November-December 2008

Inspector's Review

by Inspectors for Inspectors

Every once and a while a product or a service comes along that is so outstanding, such an exceptional value, that you look at it and think "this is just too good to be true, there must be a catch".  This month we are featuring just such a product.  Inspection report software that simply blows the doors off all the others.  And, no, there is no catch.

XL Pro
Home and Commercial Inspection Software
Published by MSI International's BestInspectors.Net™

It is hard to believe that this report software with all its capabilities and ease of use sells for as little as $195.  Dollar-for-Dollar, no other inspection report software has as many features as the XL Pro family of reports. There are six different editions so you are sure to find one that meets both your needs and your budget.  The six editions are: XL Pro V ($195), Legacy ($295), Express ($295), Titanium ($695), the all new HomeTrex ($695), and the XL Pro HomeTrex Platinum Suite ($995).  To be sure, there are other reporting systems that offer features similar to those found in XL Pro but usually at prices ranging from two to six times the selling price of XL Pro.  That's not all.  When you buy XL Pro, you pay for it once and only once.  There are none of the  per/report or other usage fees that are so common in the inspection report software industry.  BestInspectors.Net has proven beyond any doubt that reporting software does not have to be expensive to be good.

XL Pro is already an excellent value as Home Inspection report but it does more than just homes.  XL Pro, is also a full blown commercial inspection report system.  Other inspection report software may give you pre defined comments that are available from drop down boxes as XL Pro does but, very few, if any, also have drop down boxes for the field names, category titles, and page titles.

The feature that home inspectors and commercial inspectors want out of inspection reporting software is the ability to insert digital pictures.  Digital picture insertion is where XL Pro really excels!  Inserting digital pictures with XL Pro is the fastest and easiest in the industry.  No other inspection report software - home or commercial - at any price, can outperform XL Pro at digital picture capabilities.

These powerful features combined with a huge library of comments and field names, one of the largest comments libraries in the industry today, makes configuring the report on the fly as easy and enjoyable as eating ice cream at a 4th of July picnic!

The comments and descriptors in the pre-defined library cover just about every component and condition that you can imagine in any type of construction from a one bedroom bungalow to a multistory high office building or a manufacturing plant and everything in between.

The most exciting new feature - and the most fun to use- is the new Command Bar.  More than 30 Custom commands are only a mouse click away.  Almost anything you would ever want to do in an inspection report can be done right from the Command Bar.

A feature most inspectors are sure to use and appreciate is the Total-Control Summary (auto-summary) Page.  Unlike most inspection reports, the user has complete control over what goes into the automatically generated Summary Page.  Simply clicking on the "∑" on the Command Bar while on any comment in the report, that comment will automatically be placed on the

Your report is a reflection of you.  It is what you leave behind.  It is how others who were not at the inspection will perceive you.  A large part of your reputation will be built on the inspection report.  It is one tool that will set you apart from your competition more than any other.  It is absolutely essential that you provide your client with a logical, easy to read, no nonsense report.  The report also needs to be easy for you to fill out and provide you with the tools you need to be able to focus on the inspection and the client not on creating the report.  Your report also needs to give you the tools to ensure that the possibility of errors is absolutely ZERO!

It seems that there may very well be that only one family of reports can do all that and at prices that are truly affordable; MSI International's BestInspectors.Net XL Pro family of reports.  MSI has long been a leader in construction and home inspection education and training and providing the best tools available to both home and commercial inspectors.

Established in 1992, MSI has always been known as leader not only in quality education but also for offering a wide range of products and services that are always a great value.  For the past few years MSI has lead the industry in Home and Commercial Reporting Software innovation.  XL Pro is no exception.  It upholds the tradition quite nicely.  After a doing a few inspections with XL Pro it is easy to see why MSI's BestInspectors.Net is the industry leader.  This is one product that certainly raises the bar for the home and commercial inspection software industry!

Take a closer look at XL Pro

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Photos courtesy of BestInspectors.Net