What to look for — your on-site reminders

What this screen is for. When you capture an inspection, a short "What to look for" list pops up for the room you're standing in — the findings that turn up most often there, most common first. That order isn't a guess: it's ranked from 879 real inspection reports — the more often a finding was written up, the higher it sits. HomeRecon ships one list per section, and this page lets you make those lists your own: add a prompt, reword one, or drop one you never use. Every firm inspects a little differently, so your reminders should read the way you work. How to get there. Sidebar → Inspections → Look for in the row of links under the header. You can also hop here from the pill row on any other inspection-settings page. What every button does One card per section — Site & Grounds, Exterior, Roof, Kitchen, and the rest of your report sections, thirteen in all. Each card shows that section's reminders in real-world order — the most common finding on top — and a small tag: HomeRecon default if you haven't touched it, or Your list once you've edited it. It's one list per section on purpose — never per item — so it stays short enough to read on a phone in a crawlspace. Edit — opens the section's list in a single box, one reminder per line. Type the way you'd say it out loud. What you write here is exactly what shows up on the capture screen for that section. Save reminders — stores your list for the whole firm, on every inspection you write from now on. It takes effect right away — the next time you open "What to look for" during a capture, your words are there. The HomeRecon default — while you're editing, tap this to open the shipped list for that section — the one ranked from 879 real reports — so you can see the baseline before you decide. Edited the section already? A Restore this list button sits right there to put it back. Restore HomeRecon default — also shown at the bottom once you've edited a section; it forgets your changes and brings back the shipped list. Clearing the box to empty and saving does the same thing. Blank lines are ignored — leave a gap between reminders if it helps you read them; only the real lines are kept. Common questions "Is this the same as what the AI looks for in my photos?" No — and that's the key difference. This list is YOUR checklist, the human reminders that pop up while you inspect. What the AI studies in a photo, and the voice it writes in, live on AI Settings. Editing here changes nothing the AI does. "Do my changes affect other inspectors on my firm?" Yes. Reminders are firm-wide, so everyone who captures for your firm reads the same list. That's the point — one shared way your firm inspects each section. "Where does the order come from?" The findings inspectors wrote up most often across 879 real reports sit on top, on down to the rarest. It's the same real-world frequency your comment library uses, so the two read as one story: day one it's the most common findings in American houses. "What happens to a section I never edit?" Nothing changes — it keeps the HomeRecon default, exactly as it always has. "Can I get the original list back?" Any time — open the section and tap Restore HomeRecon default (or Restore this list inside the "HomeRecon default" box), or clear the box and save. "Do I have to fill in every section?" No. Edit only the ones you want to change; the rest stay on the shipped list. "Are these reminders required steps?" No. They're prompts — worth a look before you move on, never a gate. You decide what to write up. Good to know Your own knowledge-base notes still ride along. If you've saved notes to your knowledge base for a section, they still show on the capture panel under "From your knowledge base," below your reminders. This page edits the top list; the notes are separate. This page is for the roles that capture inspections. An office admin who doesn't capture won't see the link and lands back on the dashboard from a saved one. Reminders are yours and private. They're stored with your firm's settings and never show to a client — a client only ever sees the finished report. Related Capturing an inspection — where the reminders appear AI Settings — what the AI looks for and its voice Templates — the sections your report walks Ratings & Glossary — the words your reports use