Data miners are large companies who buy inspection software companies in order to gain access to all the reports that inspectors have stored on the software company’s servers. The Miners then mine the reports for information they can sell to various other industries.

The Problems

  1. The client’s privacy is violated., and…
  2. State law may be violated (Texas, for example).

Large players are absolutely working to aggregate and monetize home‐inspection‑type data, but the economics are opaque and most of the money changes hands in bulk “data partnerships” or bundled services, not per‑report fees. What you can control is your contract, software choice, and data‑handling practices so that your reports are never lawfully resold without your informed consent.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

  1. Who wants inspection data and why

  • Insurers and underwriting platforms use granular condition data to price risk, automate underwriting, and reduce in‑person inspections.[8][9][1]
  • Real‑estate investment and brokerage platforms plug inspection‑like data into their valuation and portfolio systems (Fundrise–Inspectify integration, Propy–Inspectify partnership).[2][4][6]
  • Contractors, warranty firms, and “home‑services marketplaces” buy access to lists of homes with known defects so they can target sales and repairs.[3][5]
  • Data/marketing aggregators combine inspection, MLS, and demographic data into property‑level risk and marketing products for resale.[10][8]

These arrangements are often justified as “improving customer experience, underwriting, or lifecycle service,” but the same data can fuel lead‑selling and cross‑industry profiling.[4][1][2][3]

Examples table

Player type Example use of inspection data Source
Insurance carrier / risk vendor AI‑driven underwriting, risk scoring, virtual inspections [1][11][8][9]
Real‑estate platform Embed inspections into transaction workflow, speed closings [2][4][6]
Contractor / home‑services marketplace Targeted marketing based on identified defects [3][5]
Data / analytics firm Property risk datasets, portfolio analytics [8][10]

 

  1. How much they are paid for the information

There is almost no public, line‑item disclosure of “we pay X dollars per home inspection report.” What is visible are deal sizes and business models that show scale and direction:[5][2][4]

  • Large data/analytics firms are spending billions to acquire contractor or inspection‑adjacent platforms because of the data and workflow control (Verisk buying AccuLynx for about 2.35–2.4 billion dollars).[12]
  • Integrated investors and platforms (e.g., Fundrise with Inspectify, Propy with Inspectify) emphasize that inspection data is a “critical” or “most robust” dataset powering their valuation and transaction systems, which implies substantial internal value even if no per‑report price is disclosed.[2][4]
  • Lead‑selling models around inspection data are documented qualitatively: some inspectors or platforms sell reports or defect lists to contractor networks who then market to buyers after closing. Those payments are usually confidential affiliate or lead‑fee arrangements (similar industries often see tens of dollars per qualified lead, but specific inspection‑data prices are not published).[3][5]

In short, you can see that inspection‑grade property data is valuable enough to drive nine‑figure to ten‑figure acquisitions and deep partnerships, but actual “price per record” is treated as proprietary and buried in broader service contracts.[12][4][5][2]

  1. How an inspector can keep report data from being sold

You cannot fully control what a third‑party platform does unless you choose tools and contracts that preserve that control. Key levers:

  1. Choice of software and its contracts
  • Read the software’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy—some explicitly reserve rights to use or share data, others state they do not sell personal information.[7][5]
  • Watch for clauses that:
    • Allow use of report data for “affiliates, marketing partners, or service providers.”[5][7]
    • Require you to add language in your agreement authorizing the platform’s data use (as occurred with some inspection platforms in the past).[5]
  • Prefer platforms whose policies say they do not sell or rent personal data and limit use to providing the service, or that offer a clear opt‑out.[7]

  1. Your inspection agreement and consent language

  • Add explicit language stating that the client’s personal information and inspection report will not be sold or shared with third parties for marketing or lead‑generation, and that any third‑party software provider is acting only as a data processor to create and deliver the report. This directly contrasts with agreements that authorize sharing with third‑party services and marketing partners.[3][5]
  • If your software provider requires certain disclosure text, you can still layer on your own restrictions (e.g., limiting their use to anonymized, aggregated analytics and prohibiting sale of identifiable reports). Check that this does not conflict with the platform’s TOS.
  1. Data‑handling practices
  • Export and store reports on your own systems (local or private cloud) where possible, and avoid leaving long‑term archives solely on vendor servers, especially if their policy allows broad internal reuse of data.[7][5]
  • Minimize nonessential PII in reports (e.g., redact buyer phone/email from shared copies; keep that only in your CRM). Even if structural data about the house is reused, it is harder to exploit without clean identity hooks.
  • Disable or avoid “free concierge” or “home services” add‑ons that are built explicitly around selling contact/defect information to service providers.[3][5]
  1. Transparency with clients
  • Proactively disclose whether you or your software provider share any information with third parties and offer an opt‑out; some consumer‑facing inspectors already recommend that clients ask this question directly.[3]
  • If you must use a platform that retains some rights to use de‑identified data, be clear that reports themselves and client contact information are not sold, and describe any remaining uses at a high level.

For a working inspector like you, the most practical path is to: pick software with restrictive privacy terms, hard‑code non‑sale language into your inspection agreement, and disable any ancillary “concierge/lead‑share” programs so that your reports function purely as professional work product, not as inventory for a data marketplace.[5][7][3]

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  1. https://www.inspectify.com/blog/ai-inspections-insurance
  2. https://fundrise.com/education/investment-in-inspectify
  3. https://www.ensureinspections.com/home-inspector-selling-information/
  4. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/propy-inspectify-home-inspection-partnership/
  5. https://forum.nachi.org/t/homegauge-behaving-like-porch/120927
  6. https://www.inspectify.com
  7. https://www.palmtech.com/privacy-policy/
  8. https://www.cotality.com/products/underwriting-center
  9. https://hosta.ai/solutions/property-inspection-app-software/
  10. https://www.bhr.fyi
  11. https://news.nationwide.com/nationwide-chrp-launch-ai-powered-program-to-help-homeowners-predict-common-risks/
  12. https://www.businessinsurance.com/verisk-to-buy-software-platform-for-2-4-billion/
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  14. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2025/05/27/824890.htm
  15. https://getbuilt.com/blog/construction-loan-monitoring-software/
  16. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1422745331826800/posts/1879331156168213/