Homeworthy – DOME MEDIA RELEASE INFORMATION Document Office Management Environment (© Copyright held by Homeworthy Inspection Systems Pty Ltd). Background to platform development. To meet the requirements of the changing Building Inspection environment and the relationship between the core stake holders in the Real Estate transaction being the Seller (Home Owner) , The Listing Real Estate Agent, The Home or Building Inspector, The Buyer ( Next Home Owner) , The Buyers Agent (Broker) there comes a point in which all involved should be given a reliable platform that is secure to the parties involved to have FULL DISCLOSURE in the…

To the Whitsunday Community  Business & Residential Owners, getting back up on your feet, I feel compelled to offer some advice, based upon 30 years of Building Consultancy. Since the emergency is making way to rebuilding various lives, I offer some of my wisdom, for what it is worth! Many firms will be there to assist you & Insurance companies in your time of need. 10 Points to consider in the process Record your damage as best you can on a Building Dilapidation report (Residential). This will assist you into the future. Record your before & after Photos & notes…

In the property management arena, one of the most important components of your job involves the creation of entry reports. Since it is the rubric by which you judge the condition of the residence throughout the course of the resident's tenancy, it is important for everything to be correctly noted and reported. Not only does this keep things fair in the relationship between landlord and tenant, but it can also prevent costly disputes over damage to the property later. However, keeping track of everything you must inspect for an entry report is not always easy. When you use Homeworthy Inspection…

Picture this: you have an important property inspection report to submit to a major client of your home inspection service. As you enter the final push to create the report and compile all of your information together, you realise you are missing several pages of important notes. Now it's a race against the clock as you tear your office apart trying to find the missing papers. This kind of mishap has happened to many of us at one point or another — hard copies are good to have, but it is easy to misplace them. Why not consider putting paper…

As a property manager, one key to success lies in knowing how to use your time appropriately. Your job has many facets, from arranging for maintenance to responding to tenant requests to keeping an eye on the overall quality of the properties. At all times, you need to bear in mind all the information of which your landlord must be aware. This includes things such as tenant entry reports and your condition findings in your property inspection manager reports. However, keeping all of this information ordered becomes a challenge, and it's a challenge that can consume a lot of your…

A large chunk of time in maintaining investment properties and rentals winds up in upkeep and maintenance. After all, living in a space naturally produces wear and tear; from tenant to tenant, that can vary from a little damage to quite a lot. Maintaining good property condition reports is, therefore, critical, both for compliance with the law and for successful investment. That's where you come in — you spend hours gathering information to create a property condition report for your employer. Whether it is because a new tenant is preparing to move in or because they have just moved out,…

Being a part of the inspection industry means building a rewarding career out of keeping others informed with critical information. For example, when you create a pre purchase building report either for an individual or a property investor, you are equipping them with vital knowledge that will inform a major decision. Whether or not they choose to put down hard cash for the property can sometimes depend profoundly on what your inspections uncover. Did you find a home in relatively good condition for its age and location? Excellent — the buyers will be happy to hear that. What about when…

A picture is worth a thousand words. This is a familiar cliche, murmured with ease and applied to countless scenarios. It’s ingrained within our national lexicon. It’s also relevant to our compliance standards, with those within the Residential and Commercial Building industry forced to show due diligence with every project - and this demands a series of authenticated images. To bolster the credibility of building surveyor reports every detail must be time-stamped, verified, and accurate. The Homeworthy Inspection System team recognises the necessity of imagery. That’s why we provide our clients with exclusive Photo Capture technology, ensuring that each building…

The stain is ancient - a crusty, dusty spot on the carpet, trapped in shaggy fibres. It was there when you arrived at your rental home, claiming a large corner of the lounge and forcing you to cover it with a much more pleasing throw. You don’t know what caused it (and you don’t dare dwell too much on the possibilities). You simply know that it’s decades old. As your lease expires, however, your landlord decides to put the burden of blame on you. You caused the damage, he claims, and so you must pay for the cleaning. Your deposit…

The quest for productivity too often proved elusive - and fruitless. You spend your hours balancing a series of tedious tasks, adapting endless images and evaluations to every compliance standard. It’s difficult; it’s time-consuming; and it devours much of your day, with every building inspection report demanding your complete attention (and all your patience). This is counterproductive - and Homeworthy Inspection System wishes to redefine your schedule, offering you access to real-time automation and seamless national standards. We’ve launched an innovative application that provides greater flexibility, allowing you to expedite building inspection report templates. Regain control of your work efforts…

Sometimes, for homebuyers, the residential real estate buying process goes off without a hitch: a buyer finds the house they want, makes an offer, gets a good price and spends 20 or 30 years in the house, raising a family and completely happy with their investment. Unfortunately, for every buyer who gets this picture perfect narrative, there is another who does run into an issue after making a down payment and moving in. Maybe the materials used to build the house were sub-standard, or perhaps there is a crack in the foundation that the seller failed to disclose. The fact…

As a building certifier, you are responsible for approving building plans, inspecting construction and legislated stages throughout the building process and issuing the final occupancy certificates for a property. You have a hefty amount of responsibility in the residential and commercial construction industries, wherein your inspections can make the difference between a building that is safe and one that is not. Given these lofty responsibilities, building certification can be a stressful job. How can you make sure that you aren't missing any steps during your inspections? How can you consistently keep an objective eye for detail, with no lapses in…

Are you preparing to purchase a new home directly from the builder or real estate development company? Whether you designed the home and commissioned the home yourself or are purchasing a new home in a brand new residential development, it's easy to assume that, since your home is new, there won't be any problems with it. Normally, you would hire a property inspector to look for structural damage, mould, infestations or other problems that might cause you to reconsider your purchase. When you are buying a new home, you don't have to worry about any of those issues, correct? Well,…

