What is included
The exact scope is confirmed before acceptance. Smart Start documents visible, accessible conditions that fall within the selected service and records material limitations when they affect the assignment.
Smart Start Home Inspections
Vacant Exterior Check
Reliable property checks and clear photo documentation.
We visit the property, complete the requested work, take the needed photos, and send back organized information you can use.
Service details
Vacant Exterior Check
Vacant Exterior Check provides current, organized property images for listings, remote ownership, repairs, insurance documentation, and management needs.
What’s Included
- Agreed shot list or photo scope
- Current property photography from accessible areas
- Organized image set with basic location or condition notes when requested
- Access limitations documented when they affect the assignment
What’s Not Included
- Home-inspection opinion unless separately contracted
- Appraisal, measurement certification, or hidden-condition assessment
- Image alteration that misrepresents property condition
What You Receive
- Organized digital photo set
- Brief assignment notes and exceptions when applicable
Before the Visit
- Provide the complete property address and best access contact
- Make requested areas safely accessible
- Confirm utilities, gates, keys, pets, and occupancy conditions before the visit
Pricing
$125
This is the current local starting or published service price. We confirm the final price and scope before accepting the appointment.
View PricingNext Step
Send the property address and a short description of what you need. We’ll confirm access, price and appointment options.
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Choose the service, property location, and preferred appointment details. We’ll show the applicable price or quote rule before you submit the request.
Service guide
What this field-service visit does — and does not do
This is a defined-scope field assignment, not automatically a full home inspection. The work is limited to the observations, photographs, verification items, and deliverables agreed to for the assignment. Conditions outside that scope are not represented as inspected.
What you receive
Deliverables are matched to the service: written findings, photographs, verification notes, progress documentation, or other agreed outputs. Current listed pricing for this service starts at $125, subject to property, territory, access, and scope.
When another professional may be needed
If the assignment reveals a condition that requires engineering, trade diagnosis, laboratory testing, code interpretation, legal analysis, appraisal, or insurance adjustment, the appropriate specialist should perform that work.
Service Details & Next Steps
How It Works
- Request the service and property address
- Confirm scope, access, travel and price/quote rule
- Complete the scheduled on-site service
- Receive the applicable report, photos or service record
Pricing
Property-specific quote
Final price follows the published fixed-price rule or the property-specific scope confirmed before acceptance.
Scope & Limits
Work is limited to the agreed service, safely accessible areas and stated deliverables. Destructive testing, repairs, engineering, warranties and guarantees are excluded unless separately agreed.
Related Services
See the full Property Field Services division for related options and packages.
View Related ServicesOngoing Care
Property Watch can keep property condition documentation and care on a recurring schedule where appropriate.
View Property WatchService Area
Travel, route availability and mileage rules depend on the property location.
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Read the Vacant Exterior Check Guide
See what the service is designed to evaluate or document, what is included, important limitations, what you receive, how to prepare, and when a specialist or additional service may be appropriate.
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