# InspectStream > InspectStream streams a live field inspection to an invited viewer's phone. The viewer taps a texted link and watches in the browser — no app, no account, no camera permission on their side — and the whole inspection records automatically. Built for property, construction, restoration, equipment and service inspection teams in the United States. The company is a contractor's software product, not a public adjusting service: it does not prepare, negotiate, adjust or advise on insurance claims. ## Product - [How it works](https://www.inspectstream.com/how-it-works): the inspection workflow, step by step - [Use cases](https://www.inspectstream.com/use-cases): the inspection types and trades the product serves - [Security](https://www.inspectstream.com/security): how inspections, recordings and viewer links are protected - [Pricing](https://www.inspectstream.com/pricing): what shapes a quote - [About](https://www.inspectstream.com/about): who builds it and the field experience behind it - [Sign up](https://www.inspectstream.com/signup): start using InspectStream ## Blog - [Blog index](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog): field-notes articles organised into topic clusters ### Remote inspection visibility - [What Remote Field Inspection Software Actually Does](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-field-inspection-software): A contractor's breakdown of remote field inspection software: what it is, what it replaces, five questions for evaluating one, and where it does not help. - [Why Inspection Photos Alone Convince Nobody](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-field-inspection-software/why-photos-alone-lose-trust): Inspection photos are not enough because the person who found the damage also sells the repair. What a still image leaves out, and what fixes it. - [Remote Inspection vs Video Call on a Roof](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-field-inspection-software/remote-inspection-vs-video-call): Remote inspection vs video call, decided by eleven minutes on a hot roof: install friction, permission prompts, battery, heat, and one-handed use. - [Who Actually Needs to Watch an Inspection](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-field-inspection-software/who-actually-needs-to-watch): Homeowner, spouse at work, property manager, out-of-state owner. Who watches an inspection, what each one needs, and the question to ask in the driveway. - [What a Second Truck Roll Actually Costs You](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-field-inspection-software/cost-of-a-second-truck-roll): Real arithmetic on second truck roll cost: vehicle, loaded labor, the inspection slot you gave up, and scheduling drag. Roughly $296 per return trip. - [What Remote Inspection Cannot Replace](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-field-inspection-software/what-remote-inspection-cannot-replace): What live inspection video does not do: replace the climb, supply judgment, survive every site, or settle a claim. The limits, from the people selling it. - [Getting a Crew to Actually Use It](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-field-inspection-software/getting-a-crew-to-actually-use-it): Field software fails on adoption, not features. What makes an inspector actually use a tool, and the rollout order that works for small crews. ### What homeowners see live - [What a homeowner sees on a live home inspection video](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-home-inspection-video): A contractor's walkthrough of a live home inspection video from the homeowner's side: the link, the narration, the questions, and the recording they keep. - [The 30 seconds before you climb the ladder](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-home-inspection-video/what-to-tell-a-homeowner-before-you-start): The short script I use to explain a live inspection to a homeowner, including saying plainly that audio is recorded, and the two things I never say. - [Answering questions without losing the roof walk](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-home-inspection-video/homeowner-questions-during-inspection): How to handle homeowner questions during an inspection without wandering the roof: sort them into three piles, park them, and sweep at the end. - [Sending inspection video without an app or account](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-home-inspection-video/no-app-no-account-why): Every install step between a text and live video is where homeowners quietly quit. How sending inspection video without an app changes the count. - [Running an inspection when nobody is home](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-home-inspection-video/when-the-homeowner-cannot-be-there): Rentals, cabins, out-of-state owners and adult children managing a parent's house: how to run an absentee homeowner inspection people can trust. - [When the Homeowner Joins Late](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-home-inspection-video/when-the-homeowner-joins-late): Viewers arrive late and drop off mid-walk. Re-anchoring habits, the one catch-up that works, and why you should never re-walk a slope live. - [How Can a Homeowner Watch a Roof Inspection Live?](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-home-inspection-video/how-can-a-homeowner-watch-a-roof-inspection-live): The honest options for watching your own roof inspection as it happens, what each one is like from the driveway, and what to ask your contractor for. ### Documenting roof conditions - [What Good Roof Inspection Documentation Contains](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/roof-inspection-documentation): How to build a roof inspection record a stranger can follow: walk order, wide-then-tight framing, scale references, and neutral language for condition. - [A Slope by Slope Roof Inspection Walk Order](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/roof-inspection-documentation/slope-by-slope-method): A fixed walk order for roof inspections: ground, elevations, soft metals, then slopes in rotation, so the record is complete and easy to navigate later. - [How to Photograph