

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Severity classification

Every finding gets a severity tag. Safety findings drive correction requirements; Major drive negotiation; Concern drive client awareness; Note is informational.

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Delivery

PDF for the lender, HTML for the buyer, client portal for ongoing access. Modern software outputs all three from one inspection.

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About the Author

Lisa Meine, Certified Master Inspector

12+ years of home inspection experience. Co-founded InspectorData to give working inspectors a modern reporting system that respects their existing templates and workflows. InterNACHI member.