Florida inspectors: permit history pulled into your wind mit and 4-point workflow

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Hi everyone, I’m Jon, a Florida inspector and the builder behind Warrior Inspection Network.

I built WIN around a part of insurance inspections that always felt unnecessarily scattered: researching the property, collecting photos, and getting that information into the report.

The feature I’d like to show here is permit prefill. Enter the property address, and WIN pulls available county permit history into the report before you head out. You can review that information, then collect your findings and photos in the field.

Permit records aren’t a substitute for verifying what’s actually installed. Coverage and record detail vary, and missing information still needs investigation.

WIN supports wind mitigation, 4-point, and full home inspections. If you already use Spectora or another platform, you can try an insurance report alongside your existing workflow before deciding whether it’s useful to you.

I’m opening 10 spots for a 30-day free trial, with no credit card required. I’d especially like feedback from Florida inspectors who regularly do insurance inspections.

Software details: Inspection Software for Florida Home Inspectors — Warrior Inspection Network
Pilot application (the 10 spots above): Founding 10 Pilot | Warrior Inspection Network

For those doing wind mits and 4-points: how are you handling permit research now—county websites, another service, or something else?

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Permit prefill is a neat angle for wind mit and 4-point work. How messy is the county data quality in practice? I’ve heard inspectors still end up double-checking half of it on site.

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Fair question, and you’re right to keep verifying on site. Honest answer: it varies a lot by county. Where a county publishes clean permit records (permit type, date, status, address), it’s reliable. Some counties have gaps, old permits filed under a previous address, or vague descriptions like “misc.” So I treat it as a head start, not a replacement. The prefill flags what the county shows (roof permit dates, electrical/plumbing/HVAC permits, open or expired permits) so you know what to look for and what to ask about, and you confirm it against the actual house. Where there’s no record, it says “nothing found” rather than guessing, so a blank never reads as “all clear.”