Hail Damage on a Roof](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/roof-inspection-documentation/photographing-hail-damage-clearly): Light, angle, scale, chalk, and the wide-medium-tight sequence that makes hail impact marks legible to someone who was never on the roof. - [Narrating a Roof Inspection Out Loud](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/roof-inspection-documentation/describing-what-you-see-out-loud): A four-part sentence for describing roof condition on camera, the language that stays observational, and the phrases that get a contractor in trouble. - [Why I Document Pre-Existing Roof Wear Too](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/roof-inspection-documentation/documenting-pre-existing-wear): Recording age-related roof wear beside fresh damage costs eight minutes and makes the whole record harder to dismiss. What to shoot and how to say it. - [Documenting a Roof You Should Not Walk](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/roof-inspection-documentation/documenting-a-roof-you-should-not-walk): Steep, wet or brittle roofs still need a record. The edge-and-attic method, where drones and pole cameras stop, and stating what you could not verify. - [The Penetrations Are Where It Leaks](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/roof-inspection-documentation/the-penetrations-are-where-it-leaks): Most roof leaks start at a penetration, not in the field. A documentation method for vents, stacks, chimneys and skylights that holds up months later. ### Weak-signal field streaming - [What Live Inspection Video Does at One Bar](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-weak-signal): Why live inspection video fails on weak signal, what degrades first, and how to work a roof with a thin uplink instead of fighting it. - [The 60-Second Signal Check Before You Climb](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-weak-signal/testing-signal-before-you-climb): A one-minute driveway pre-flight to check cell signal before an inspection: Wi-Fi off, real signal numbers, upload tested twice, and the homeowner's end. - [Upload Speed Is the Only Number That Matters](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-weak-signal/upload-vs-download-speed): Cell networks are built to download. Live video only uses upload. Why the driveway speed test misleads and what upload numbers a roof walk really needs. - [Why Your Phone Quits on a Black Roof in August](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-weak-signal/battery-and-thermal-limits): Phone overheating while video streaming follows an order: screen dims, frames drop, charging stops, camera quits. What causes it and what actually helps. - [Knowing When Not to Go Live](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-weak-signal/when-to-stop-and-reschedule): When to reschedule an inspection versus switching to recorded video, the three signals that mean stop, and why telling the homeowner first matters. - [When the Stream Drops Mid-Walk](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-weak-signal/when-the-stream-drops-mid-walk): Connections fail on roofs. What survives a drop, what the viewer just experienced, and the ninety-second habit that keeps the record intact. - [Streaming From an Attic or Crawlspace](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-weak-signal/streaming-from-an-attic-or-crawlspace): Attics and crawlspaces are one-bar territory. Test at the hatch, narrate position before condition, and know when to stop streaming and shoot a clip. ### Inspection photo checklists - [The Inspection Photo Checklist I Actually Use](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-photo-checklist): A working contractor's inspection photo checklist. Fifteen items in a fixed order, why each one earns its place, and how to adapt it to your trade. - [Shoot All Four Elevations the Same Way Every Time](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-photo-checklist/exterior-elevation-checklist): An exterior elevation photo checklist: nine frames per wall, a fixed clockwise rotation, and the three habits that quietly wreck a comparable set. - [What to Photograph When You Find Water Inside](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-photo-checklist/interior-water-intrusion-checklist): A water intrusion photo checklist for contractors. Fourteen frames in order, why meter readings need a dry baseline, and where documentation stops. - [Making Before and After Photos Actually Comparable](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-photo-checklist/before-and-after-photo-pairs): How to shoot before and after repair photos that prove something: mark the station, lock the framing, keep the reference, and verify before you leave. - [Naming Inspection Photos So They Make Sense Later](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-photo-checklist/photo-naming-and-order): Organizing inspection photos so a stranger can follow them in eighteen months: a filename pattern, a fixed code list, and rules for originals. - [What to Photograph in the Attic](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-photo-checklist/what-to-photograph-in-the-attic): The underside is where leaks are provable. Orientation, a shooting order, reading stains and condensation, and describing without concluding. - [Photographing What Is Not Wrong](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-photo-checklist/photographing-what-is-not-wrong): Documenting undamaged areas is what makes an inspection record defensible. How to photograph the absence of a problem without padding the file. ### Remote stakeholder walkthroughs - [How to Run a Remote Construction Walkthrough](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-construction-walkthrough): How a GC runs a remote construction walkthrough for owners, architects, and lenders who cannot be on site. Route, narration, signal, and what to record. - [A 20-Minute Site Walkthrough Agenda That Holds](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-construction-walkthrough/walkthrough-agenda-template): A site walkthrough agenda with real timings for progress walks, draw inspections, punch disposition, and