How Inspectors Identify Risk Without Predicting Failure
One of the most common sources of confusion about home inspection reports is the expectation that they predict the future. Will…
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Insurance vs Inspection: Understanding the Difference
Insurance vs. inspection: in the days following a significant summer storm, many homeowners find themselves managing both at once, filing an…
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Inspection Findings Buyers Should Negotiate – and Which They Should Not
A home inspection report arrives during one of the most financially significant decisions a buyer will make. The natural impulse is…
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Why Home Inspections Are Visual and Non-Invasive
A home inspection is a visual and non-invasive evaluation of a property’s accessible systems and components. That phrase appears frequently in…
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What Does Recommend Further Evaluation Mean in an Inspection Report
Few phrases in a home inspection report cause more anxiety than “recommend further evaluation.” It appears often, it sounds serious, and…
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Cosmetic Conditions vs. Functional Concerns
Inspection reports document a wide range of observations — from conditions that affect how a home operates to conditions that only…
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What Does “Not Accessible” Mean in an Inspection Report?
When an inspection report uses the phrase “not accessible,” it is documenting that a specific area, system, or component could not…
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What Does “Monitor” Mean in an Inspection Report?
When an inspection report uses the term “monitor,” it is communicating something specific: a condition was observed that warrants awareness and…
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What Does “End of Life” Mean for Home Systems?
The phrase “end of life” appears in inspection reports across a wide range of systems — heating equipment, water heaters, roofing,…
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What is a “Material Defect” in an Inspection Report?
The term “material defect” appears in inspection reports, real estate contracts, and disclosure documents — often without a clear explanation of…
