Partners: real estate and mortgage brokers

What a broker really needs from an inspection service

For a broker, a successful inspection isn't just a well-done inspection. It's one that's booked quickly, carried out within the deadline in the offer to purchase and followed by a report the client understands without three phone calls to decode it. When any of these is missing, it's often the broker who deals with the fallout: deadlines to extend, a worried client, an impatient seller.

Our network is built around those constraints. Each request goes to an inspector from the area who knows the local soils, climate and documented problems. The photo report is delivered within 24 to 48 hours, and every finding is ranked: safety, significant short-term expense, work to plan or normal maintenance. Your client knows what really matters, and so do you.

Real estate brokers: support that respects your obligations

Section 81 of Québec's regulation on brokerage conditions of practice requires brokers to recommend a complete inspection by an inspector who holds professional liability insurance, uses a recognized service agreement, follows a recognized standard of practice and delivers a written report. The same section allows a broker to provide a list of inspectors, provided it contains more than one name. The inspectors in our network work to the BNQ 3009-500 standard and deliver a complete written report.

We don't ask you to recommend a single name: quite the opposite, present us among others and let your client choose. Also keep in mind that as of October 1, 2027, every building inspector in Québec will need a certificate from the Régie du bâtiment. Require it from every inspector on your list, ours included: it's the best way to protect your client and your practice.

Mortgage brokers: reports that serve the financing file

A financing file can stall for reasons that have nothing to do with the borrower's credit: a foundation to test for pyrrhotite, a well with no water analysis, a septic system with no permit, a condo whose syndicate doesn't yet have a contingency fund study, insurance that's hard to obtain because of an oil tank or an old electrical panel. The earlier these questions surface, the more room you have to react.

We coordinate the inspection and the complementary services the file needs: water analysis, septic assessment, drain camera inspection, and a recommendation for concrete testing when the area and construction year warrant it. Your client gets a complete picture, and you get the information needed to adjust the loan structure before the financing condition deadline.

Sending a request on behalf of a client

Use the quote form and select your broker profile. Enter your agency or firm, the client's name, the property address and the inspection condition deadline. We then contact your client to confirm the appointment and the engagement. You can also simply send your client the link to this page or to the form.

Before sending us a client's contact details, obtain their consent: it's a requirement of Québec's privacy legislation, and the form asks you to confirm it. The inspection report belongs to the client who signed the service agreement. It's shared with you only with their authorization, which preserves the inspection's independence and everyone's trust.

What we don't do, on principle

We pay no referral fees and offer no benefits to brokers who recommend our inspectors. A real estate broker must disclose any compensation agreement in writing, and even the appearance of a conflict of interest between a broker and an inspector hurts everyone. The only way we want to earn your recommendations is through the quality of service your clients receive.

The inspectors in our network don't perform the work they recommend, and they describe the building's real condition without trying to save or sink the deal. During the inspection, they answer the buyer's questions. The buyer's broker belongs at the inspection to advise their client properly; the seller's broker stays in the background and lets the inspector work.