single-issue calls. Twenty minutes, no drift. - [Getting Owner, Architect, and Sub on One Feed](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-construction-walkthrough/multi-party-walkthroughs): How to chair a multi party site walkthrough so owner, architect, and subcontractor reach one decision instead of three versions of the same answer. - [Progress Walkthroughs the Owner Actually Believes](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-construction-walkthrough/progress-walkthroughs-for-owners): A recurring construction progress walkthrough replaces the status email nobody trusts. Cadence, route order, draw inspections, and what to record. - [Run the Punch List Live and Close It at the Wall](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-construction-walkthrough/punch-list-walkthroughs): A remote punch list walkthrough puts the architect, the sub, and the condition in the same frame so items get dispositioned live instead of by email. - [Capturing a Decision Made on a Walkthrough](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-construction-walkthrough/capturing-a-decision-made-on-a-walkthrough): A recorded walkthrough is not a captured decision. Marking calls out loud, the same-day note, and why remote attendees produce cleaner agreements. - [Walking a Change Order Live](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/remote-construction-walkthrough/walking-a-change-order-live): The owner is off-site, the framer found rot, the job is stopped. How to walk the change order live, get the decision on the recording, then paper it. ### Private inspection recordings - [What Secure Inspection Video Sharing Means](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/secure-inspection-video-sharing): A contractor's breakdown of secure inspection video sharing: expiring viewer links, private storage, signed URLs, and who can open footage of a house. - [Who Should Be Able to See an Inspection Video](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/secure-inspection-video-sharing/who-should-be-able-to-see-a-recording): Inspection recording access control as a business decision: the crew, the office, the homeowner, and everyone who just wants a look at somebody's house. - [Why an Inspection Link Should Expire](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/secure-inspection-video-sharing/why-inspection-links-should-expire): An expiring video link matters when the video is of somebody's house. Where links really end up, what expiry protects, and what it does not. - [Sharing Inspection Video Outside Your Company](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/secure-inspection-video-sharing/sharing-with-a-third-party-safely): How to share inspection video with a third party without losing control of it: ask the homeowner first, name the recipient, use links that expire. - [Telling People Plainly That You Are Recording](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/secure-inspection-video-sharing/recording-consent-plain-language): How I handle recording consent on an inspection: say it out loud, show a notice, get an acknowledgment. Not legal advice. Ask a lawyer where you work. - [When an Inspection Link Goes to the Wrong Person](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/secure-inspection-video-sharing/when-a-link-goes-to-the-wrong-person): A misdirected inspection link is a procedure, not a crisis. What revocation can and cannot undo, who needs to hear about it, and what to say. - [When an Inspector Leaves the Company](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/secure-inspection-video-sharing/when-an-inspector-leaves-the-company): An inspector's last day is an access problem. What to do about inspection records, viewer links and media on a personal phone when somebody leaves. ### Contractor communication - [Where Contractor Homeowner Communication Breaks](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-homeowner-communication): Contractor homeowner communication fails at four predictable points across a job. What I got wrong at each one, and what actually closed the gaps. - [The Contractor First Appointment, Sentence by Sentence](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-homeowner-communication/setting-expectations-at-first-contact): What to say at a contractor first appointment: the four driveway sentences, the insurance answer, and the two things I stopped saying on visit one. - [How to Explain Roof Damage to a Homeowner](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-homeowner-communication/explaining-findings-without-jargon): Explain roof damage to a homeowner without trade jargon: describe condition physically, let them verify it, and say plainly where your expertise ends. - [Following Up Without Turning Into That Guy](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-homeowner-communication/following-up-without-pressure): Contractor follow up homeowner messages that carry information instead of pressure, the timing sequence I use, and how to close the file out loud. - [The Inspection to Crew Handoff Loses Detail](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-homeowner-communication/handoff-between-inspector-and-crew): The inspection to crew handoff is where detail dies: shorthand work orders, verbal notes, and the 9:40 call from the roof. What actually transfers. - [Telling a Homeowner the Roof Is Fine](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-homeowner-communication/telling-a-homeowner-the-roof-is-fine): The no-damage conversation after a storm is the hardest in the trade. Showing the looking, describing without concluding, and the neighbor question. - [When the Homeowner Disagrees With What They Saw](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-homeowner-communication/when-the-homeowner-disagrees-with-what-they-saw): A homeowner watched the whole inspection and still disagrees. How to handle that conversation without arguing about what is on the video. ### Audit trails for field work - [What a Field Inspection Audit Trail Really Is](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/field-inspection-audit-trail): A contractor's breakdown of the field