Smart Start Home Inspections
For Sellers
Run the inspection business from one monthly system for jobs, photos, approvals, payments, and report delivery.
Watch the real video if it exists. Otherwise use the script, the related guide, and the connected assistant or handout.
Instructions ready
Explain what sellers gain from pre-listing education and prep.
- Show the seller prep checklist, repair priority plan, and shareable report guidance
Show the seller prep checklist, repair priority plan, and shareable report guidance.
Transcript draft
Seller Pre-Listing Walkthrough. Explain what sellers gain from pre-listing education and prep. Show the seller prep checklist, repair priority plan, and shareable report guidance. Next step: Read instructions at https://smartstarthomeinspections.com/seller-pre-listing-guide/.
Instructions ready
Show urgent, useful, cosmetic, and monitor-later buckets for pre-listing decisions.
- Urgent items
- High-value prep
- Cosmetic items
- Monitor later
Teach sellers how to separate higher-value prep from lower-priority work before listing photos and showings begin.
Transcript draft
Repair Priority Planning. Show urgent, useful, cosmetic, and monitor-later buckets for pre-listing decisions. Teach sellers how to separate higher-value prep from lower-priority work before listing photos and showings begin. Next step: Read instructions at https://smartstarthomeinspections.com/repair-priority-plan/.
Seller Education
For Sellers
Pre-listing education so sellers know what buyers may notice and how to prioritize repairs before the listing goes live.
Pre-listing education so sellers know what buyers may notice and how to prioritize repairs before the listing goes live.
- Understand the value of a pre-listing inspection.
- Use a seller prep checklist before photos or showings.
- Separate urgent repair items from cosmetic or monitor-later items.
Seller prep reduces surprises, sharpens pricing decisions, and helps owners choose what to address before buyers show up.
Pick the next guide, handout, or assistant and keep moving one step at a time.
- Open the pre-listing guide.
- Review the prep checklist.
- Use the repair priority plan before listing.
See how a pre-listing inspection can expose repair conversations before buyers bring them up under deadline pressure.
A practical checklist for access, known issues, utility readiness, and visible condition prep before the inspection.
Separate must-address repairs from lower-priority cosmetic items before you invest time or money in the listing.
If a seller chooses to share a pre-listing report, this guide explains how to frame it honestly and without overpromising.
Explain what sellers gain from pre-listing education and prep.
Audience: Seller | Duration: 3.0 minutes
Show the seller prep checklist, repair priority plan, and shareable report guidance.
Instruction transcript
Seller Pre-Listing Walkthrough. Explain what sellers gain from pre-listing education and prep. Show the seller prep checklist, repair priority plan, and shareable report guidance. Next step: Read instructions at https://smartstarthomeinspections.com/seller-pre-listing-guide/.
Help sellers sort repairs before the listing goes live.
Audience: Seller | Duration: 2.7 minutes
Teach sellers how to separate higher-value prep from lower-priority work before listing photos and showings begin.
Instruction transcript
Repair Priority Planning. Show urgent, useful, cosmetic, and monitor-later buckets for pre-listing decisions. Teach sellers how to separate higher-value prep from lower-priority work before listing photos and showings begin. Next step: Read instructions at https://smartstarthomeinspections.com/repair-priority-plan/.
Checklist for access, utilities, records, and prep before a pre-listing inspection.
Checklist for pre-listing readiness and limitation prevention.
This checklist reduces avoidable limitations before a pre-listing inspection.
Access and utilities
- Unlock gates, attic access, crawlspace access, garage, and electrical panel areas.
- Confirm water, power, and gas are on where normally connected.
- Replace burned-out bulbs where practical so fixtures can be evaluated.
Records and context
- Gather receipts for roof work, HVAC replacement, plumbing updates, and permits if available.
- Make note of any known leaks, repairs, or areas under watch.
- List any recent contractor work the buyer may ask about later.
House prep
- Clear stored items away from major equipment where possible.
- Replace HVAC filters and handle small maintenance items before the inspection.
- Plan for pets, alarms, and occupancy logistics on inspection day.
