HomeGauge runs on Pocket PCs and Touchscreen Phones with Windows Mobile 5 or 6, as well as desktops, laptops and tablet PCs running Windows XP or Vista.

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Why use HomeGauge home inspection software over all the others?

• The most versatile and modifiable home inspection program on the market today
  The software includes several different inspection templates (commercial, residential, condo, multifamily, etc.). For many inspectors, it has all you will need. You can modify these templates and make new ones. Virtually anything in the software template can be easily modified. Change column headers (i.e. Good, Poor Unsatisfactory, Defective, etc.) to any rating you want. Or, eliminate all ratings and create a narrative template. Exclude inspection items or whole sections. Easily duplicate whole sections while you inspect (great for hotels, condos and multifamily units). Create automatic summaries, with or without pictures, and more. (We also support the mandatory Texas Template TREC REI 7A-1)
• Support for Add-ons to your business to make more money!
  HomeGauge software allows you to easily attach documents and brochures with the report to market other services you may offer. During the inspection you can determine which brochure(s) to include in the report that best fits them and the services you offer, such as granite countertop scanning for radon hot spots, radon testing for the air in the home, re-selling custom quality filters for air handlers, offering to remove odors with an ozone machine, offering energy audit testing, a comprehensive home warranty, and many more products and or services you can easily attach to the report! Simply click on the attachment button in the software and attach a brochure or brochures that are appropriate for each home. Make more money on the same inspection!
• Drop in smart auto comments
  All software has standard drop-in text, but HG has "Smart Sentences" as well! Smart sentences include Smart Words that allow you to click in replacement text and build sentences or paragraphs quickly. This eliminates long repetitive lists of auto-comments where only a word or two is different. Make your own smart sentences by watching our Tours. Currently, Smart Sentences use the IDEA method to let the inspector know when he has completed his comment: Identify the Defect, Explain and Advise.
• Designed for use in the field
  HomeGauge will run on Windows XP or Vista computers and Windows Mobile 5 or 6 Pocket PCs. You can perform your inspection onsite using a Tablet PC, laptop or a smaller Pocket PC device. Print it straight out of your truck (we'll show you how). Or, use our website to upload your report and deliver it online. New-to-computer inspectors can print a Walk Sheet to take with them if they would rather come back to the office to complete the report.
• Direct digital camera support
  HomeGauge is the easiest in picture use. No prepping of the pictures needed. Use straight from the camera, folder or hard-drive. Drop 100's of pictures into the HomeGauge filmstrip in seconds! You can resize or crop photos, add arrows and other shapes pointing to problems, add text directly on the picture, add a grid, create a Picture in a Picture for thermal images, and adjust the picture's contrast/brightness directly in the HomeGauge software. A picture is worth a thousand words and gets a jaw dropping display from customers.
• Prints to PDF or easily upload and link your report to your website!
  HG software comes with its own PDF ability for emailing or printing of the report. Or, use our HG Services to upload the report and send the agent and customer a link that will take them to your website to pick up the report. Agents will soon realize that anytime they need access to their reports they can go to your website from any computer with Internet access!
• Includes line drawings
  Includes a secondary filmstrip for line drawings. Beside the regular picture pane filmstrip is an additional filmstrip pane that displays your library of line drawings. Use ours, create your own, or add 3rd party line drawings to the many that are already included when you purchase HomeGauge software.
• QuickBooks integration, and office features
  Take the buyer and inspection info, including the invoice, and import it into HomeGauge from QuickBooks, or from HomeGauge software into QuickBooks. HG Office features include email template letters that populate names and info automatically. Use the HG stats page to determine how many inspections, from what areas, types of inspections performed, how much business from each agent, and more.
• Many more features to help you run your business and run it efficiently
  Spell checker, voice to text, picture jump button to automatically take the picture to the correct inspection item it belongs to in the report, online calendar scheduler integration (see HG Services) means that with one click the inspector can download his appointment into HG and it will populate the report, export buyers and agents info to mail managers or spreadsheets, include estimates, built in re-inspection feature brings back profitability in re-inspections...and much more. Watch our tours to learn more!
• Use a Pocket PC / PDA (Windows Mobile 5, 6 or latest) to help give you more mobility!
  Our Pocket HG is the perfect solution for more mobility. Flag items for later review, voice notes are automatically saved at that item and later you can search "Find First voice recording, Find Next voice recording". No more rewinding back and forth. When you take a picture, click the camera icon at that item. Later, use the jump button at each picture and it will take you to the item where the picture belongs in the report! Merge reports easily. If you enter some work on the main version, and some on the pocket, you can merge to one report. Pocket HG Screen Shots
• NEW! Competitor upgrade! If you are looking to move from Porter Valley or 3D Software to HomeGauge 4, it is now easier than ever with our new Migration Assistant. This will convert your Porter Valley or 3D templates into HomeGauge templates. Try it out on your HomeGauge trial version. Download and install HG software and then click Download template migration tool! (make sure you have PV or 3D on the same computer as the HG trial)

All of this comes with FREE support via web message boards, email, and toll free phone.

Sample home inspection reports

Below are sample reports. Each report is shown in some different available printing formats. The same inspection report with the same data is used, but different formats and styles demonstrate a different layout (the printing style can be chosen when printing or uploading a report, or by going to "File - Printing Options"). The format of the report is chosen in the HomeGauge software after you have completed the inspection and go to print the report. There are many more color options and styles available in the software than are shown below.

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Hardware requirements for creating a great report:

• Microsoft Windows (Vista, XP)
  
• 100MB free disk space
  

Pocket PC Requirements:

Pocket HG will run on any Pocket PC that has Windows Mobile 5 or Windows Mobile 6 and a 240x320 (QVGA) screen. Any new Pocket PC that is running Windows Mobile 5 or 6 will have enough storage and memory to run Pocket HG. You may want to consider getting the models with more memory and storage for convenience, or if you plan on using it for other tasks. Also, getting one that has wireless network abilities can be useful if you have a wireless network in your home. Only use a Pocket PC phone model if it has a 240x320 (QVGA) resolution touch sensitive screen! The phones with the smaller screens will not run HomeGauge well. Also, phones labeled as SMARTPHONES will not work. Smartphones do not have a touch sensitive screen and will not run Pocket HG. If you are looking at a phone to use with Pocket HG, contact us and we can help determine if it will be compatible.

Apple Mac Notes: HomeGauge Home Inspection Software does not run as a native application on Mac OS computers. However we have several users that have reported no issues with using the technology that allows you to use a Mac, but also run Windows applications. You can use Parallels Desktop for Mac, VMWare Fusion or Bootcamp.

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