inspection audit trail: the four parts worth keeping, what it helps with, and the limits you should not oversell. - [Who Watched the Inspection, and When](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/field-inspection-audit-trail/who-was-present-and-when): How an inspection attendance record settles the she-never-saw-it argument, what viewer logs actually show, and the conclusions they do not support. - [Timestamps a Phone Clock Cannot Explain Away](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/field-inspection-audit-trail/timestamps-that-hold-up): Why an inspection timestamp record written by a server beats photo metadata, how device clocks drift on a job site, and what to do about time zones. - [Chain of Custody for Photos From the Field](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/field-inspection-audit-trail/chain-of-custody-for-field-media): Chain of custody photos guidance for contractors: how field media gets weakened in transit, and how to keep a clean line from capture to storage. - [What an Inspection Record Cannot Prove](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/field-inspection-audit-trail/what-a-record-cannot-prove): The honest limits of inspection evidence: a record shows condition at a moment from one vantage point, not causation, timing, intent, or who is at fault. - [When Somebody Asks for Your Inspection Records](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/field-inspection-audit-trail/when-somebody-asks-for-your-records): A records request is graded on filing decisions made years earlier. Scoping it, retrieving it, when deletion must stop, and how to produce a set. - [Correcting an Inspection Record Without Erasing It](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/field-inspection-audit-trail/correcting-a-record-without-erasing-it): An inspector got it wrong and found out later. How to amend the record with a dated, signed addendum so the trail gets stronger, not suspicious. ### Live vs uploaded video - [Live Inspection Video vs Recorded and Sent](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video): A contractor's comparison of live inspection video and recorded-and-sent walkthroughs: what each format is actually good at, and how to pick per job. - [When Recorded Inspection Video Beats Live](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video/when-recorded-video-is-better): The honest case for recorded inspection video: it works with no signal, needs no scheduling, holds finer detail, and gets watched when the viewer is free. - [The Question You Can Only Ask Live](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video/the-question-you-can-only-ask-live): Asking questions during inspection changes what gets inspected. What happens when a homeowner can redirect the camera while you are still on the roof. - [Why Your 2GB Inspection Video Never Arrives](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video/file-size-and-sharing-friction): Sending large inspection videos breaks email, gets mangled by text, and stalls behind sign-in walls. The real file math and the delivery paths that work. - [Do Both: Live for Talk, Recording for Record](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video/doing-both-live-and-recorded): A live and recorded inspection on one pass: live for the questions, the file for the people who were not there and the question fourteen months from now. - [How Live Is Live?](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video/how-live-is-live): Live video carries a second or two of delay. Where it comes from, the four talking habits it changes, and the sentence that defuses it up front. - [Live Inspection Video vs Photo Reports](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video/live-inspection-video-vs-photo-reports): What a customer gets from a live inspection video and from a photo report, where each one falls short, and why the honest answer is to do both. ### Managing multi-crew inspections - [Contractor Inspection Management Across Crews](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-inspection-management): A contractor's system for running inspections across more than one crew: same walk order, same shots, same language, and a review loop that scales. - [How to Standardize an Inspection Process](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-inspection-management/standardizing-across-inspectors): Same walk order, same photos, same language, different people. How to standardize an inspection process so the record does not depend on who showed up. - [Train a New Inspector in Their First Week](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-inspection-management/onboarding-a-new-inspector): Train new inspector hires to a consistent record in five days: ride-alongs, the shot list, what not to say about insurance, and when to cut them loose. - [Reviewing Crew Inspections Without Stalling Jobs](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-inspection-management/reviewing-crew-inspections): Review inspection quality across crews with sampling instead of approval: a six-minute checklist, sane sample rates, and feedback that actually sticks. - [When the Owner Stops Doing Every Inspection](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-inspection-management/scaling-past-the-owner): Scaling contractor operations past yourself is uncomfortable: close rates dip, customers ask for you by name, and quality becomes a process, not a person. - [Two Inspectors, Two Different Answers](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-inspection-management/two-inspectors-two-different-answers): Two inspectors, one roof, different reads. Separating coverage from vocabulary from threshold, and building a standard out of the disagreements. - [When a Sub Does the Inspection](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/contractor-inspection-management/when-a-sub-does-the-inspection): A sub did the inspection instead of your inspector. Who owns the record, how the office reviews it, and what the homeowner should never notice. ### Inspection evidence retention - [Inspection Video Retention: How Long to Keep