Decode Your Home Inspection Report In Minutes
The HomeScore Inspection Analyzer turns a home inspection PDF into structured findings, urgency categories, repair-cost estimates, and a five-year planning view. It is a free browser-based tool with server-side analysis. Review its interpretation with your inspector and obtain local quotes before making a repair decision.
What your results include
- Findings organized by home system
- Urgency triage for items to address, plan, or monitor
- Repair-cost planning estimates
- Questions to discuss with your inspector or agent
- A five-year view of potential home costs
Use the report to prepare your next step
Review the critical safety items first, then the major repairs and the assumptions behind their estimated costs. Confirm severity and scope with a licensed inspector or contractor. The analysis does not verify local code compliance or replace a structural or engineering evaluation.
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Use a text-based inspection PDF up to 20MB. Scanned documents may not work as well. Your PDF is sent to the analysis service for processing. Successful analysis results are saved in this browser so you can resume them. Review the privacy policy before uploading documents containing personal information.
Serious issue or normal wear?
How do I tell a serious inspection issue from normal wear for the house's age?
Most findings are routine wear. Treat a finding as serious if it involves safety, active damage (water, structure, electrical) or a costly near-term repair. Get serious findings evaluated by a specialist and priced before your contingency ends. Older systems that still work are usually something to budget for. Weigh each finding against your own budget and plans. The decision is yours.
What can I reasonably ask the seller for after the inspection?
Focus on safety items and major repairs, not cosmetic issues. One consolidated request, backed by repair estimates, usually lands better than a long list of small asks. A credit is often simpler than asking the seller to do the repairs. Work out the approach with your agent.
How do I find out how old the roof or HVAC really is?
Check the data plate on the furnace, AC or water heater for a manufacture date. Ask the seller for invoices, warranties and permits. Look up permit history with your local building department. If nobody can document the age, budget as if the system is near the end of its life.
What should I expect to spend on repairs in my first year?
That depends on the house's age, its system ages and the inspection findings. Separate the must-fix-now items from the items you can plan for, and keep a cash reserve for the surprises an inspection can miss. Get local quotes on anything major before your contingency ends.
What if the inspection contradicts the seller's disclosure?
Write down the discrepancy, ask the seller for documentation (invoices, permits, insurance claims) and raise it with your agent before your contingency deadline. A claim like "new roof" or "new furnace" should come with records.
When should I call a specialist?
Call one when the report flags possible structural, foundation, sewer, mold or HVAC problems the general inspector couldn't fully evaluate. Book the specialist inside your inspection contingency window so you have answers while you can still negotiate.