It's a struggle that virtually every body corporate manager contends with at some point: you conduct an in-depth maintenance inspection and send the results to your members, only to find out later that a small handful of property owners never got the message. When you own a large property where lots or units change hands or tenants on a semi-regular basis, it can be difficult to keep track of who is responsible for the maintenance of different lots or units. Of course, the body corporate itself is responsible for common areas throughout the property, but scheduling the maintenance of other…

Under the Queensland Government's Land Title Act of 1994, a body corporate is classified as 'a legal entity which is created when land is subdivided…to establish a community titles scheme.' All owners of property within the community titles scheme are members of the body corporate. Subsequently, these owners are all partially responsible for a body corporate maintenance report. The individual property owners in these schemes must maintain their lots, stores or properties. The body corporate as an entity, meanwhile, is responsible for the maintenance of all common areas. The Challenges of the Body Corporate Maintenance Report Needless to say, a…

Handling property inspection online is becoming more and more common as technology continues to advance. It's essential to keep up with the times and look for property inspection mobile apps. No property inspector wants to have to take tonnes of papers and forms with them when they could just as easily accomplish the same task with a mobile app. At Homeworthy™, we have taken our many years of experience in the field to make the process of a home inspection as easy as possible. Gone are the days of frantically searching for notes you left on the job site. With…

Being a property inspection manager is not the same as it used to be anymore, and that means you need to be able to keep up with the times. The days of cluttered notes and messy file folders on the job are virtually gone. Taking your property inspections online has become the norm as it becomes easier to digitise information and keep everything in the cloud rather than in a filing cabinet. Any property inspection manager online should know the importance of being able to organise your data quickly and efficiently without losing out on important info. Worksites can get…

Handling pre-purchase building reports online, is becoming quite commonplace, as many building inspectors are integrating technology into their business. There's a good reason for it, too. At Homeworthy, we have used our 25 years of experience in the business to create an app that makes creating pre-purchase building reports easier than ever. A tedious task becomes somewhat easier when you can do everything on the app. Plus, our expertise in the field makes it possible for you to trust the app and its various options. The app gives you the opportunity to check over your work before you generate and…

Being a building surveyor online is demanding work with today's modern innovations. It can be difficult to know what technology you should adopt for your business and what will just slow you down. After all, some apps that should be able to help you just wind up wasting your time and making laborious tasks harder than they already were. That's not the case with Homeworthy's app. Bob Sternberg founded Homeworthy in 1992, and our app is the culmination of 25 years of experience with home inspections. Home inspection doesn't need to be boring or tedious when you can use and…

In the past, building inspectors had to spend hours going through different properties, shuffling through different pieces of paperwork to record their findings and later shuffling through that paperwork again to compile a complete report. The process was tedious and took hours to complete—not an ideal situation for either the inspectors or the homeowners or businesses requiring inspection reports to prove compliance. Introducing Homeworthy™ Luckily, technology has made it possible to take the most tedious task of the inspector and simplify it into something that is now a genuinely enjoyable part of the business. Meet Homeworthy™, a building inspection report…

Building consultants online want to make sure they always have the best technology. Homeworthy’s building consultants mobile app helps make life a lot easier for professionals in the field, and with 25 years of experience behind us, we know exactly how to make life easier for any building consultant. Being a building consultant can sometimes be an arduous process, but our app makes it easier than ever to provide clients with the highest quality reports without sacrificing your time. Generate professional reports that are easy to read and understand, all without having to juggle tonnes of papers. Our app makes…

Taking care of building certifiers reports online is becoming more common as technology in the field continues to flourish. Nobody wants to waste time doing things the old way when technology is now enabling professionals to get their work done much more swiftly and efficiently. Any building certifier will know that the process of handling reports can be quite tedious and even somewhat boring. At Homeworthy™, we have been in the business for quite a long time, and we know how difficult things can get. However, with the proper technology, you can make your life a whole lot easier. Our…

Being a building certifier online can be a bit of a difficult task nowadays. Technology is continually advancing and making it difficult to know what you should be doing to get the maximum productivity out of your days. Plus, there are so many different aspects to being a building certifier that you want to make sure you are not missing out on anything vital when you are using an app. Homeworthy™ is a company that has been in business since 1992, and we have developed an app that is the culmination of all of our experience. With the Homeworthy™ mobile…

The property condition report is an important piece of documentation for many reasons, as it protects all parties involved from property owners to would-be buyers from potential complications due to possible deterioration of said property if maintenance is not attended to in a timely manner. That’s why it is vital to ensure that property condition reports are made thoroughly and on a regular basis at important points throughout on a time frame, such as when tenancy changes on a rental. In the past, making the inspections needed for a property condition report and keeping the necessary records for a property…

Established in 1992, Homeworthy™ makes the process of reporting building compliance and condition to real estate, construction, property management and corporate industries easy and accurate. And now, Homeworthy’s™ building inspection Android and iPad app has made it more streamlined than ever. Homeworthy’s founder, Bob Sternberg, took his 30 years of building compliance and condition experience to create this building inspection app essential for modern inspection and reporting. From pre to post construction, this powerful building inspection mobile app provides you the tools to make building inspection easy and accurate. Electronic building inspection for the industry professionals. The uses of the…

Body Corporate Maintenance - Online, Mobile, Android & iPad App A report for body corporate maintenance is an important piece of documentation that can be incredibly complex. It must be – after all, this documentation has to be concise and accurate, and able to fully detail the future maintenance requirements required for a property. This is why any reporting system used for body corporate maintenance, online or prepared elsewhere, must be able to meet the demands required of this kind of unique situation. Among the numerous things to note is that any inspection report must be able to identify particulars,…