It](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-retention): A contractor on inspection video retention: what keeping footage buys, what it costs, and the questions to bring to a lawyer. Not legal advice. - [How Long to Keep Inspection Photos](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-retention/how-long-to-keep-inspection-photos): How long to keep inspection photos is a question for your lawyer, not a blog post. Here are the real tradeoffs and the questions that decide your window. - [Deleting Inspection Records on Purpose](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-retention/deleting-on-purpose): Most contractors are already deleting inspection records, just badly. What deliberate deletion looks like, and the two rules I will state flatly. - [What Inspection Video Storage Actually Costs](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-retention/storage-costs-over-time): Real arithmetic on inspection video storage cost over ten years, why the bill is smaller than you think, and the costs that never show up on an invoice. - [Records After a Construction Dispute: Stop Deleting](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-retention/what-to-keep-when-a-job-goes-wrong): The rule for records after a construction dispute: stop deleting everything connected to that job, including automatic deletion, and call a lawyer today. - [Getting Your Inspection Records Out](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-retention/getting-your-inspection-records-out): Data portability for inspection archives: what a real export contains, the questions to ask before signing, and why to keep your own copy of the hard jobs. - [Who Owns an Inspection Video?](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/inspection-video-retention/who-owns-an-inspection-video): Company, inspector or homeowner? A working policy for who holds an inspection recording, who gets a copy, and what to say when asked to delete it. ### Choosing inspection software - [What Counts as an Online Inspection System](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/online-inspection-system): A working contractor's definition of the online inspection system category: what counts, what does not, and what to check before you buy. - [What a Web Viewing Inspection System Must Do](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/online-inspection-system/web-viewing-inspection-system): The client side has one job: open. Why zero install is the only spec that matters, and what the person watching is really looking for. - [Five Questions Before You Buy Inspection Software](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/online-inspection-system/inspection-software-buying-questions): Five questions for an inspection software vendor: client install, behaviour at two bars, recording access, crew usability, and pricing shape. - [How to Streamline an Inspection Workflow](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/online-inspection-system/streamline-inspection-workflow): Where an inspection day really goes, which part software removes outright, which parts it only moves, and the one thing it makes worse. - [Inspection Software for a Crew of Three](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/online-inspection-system/inspection-software-for-small-crews): When a small contractor needs inspection software, what to refuse to pay for at three crews, and the two numbers that prove it worked. - [The First Thirty Days on New Inspection Software](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/online-inspection-system/the-first-thirty-days-on-new-inspection-software): Field software fails at adoption, not evaluation. A four-week rollout: one credible skeptic, fix the friction, widen with a floor, then default. - [What an Online Inspection System Should Not Try to Be](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/online-inspection-system/what-an-online-inspection-system-should-not-be): Field software that tries to do everything does the inspection no better than a camera roll. Scope discipline, and how to evaluate a tool on it. ### Working with real estate agents - [How Real Estate Agents Use Live Inspection Video](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video-for-real-estate-agents): Live inspection video for real estate agents: five spots where a texted link puts the buyer on an inspection they cannot attend, and what it does not fix. - [The Buyer Relocating From Out of State](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video-for-real-estate-agents/the-buyer-relocating-from-out-of-state): The buyer saw the house once and is at work two time zones away on inspection day. How to narrate a live inspection for someone who half-remembers it. - [The Repair Quote While the Buyer Is Still Deciding](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video-for-real-estate-agents/the-repair-quote-while-the-buyer-is-still-deciding): The agent needs a roof repair quote inside the buyer's decision window. Walking the report items live so the number arrives with the condition attached. - [The Roof Question Every Buyer Asks the Agent](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video-for-real-estate-agents/the-roof-question-every-buyer-asks-the-agent): Every buyer asks the agent how much life is left in the roof. A short live look by a roofer, both watching, and a recording the agent can point back to. - [The Final Walkthrough From Another Time Zone](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video-for-real-estate-agents/the-final-walkthrough-from-another-time-zone): The buyer cannot fly in for the final walkthrough. How an agent walks the house live on the buyer's behalf, with flagged frames and a dated recording. - [Showing an Investor a Property They Will Never Visit](https://www.inspectstream.com/blog/live-inspection-video-for-real-estate-agents/showing-an-investor-a-property-they-will-never-visit): An out-of-state investor buying sight unseen, with a local agent and contractor doing the looking. Roof, mechanicals, foundation and the block, live. ## Optional - [Privacy policy](https://www.inspectstream.com/privacy) - [Terms of service](https://www.inspectstream.com/terms)