Home Inspection Sample Report: See a Real Good Faith Report
The report is the product, so we want you to see a real one before you book. This page walks through what a Good Faith Inspection Co. home inspection report contains, how the summary page works, and how to read it when your inspection period is short. Your report lands within 24 hours, and every finding is color-coded by priority, so you can see what matters in the first thirty seconds. Below, you can download one of two real sample reports, one for an existing home and one for a new build, with the client details removed.
What Is in a Good Faith Home Inspection Report?
Both of our sample reports follow the same 19 sections, in the same order. The report starts with the inspection details and the sewer or septic system. Then it moves outside: the exterior; walks, porch, patio and deck; doors, windows, siding, trim and soffits; and the yard, grading and pools.
The roof gets three sections of its own: roofing material, roof maintenance and roofing components. Inside, the report covers doors, windows, stairs, countertops, walls, ceilings and flooring. Then come appliances, plumbing, heating and cooling, electrical, the garage, and the attic, insulation and ventilation. The last sections cover building permits, maintenance and general information, and the Arizona exclusions, limitations and Standards of Practice.
Each finding is numbered by its section. A finding numbered 3.9.2, for example, belongs to section 3, the exterior. The findings pages include photographs, and each finding is marked as an observation or a recommendation. To see what the inspection itself covers, read what a home inspection covers in Arizona or visit our home inspection page.
The Summary Page and the Three Colors
The summary page pulls every finding into one list, counted and color-coded by priority. In the existing-home sample, it counts 114 observations and 44 recommendations. Each line names the section and the item, such as "Exterior - Exterior Spigots/Plumbing: Spigot is leaking when turned on."
The colors show you where to look first. Red is for safety hazards. Red does not mean the house is in trouble. It means this is the part of the list to read first. Orange is for things we recommend repairing, described in terms you can take to a contractor or an agent. Blue is information rather than a to-do item. Aging equipment you will replace eventually belongs in blue, and so does anything we could see but could not fully assess.
As we put it: "Here's what matters most, and here's what's routine."
Two Sample Reports: An Existing Home and a New Build
We publish two real reports with the client details removed. When you click the download button, you choose which report you want and give us your name and email. We then email you a link to the file.
Existing home
98 pagesThe existing-home report follows a resale home from start to finish, including the sewer scope and the pool and spa. It runs 98 pages, and its summary counts 114 observations and 44 recommendations. If you are buying a resale home, start here.
New build
84 pagesThe new-build report covers a brand-new home walked before closing, with every item written for the builder to fix. It runs 84 pages, and its summary counts 107 observations and 28 recommendations. It also recommends getting the sewer scoped. If you are buying new construction, start with this one.
How to Read Your Report on a Short Inspection Period
Inspection periods are short. Your report lands within 24 hours, so you are never spending a full day waiting on paperwork. Every finding is written so you and your agent can do something with it inside a short inspection period, not decode it first.
Start with the red items. Move to orange next, since those are the repairs you can take to a contractor or an agent. Keep the blue section, because it is the closest thing you will have to an owner's manual for the house.
If repairs are agreed and completed, we can come back and verify. A re-inspection covers up to five individual items, or one full system. For a longer guide to the colors, read how to read your inspection report.
What the Report Does Not Do
The color system sorts findings by priority. It does not sort them into a verdict, because an inspection is not a test. It is a description of the home's condition on the day we saw it. The colors also do not tell you what to do next. What you do with that information is your decision to make with your agent.
Some items are estimates, and some could not be tested on the day. The roof section gives an estimated range of remaining life, and it is always framed as an estimate. The report says so plainly: the estimated lifespan is by no means a guarantee.
When it is too hot outside, the heat is not run. The report gets an orange note saying the heat was not run due to the high temperature. We always recommend having the HVAC system serviced and inspected by a licensed HVAC technician.
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Our job is to help you understand what you are buying. Your job is to decide if what you're buying is what you were hoping for.
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