will it make the report

[John Dirks Jr]

While inspecting we take notes and pictures and such. Then we write reports.

How often do you find yourself intentionally omitting things from the report that you took notes on during the inspection?

I sometimes am on the border with certain things and wondered how some of you manage the decisions.

[Inspectorjoe]

Wow, what a coincidence - I'm doing a report from an inspection I did yesterday and just took a break to check in here. I had just decided to leave some things out of the report. I seldom do that.

The report I'm working on isn't typical though. The buyers weren't there, so I took more pictures and voice notes than I normally do, plus, some of the things I'm leaving out are on the exterior, and the property is a condo.

Like I said, I seldom leave things out that I took a picture of or made a voice note of. Sometimes I might think about it, but almost always end up putting it in, figuring that if I thought it was important enough at the inspection, I shouldn't be second guessing about later. Just as important, it would almost always be something I mentioned to the buyer. I try to include in the report every issue I mention verbally.