DropIn, a Los Angeles-based tech company pioneering video home inspections, is urging homebuyers and home inspectors to use its platform during the COVID-19 pandemic. Live-streaming a home inspection is the easiest way to comply with social distancing and shelter in place mandates, while still getting an immersive experience, according to a company release.
“DropIn delivers a complete home inspection and/or appraisal, without any face-to-face, in-person interaction,” DropIn CEO Joseph Shemesh said in the release. “This simple process complies with social distancing policies, while giving homeowners and homebuyers the peace of mind to make an informed decision.”
A home inspection is one of the most critical steps of the homebuying process. Prospective buyers are right to want to be part of it, on-site to ask an inspector or appraiser questions about the investment they’re about to make. Without this opportunity, they might be left with questions when the inspection report comes — or worse, they could buy a home without knowledge of a major flaw, the company stated.
Live-streaming allows homebuyers to sit at home on their couch while getting a firsthand look at everything their inspector sees during a review, while DropIn’s platform and process makes it easy.
The inspector arrives on-site and sends a DropIn link to the client with the client accepting the link opening it on their phone, tablet or computer. The inspector, the release went on to state, completes the inspection normally, with the client watching. Clients can ask questions or get feedback from the inspector during the process. When the inspection is done, all the information is cataloged for later review.
Because DropIn records and archives the entire live stream, if homeowners ask questions on the livestream or the appraiser notes something during the inspection, it’ll be preserved in the record.