Originally Posted By: dfrend This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I was wondering, for those of you who include photos in reports, how many photos do you generally include? I just started adding photos(thanks to the digital camera i got for xmas). The first few reports were of houses with few problems. But this one yesterday…WOW! It was mostly minor stuff, but still. So how many photos to include? Do you take pictures of the problems and include them all? Just the major stuff? I know a picture is worth a thousand words. This report would be an encyclopedia collection in that case. But, I do firmly believe the photos can show the client what it is better than telling in words. I use reporthost so I can include unlimited photos.
Originally Posted By: mbailey This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Daniel,
We take photos of everything for our own records, including a great many that are not intended for the report.
As for the number we put in the report ? that varies depending on the home, the number of issues, and the severity of issues we find.
Typically we include photos of major issues, of issues in areas the client can not (or should not) get to, safety issues, usability issues, items that may not be readily apparent but affect usability/safety of the home or the homeowner (but once seen bring about the oh my! response), etc? We also use the photos to illustrate points in the report where words may not be enough.
Sometimes we also take photos for a purely marketing and customer satisfaction response. Here?s an example of one we did... fantastic older lake front home. Buyers are in love with the charm of the place but mostly the view of the lake. We took a high resolution shot from the rooftop overlooking the lake and surrounding area (a view not possible to get from ground level because of the trees). This was turned into an 8x10 glossy and was sent to clients shortly after they moved in.
-- Mark Bailey
Stonegate Property Inspections LLC
Ponca, NE
Originally Posted By: rkulla This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I only print the issues that are most important and add them to a photo reference page. When writing the report I make note there are photos and direct them to the photo reference page. Each photo has a short explanation of the issue. I also take a shot of the front of the house and put it on the front of the report.
Originally Posted By: dfrend This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I use the low resolution size on my camera to keep the pics under 50kb. Then just transfer to pc and upload. I also put everything(photos, report, info, agreement) into a folder and save it and reference it in my customer database.
Originally Posted By: rkulla This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Dan, Last week I sent you the photo of the townhouses with fire rated sheet rock in the attic that was pulled off the wall. The home owners were elderly and I guarantee they had never been up in the attic. In that case a photo explains it all. Not to mention if the building association is slow to fix it, they can send it to the fire chief and make sure it gets fixed!!
