Home inspection software for booking, inspecting and getting paid
Short answer: Alori is the all-in-one app for service businesses, and for a home inspector it covers the whole visit: clients and agents book online, you get reminders out, you work through a checklist with photos on your phone, and you send an invoice the client pays by card. It is home inspection software for small firms that want one app instead of four. It does not write your formal inspection report.
A day for a home inspector, and the tools it takes
A buyer's agent calls at 8 to book Thursday. You are on a roof at 9, in a crawlspace at 10, and you take 120 photos before noon. Between visits you answer texts, move an appointment, and remind a client to pay before you release the report.
Most small inspection firms juggle:
- A booking tool or a calendar shared with an assistant
- Text and email reminders sent by hand
- A phone full of photos with no labels
- A report writing tool
- A separate tool for invoices and card payments
Every inspection means typing the same address and client name in three places.
What Alori gives a home inspector
Online booking with reminders. Turn on booking and share a link for each kind of inspection, like a pre-purchase inspection or a pre-listing walkthrough. Clients and agents pick an open time from your hours and your Google or Outlook calendar. Both sides get an email, and you choose reminders 2 days, 1 day, 4 hours or 1 hour before. Put booking on your website too. See schedule.
Inspections on the schedule. Schedule each inspection as a visit at the property, and assign it to an inspector. Each person sees who is free, and Alori warns you when someone is already booked. Turn on the appointment confirmation message and the client hears from you a minute after you schedule. See dispatch.
Checklists and photos on your phone. Each job has a To do checklist and a Photos box. Type your inspection steps, tick them on site, and add photos from your phone. Photos are made smaller before they upload, so they go through on a weak signal. Tap one to see it with its date and time. See jobs.
Invoices paid by card. When you finish, one button marks the job done and makes the invoice. Each emailed invoice has a card payment link, and the invoice turns Paid by itself. Turn on unpaid invoice reminders for clients who forget. See invoices.
Texts and one inbox. Text clients and agents from your business number. Replies, emails and website chats land in one thread per client.
Agents as companies. Add each real estate brokerage as a company with its agents, so you see which agents send you work.
| Today in Alori | Keep another tool for | |
|---|---|---|
| Booking | Booking links, reminders, calendar sync | |
| On site | Checklist and photos per job | The formal inspection report |
| Getting paid | Invoice with a card payment link |
How to start
- Describe your business. Tell Alori what inspections you offer, where you work and how a visit runs. It builds the app around that.
- Import your clients and agents. Paste a list into Ask Alori, and it sorts out names, phones, emails and addresses.
- Invite the team. Add your inspectors and your office person on the Users page. Every plan has unlimited users.
See plans and pricing. There is a free plan, no card needed. Doing other trade work? See the HVAC and roofing pages.
FAQ
Does Alori write the inspection report? No. Alori keeps the checklist, the photos, the booking and the invoice for each inspection. Keep your report writing tool for the formal report.
Can clients book an inspection online? Yes. Share a booking link, or put booking on your website. Clients pick an open time, and both sides get an email. A booking does not create a client record or a job by itself, so you schedule the inspection from it.
Can I send reminders before the inspection? Yes. Each booking type can send up to 4 email reminders, from 2 days to 1 hour before. You can also text the client from your business number.
Can clients pay by card? Yes. Every emailed invoice has a card payment link, and you do not need your own Stripe account. Card payments are in Canadian dollars.