Prompt
You are organizing findings from a completed home inspection into a one-page summary. I am the licensed inspector and I have already classified every finding. Your job is grouping and clarity only — not judgment.

My findings list, each with my severity classification: {{findings_list}}
Report context: {{property_descriptor}}

Produce a summary with exactly these sections, in this order:
1. Safety Hazards
2. Major Defects
3. Items Recommended for Repair or Further Evaluation
4. Maintenance and Monitoring Items

Rules:
- Place each finding in the section matching MY classification. Never move a finding to a different tier, merge findings, or drop any. Never add a finding I did not list.
- One line per finding: location + issue + recommended action, maximum 20 words.
- Plain language a buyer and their agent can skim; keep trade terms only where precision matters.
- End with a count check line: "Summary includes X of X reported findings" so I can verify nothing was lost.
- No overall opinion of the house, no "this home is in good/poor condition" statement, no cost estimates.

Fill in your details and the prompt updates live — then copy.

What you get back (excerpt)

SAFETY HAZARDS (2) - Electrical panel: double-tapped breaker on circuit 14 — repair by licensed electrician. - Water heater: TPR valve discharge pipe missing — install by qualified plumber. MAJOR DEFECTS (1) - Roof: hail-damaged shingles on south slope — evaluation by qualified roofing contractor. ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR REPAIR OR FURTHER EVALUATION (1) - Northeast bedroom: ceiling water stain below hall bath — plumbing evaluation to locate source. Summary includes 41 of 41 reported findings.

The full workflow

  1. Export your findings list with severity tiers from your report software.
  2. Strip the address, run the prompt.
  3. Verify the count-check line matches your report exactly.
  4. Spot-check that every safety item landed in the safety section.
  5. Paste into your report's summary page.

Watch out for

AI cannot reliably distinguish cosmetic from structural issues — severity classification is professional judgment made on site; the model only formats what you already decided.

Verify the count check every time: language models drop list items silently, and a safety hazard missing from a summary page is exactly the omission that turns into a claim.

Where this comes from

Every use case on this site is grounded in real reports from working home inspectors — not invented by us.

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