Describe the home, inspection scope, and audience. Makeform creates a phone-ready checklist with condition ratings, notes, photos, and follow-up priorities.
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Sample prompts for the builder
Choose an example, tailor it, or send it to the builder. The fields preview a structure, not a completed inspection.
Audience
Buyers recording visible conditions before a purchase decision
Format
Guided checklist with photos and priorities
Prompt size
390 chars
Example form structure
Guided checklist with photos and priorities
Property and mobile home details
Exterior and under-home condition
Room and system observations
Photos of observed concerns
Overall priority and follow-up
Suggested routing tags
Review needed
Repair priority
Inspection complete
Ask for a condition rating, defect note, and photo in the same section so the finding stays connected to its location.
Step 1
Identify
property, unit, inspector, and visit scope
Step 2
Walk through
exterior, rooms, systems, and accessible areas
Step 3
Document
condition, notes, photos, and limitations
Step 4
Follow up
priorities, assignments, and further evaluation
A usable field record
Structured sections preserve each issue's location, visible condition, and follow-up.
Use consistent condition choices while allowing area-specific detail.
Place uploads beside findings so photos remain connected to notes.
Tag observations by urgency, assignment, or further evaluation.
Adapt the inspection
Choose a workflow, then adjust it for the home and visit.
Capture visible conditions and further-evaluation items.
Separate presentation work from observed defects.
Record condition, assignments, photos, and reinspection dates.
Route the relevant issue branch to a team or vendor.
Build your checklist
Define the visit, review the structure, and use it in the field.
Name the audience, purpose, identifiers, access, utilities, and detail.
Set your ratings, rooms, components, responsibility labels, and priorities.
Show detailed questions only when relevant conditions are selected.
Submit on a phone and route the response for review or repair.
Choose the right record
The best format is the one an inspector can complete consistently while moving around the property.
Field guide
Start with these six sections, then adjust for access, purpose, and the home.
Property context
Identify the unit and visit conditions, including what was unavailable.
Site & exterior
Follow a walking order and distinguish visible observations from concealed construction.
Under-home & support
Record the viewing method and route inaccessible items for follow-up.
Rooms & finishes
Repeat compact questions for every room, adding special fields where needed.
Systems & equipment
Group systems and record what was operated or observed.
Summary & action
Summarize findings and actions without promising cost, cause, or outcome.
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Open toolFAQ
Practical answers for inspectors, buyers, owners, and property managers building a field checklist.
It records the visible condition of a manufactured or mobile home during a visit. It identifies the property and scope, then covers the site, exterior, accessible under-home area, rooms, systems, photos, limitations, and follow-up priorities.
Include property identifiers, date, inspector, participants, weather, utilities, occupancy, and access limits. Give every area a consistent condition scale, notes, and photos. Finish with priority, responsible party, next step, and follow-up date.
Follow the walking route: site, exterior, accessible under-home area, rooms, and systems. Keep ratings short, place photos beside findings, and reveal detail only when a concern is flagged.
Yes. A buyer version can emphasize condition and further evaluation. A turnover version can add responsibility, assignments, completion photos, and reinspection dates. Keep a shared core, then tailor purpose-specific fields.
Yes. Add uploads within exterior, room, and system sections. Pair each photo with an exact location, observation, and rating. This is easier to review than a separate gallery.
Yes. Offer not observed, inaccessible, utility off, blocked, or outside scope, followed by an explanation. A recorded limitation explains why no condition was entered.
Yes. Makeform is unlimited free for generating, editing, publishing, and collecting responses. The paid tier removes the Makeform badge. Revise ratings, rooms, branches, and follow-up questions before sharing.
No. It organizes observations but does not determine causes, uncover concealed conditions, or replace needed expertise. State the scope and limitations, then route specialized concerns for appropriate evaluation.
Make the walkthrough easier to review.
