Home Inspector Checklist
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- Choosing a Home Inspector
- Make sure your home inspector meets the requirements of all laws and regulations.
- Your home inspector should have proper training or experience.
- Check if the inspector is licensed.
- Check how long has he been in the home inspection business.
- Check how many home inspections has he completed.
- Check what qualifications does he possess.
- Ask if he can provide references of inspections he has done in the past.
- Ask if he back up the inspection with a written guarantee.
- Ask to see a sample home inspection report.
- Check what are the hours and days of his availability.
- Interview prospective inspectors over the telephone or in person.
- Home Inspection
- Check how long does it take to inspect a home.
- Check if you can come along on the inspection.
- Check how much does the inspection service cost.
- Check what type of equipment will be used.
- Check what type of report will you get.
- Check level of detail offered in the report.
- Check when will you get the inspection report.
- Inspection Report should include
- A detailed picture of the house on the day of the inspection.
- A listing of items in need of normal maintenance or attention
- Clearly identified major repair items, with estimated repair/replacement costs.
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Nicole Nichols-West
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Who it's for
This Home Inspector Checklist is for teams that want consistent execution, less rework, and clear ownership.
- Standardize quality - run the same Home Inspector steps every time, regardless of who executes
- Save time - reuse a proven Home Inspector workflow instead of rebuilding processes from scratch
- Improve accountability - assign owners and see what's done vs. what's pending
- Onboard faster - use the Home Inspector checklist as the SOP and training guide
- Coordinate across roles - handoffs are clear and everyone works from the same source of truth
How to use it
How to use this Home Inspector Checklist:
- Start by saving it - save as a Template if you'll reuse it, or as a Checklist if it's a one-off project.
- Customize it once for your workflow - remove what doesn't apply and add your team-specific steps.
- Assign ownership and execute - set owners/due dates where needed and track completion as work happens.
- Reuse without rebuilding - when Home Inspector comes up again, start from your saved version and run it with clear ownership.
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