Looking for 25 Inspectors to Help Me Kick the Tires on a New AI Tool

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Hey guys — I’m not a corporate guy or a programmer. I’m just an inspector out in the field every day, still trying to pay the bills and raise a family here in Pittsburgh. Been at it about 21 years now. Like a lot of you, I’ve watched agents cherry-pick my reports and turn them into repair lists I never wrote. Clients get confused, and somehow we end up taking the blame.

It’s taken me about 2 years but I built something to help fix that. It’s called InspectReply-Ai — it reads your inspection report, identifies the deficiencies, and builds localized repair cost ranges using real labor and material data. For roofs, it uses EagleView measurements so the replacement numbers aren’t guesses. It also provides top-rated local contractors from public review data — no ads, no sponsorships, just the same info buyers are already Googling.

The goal’s simple: keep us in control of the reports we author, eliminate liability from people twisting our words, and get clients realistic answers in under ten minutes.

It’s already live as a web app and on the Apple App Store and Google Play, but I’m still fine-tuning before really promoting it. I’m putting together a pilot group of 25 InterNACHI inspectors who’ll each get a free report to run through the system in exchange for straight, honest feedback.

I was Infantry before I ever picked up a flashlight, so don’t hold back — if it’s dumb, say so. If it’s useful, tell me why. If you find cracks in it, I want to know. I’m biting a stick and waiting trepidaciously for my spanking — have at it.

I love this profession and InterNACHI, they’ve both been good to me. I just want to give something back that makes our jobs a little easier and keeps us out of the crossfire.

If you want in, shoot me a DM and I’ll send the details. Thanks!

Jason Boni
Guardian Home Inspection, Pittsburgh PA
21 years in the field

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I’ve never published a home inspection report to a real estate agent

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Hopefully this Al is smarter than the ones I’ve experimented with (which are dumber than rocks and make up crap when “they” feel like it).

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Fair question and honestly, I had the same skepticism before I started testing it. Most “AI” tools I’ve seen either make stuff up or miss the point entirely.

InspectReply-AI isn’t perfect, but it’s been trained on thousands of real inspection reports to understand how we actually describe deficiencies — not some made-up dataset. It ties that info to BNi construction cost data and a pile of regional pricing points so it can give a fair cost range for that area, basically what a homeowner should expect to pay locally.

It’s not meant to be exact or replace a quote — it’s just trying to give clients some realistic context instead of random Google numbers or “friend-of-a-friend” guesses.

I’m still fine-tuning it, but so far the ranges have landed surprisingly close to what contractors are charging here in western PA. That’s what convinced me it might actually be useful.

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Maybe that’s where the al I was testing was pulling it’s phantom (made up) responses from. :man_shrugging:

Anyhow, good luck with your venture.

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Sure count me in.

As the system might have a hard time with different report software, as they are all different. Not sure what software you tested it on, I use HIP and have a multiple summary type report.

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Awesome! Thanks for helping out William. I do need to test against many different report types as I am limited with mine, but it should work fine with any pdf file. I’ll be emailing you the info later this evening.

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I’m interested in the details of this project.

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Great! I just emailed you the details. Thank-you!

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Hey Jason, I’m here in PA by Harrisburg. I’ll give it a try.

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Thanks Richard! I just sent your email. Plenty of spots left for anyone else who might be interested in testing it out.

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Just circling back to give a quick update - a few inspectors have already started running reports through InspectReply-AI, and the early feedback’s been eye-opening.

We’re seeing how differently reports are structured across software platforms (Spectora, HomeGauge, Horizon, etc.), and the AI’s handling most of them better than I expected. It’s already adjusting to different comment styles, which was my biggest worry.

I’ve still got a handful of free pilot spots open for anyone who wants to see how it performs on their report format - especially if you use less common software or custom templates.

You’ll get one free report (promo code: FREE100) — web version only at inspectreply-ai.com

The more diverse reports we can test, the better it gets.

Appreciate everyone who’s jumped in so far. This feedback’s shaping the next round of updates.

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How about providing the free report without having to create an account? I have enough accounts all over the place and prefer not to open another just to assist your project.

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Thanks for the feedback! I completely understand the account fatigue issue.

As a result, I’ve set up dedicated pilot test accounts so you don’t have to create one yourself. I’ll send you the login credentials in a direct message so you can start testing immediately.

Each pilot tester gets their own isolated account with 1 free credit to test a full report analysis. No signup required on your end and no need to use a Promo Code.

If anyone else would like a pilot account to test the application, please let me know and I can send you a private/direct message with the login information. It’s feedback like yours that will help shape this application, thanks again.

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