Inspectors welcome too — say hello

If you inspect for a living — contract inspector, agency staff, or QA — you are welcome here. The best threads on this board are the ones where both sides explain how they read the same standard. Say hello, tell us your territory, and tell us the one deficiency you wish properties understood better.

Serious offer behind this thread: the fastest way to a better inspection is understanding how the other side of the clipboard is trained to see a building. Inspectors work to the standard as written, on a clock, with software drawing the sample — most of the friction on inspection day comes from properties expecting a negotiation and inspectors being unable to offer one. Ask them anything here; the good ones like explaining the book. Inspectors — what is the one thing you wish every property understood before you arrive?