Smart Start Home Inspections
Repair Request Guide
Run the inspection business from one monthly system for jobs, photos, approvals, payments, and report delivery.
How the workflow works
See the connected flow in plain English before you change anything in the business.
How to use this workflow
Simple instructions keep the next step obvious for inspectors, office staff, and buyers.
Repair Requests
Repair Request Guide
Build a cleaner repair request from approved findings without turning the report into negotiation theater.
Build a cleaner repair request from approved findings without turning the report into negotiation theater.
- Separate major issues from lower-priority maintenance.
- Use approved findings, not raw AI drafts.
- Keep requests specific, plain, and easy to price.
A repair request should be clear, truthful, and limited to approved findings and reasonable next steps.
Pick the next useful guide, handout, or assistant instead of trying to decode the whole process at once.
- Open the realtor repair guide.
- Use the repair request worksheet.
- Share the contractor guide when estimates are needed.
Show how to turn approved findings into cleaner repair requests.
Audience: Realtor | Duration: 3.8 minutes
Explain categories, urgency, trade handoff, and buyer-safe communication.
Instruction transcript
Repair Request Builder Walkthrough. Show how to turn approved findings into cleaner repair requests. Explain categories, urgency, trade handoff, and buyer-safe communication. Next step: Read instructions at https://smartstarthomeinspections.com/repair-request-builder-guide/.
Teach contractors how to interpret inspection-derived repair requests without overreaching.
Audience: Contractor_partner | Duration: 2.8 minutes
Show the request format, trade context, limitations, and quote upload flow.
Instruction transcript
How Contractors Read Repair Requests. Teach contractors how to interpret inspection-derived repair requests without overreaching. Show the request format, trade context, limitations, and quote upload flow. Next step: Read instructions at https://smartstarthomeinspections.com/how-to-read-a-repair-request/.
A simple worksheet for organizing approved findings into clearer request categories.
Worksheet for urgent, negotiate, and monitor-later buckets.
Use this worksheet to move from a large report to a smaller list of requests that are easier to discuss.
Bucket 1: urgent or safety
- Active leaks, unsafe electrical conditions, or major structural concerns.
- Items that should be reviewed by a licensed trade before closing.
- Conditions that could create bigger damage if ignored.
Bucket 2: negotiate
- Important but non-emergency items with real cost or function impact.
- Repairs that may justify contractor bids, credits, or targeted repairs.
- Findings that should stay tied to approved report language.
Bucket 3: monitor or later
- Minor maintenance items or aging components with no active failure.
- Cosmetic issues that do not belong in the main repair negotiation.
- Items buyers should keep for future budgeting.
Summary page that explains how contractors should read and reply to repair requests.
Contractor-facing overview for reading requests and quoting responsibly.
This pack helps contractors read repair-request outputs without assuming the inspection report is a full trade diagnosis.
How to use the request
- Read the approved finding summary first.
- Use the request as context for quoting, not as the final scope of work.
- Inspect the condition yourself before promising a solution or price.
Important limitation
- The inspection report is a visual home inspection, not a full contractor scope package.
