Home inspection reporting is an art. It is the final product of the home inspector’s craft. The product should be well organized, well written, complete, in accordance with local laws and national standards, and free of spelling and typographical errors. Several reference books are available to help with this. An indespensible asset is the Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary. This book contains definitions and spelling for thousands of construction words and terms. A college level English Composition course can help tremendously with report writing skills. The better an inspector is at producing a well written, legible, and functional report, the better that inspector will look to his clientelle or potential clientelle. 

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Entry 0000002 - May 29, 2009

Why do people sue home inspectors?

Our research has revealed that every plaintiff has the wrong expectation going in to a home inspection. The “Golden Rule” for home inspectors should be “Your performance must be equal to or greater than your client’s expectation.”

Expectation has to set by the inspector and not be left up to the client’s imagination.

How often do inspectors recommend that a certain professional be brought in for further evaluation; and how often to those “professionals” take a cheap shot at the inspector? Too often.

If inspectors take the time to properly explain the inspection process, it’s limits and standards of practice before the inspection starts, then the client’s expectation can be set, adjusted and or corrected.

Elimination of this simple step and process will only set the inspector up for complaints and lawsuits.