Switching guide
How to switch from InspectorData to Househound
Short answer
Switching from InspectorData to Househound brings over your templates and comment library: import the PDF of a finished InspectorData report and Househound's importer reads it into a template you review. InspectorData publishes no general data export, so get a client and agent list from support (or export your customer list from QuickBooks, if you use InspectorData's QuickBooks Online export) and import it in Househound, and upload the report PDFs you need to Househound's read-only past-report archive. Allow an afternoon of setup and a week or two of overlap. Househound has TREC REI 7-6, Florida wind mitigation and the Citizens 4-Point, but no Roof Certification form, which InspectorData offers.
What comes over from InspectorData
- TemplatesImports
Import the PDF of a finished InspectorData report on the Templates page. Autodraft reads it into a template of areas, items and comments for you to review. InspectorData doesn't publish a template file export, so a finished report is the source.
- Comment libraryImports
Comes in with the template: every comment the importer reads lands in your comment library. Comments that never appeared in a report won't come across, so import the reports with the most findings.
- Report branding and logoSet up fresh
Upload your logo and set company details and a report footer in Settings › Organization. There is one report design, with no custom colors or layouts, and a "Powered by Househound" line on every report.
- Clients and agentsImports
Ask InspectorData support for a CSV of clients and agents, or, if you use its QuickBooks Online export, export the customer list from QuickBooks. Then in Househound open People › Clients or Agents › Import contacts… and pick the file (CSV or Excel). A contact whose email is already saved is updated, not duplicated. Web only.
- Past reportsImports
Save the PDF of each report you need, then upload the PDFs to the past-report archive (Reports › Archive › Past reports): read-only, searchable, shareable. They don't become Househound inspections.
- PhotosKeep where it is
Not imported on their own. They stay inside the report PDFs; use InspectorData's per-inspection photo download for full photo sets you want on file.
- Services and feesSet up fresh
Enter services in Settings › Services & pricing or start from the built-in list of about 35 (radon, sewer scope, mold, WDO and more). Price rules add by square footage, bedrooms or units.
- AgreementsImports
Upload your agreement file (PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT or MD, up to 15 MB) in Automations › Agreements and it shows on the signing page as written. There's no automatic text extraction: paste the text into the editor for merge fields.
- Email wordingSet up fresh
Copy the wording of your InspectorData automated emails into Automations › Email.
- Booking pageSet up fresh
Set it up in Settings › Booking page and put the link or embed code on your website. Bookings arrive as requests you approve.
- PaymentsSet up fresh
Set up payments in Settings › Services & pricing. Money goes to your own Stripe account at 3.25% + 40¢ per card payment, Stripe's processing included. Past payments stay in InspectorData and in Stripe.
- Team membersSet up fresh
Invite each inspector from the People page and set their permissions. The first inspector is $99 a month and each added inspector is $69 a month, or $990 and $690 a year on annual billing.
- Calendar and scheduleSet up fresh
Not imported. Finish jobs already booked in InspectorData there and book new ones in Househound.
Step by step
Step 1: Get your records out of InspectorData
InspectorData doesn't publish a general data export, and its help center lists no export of templates, comments or contacts. What it does document:
- Report PDFs. Reports go out as PDFs, so you can save the PDF of every report you must keep.
- Photos. Its help center has a "How to Download Photos" video for downloading an inspection's photos.
- QuickBooks Online export. A one-click export of products, customers, invoices and payments. If you use QuickBooks, this puts your client list somewhere you control.
For anything else, ask InspectorData support before you cancel: a CSV of clients and agents, and your templates and comments in a spreadsheet. Its homepage says "We never sell your data", and asking for a copy of it is reasonable.
Step 2: Pick the reports you'll build templates from
Choose 1 to 3 finished reports with the most findings. A long report on an older house carries more of your comment library than a clean new build. If you keep separate templates for radon or sewer scope, save one report from each. Each file becomes its own Househound template.
If support sends your comments as a spreadsheet, that imports too. Househound reads any .xlsx, .xls, .csv or .tsv by working out its columns from the header row, then reading every row. A Word .docx file imports directly as well.
Step 3: Create your Househound account
Sign up on the web at househoundusa.com/signup. Your first 3 reports are free and no card is needed.
Step 4: Import your templates on the web dashboard
Open Templates and choose Import, or use the Templates step in the setup wizard. Drop up to 10 files at once, each up to 20 MB. A photo-heavy PDF can pass 20 MB; pick a report with fewer photos if it does. Import is on the web dashboard only.
Autodraft reads each file into a template of areas, items and comments. The import keeps running if you close the page.
Step 5: Review the template and the comment library
A template read from a PDF is a draft. Open it and check:
- area and item names, and their order
- each comment's type (informational, limitation or deficiency) and, for deficiencies, the severity (major, moderate or minor)
- anything specific to the house the report came from, such as an address or a serial number, that should read as general wording
Every comment also lands in the comment library, where any template can use it.
Step 6: Import your contacts and upload your past report PDFs
Both are on the web dashboard only.
- Contacts: open People, then Clients or Agents, and choose Import contacts…. Pick the CSV or Excel file (up to 5,000 rows), map each column (name, email, phone, company, type, notes), check the preview and choose what untyped rows become. A contact whose email is already saved is updated rather than duplicated, and every skipped row is listed with the reason.
- Past reports: open Reports › Archive › Past reports and upload your InspectorData report PDFs, up to 50 at a time and 50 MB each. Househound reads the address, client, email and date from each PDF, and you can correct them. They're read-only: you can search, open, download, copy a share link or email one to the client, but they don't become Househound inspections.
Step 7: Set up services, agreements, email, booking and Stripe
- Services: Settings › Services & pricing.
- Agreement: Automations › Agreements. Upload the agreement you used in InspectorData's Agreement Center, or paste its text. It goes out 48 hours before the inspection by default.
- Email wording: Automations › Email.
- Booking page: Settings › Booking page.
- Payments: Settings › Services & pricing › Set up payments, then follow Stripe's steps. Money goes to your own Stripe account. The fee is 3.25% + 40¢ per card payment and includes Stripe's processing, so it's one deduction.
Step 8: Write one real inspection in Househound with InspectorData still open
Take the next ordinary inspection in Househound. Inspections within a week of today download to the phone, so you can write with no signal and it uploads later. Note each comment you reach for that isn't there, and save it to the library from inside the report.
Step 9: Point your website's booking link at Househound
Put your Househound booking page link or embed code on your website. Leave InspectorData running until the jobs booked there are done and delivered.
Step 10: Cancel InspectorData at the end of its term
InspectorData sells monthly ($79), annual ($790) and pay-per-inspection plans. On the annual plan, time the move to its renewal date. Pay-per-inspection credits don't expire, per InspectorData, so leftover credits can finish your booked jobs. InspectorData doesn't publish what happens to your account and reports after you cancel; ask support first and save your PDFs.
What doesn't carry over (and what to do instead)
Templates and your comment library come in through the template importer, a client and agent list comes in through contact import, and report PDFs go into the read-only past-report archive. The schedule stays in InspectorData until those jobs are done.
InspectorData has several features Househound doesn't, or does differently. Weigh these before you move:
- Roof Certification. InspectorData lists Florida 4-Point, Wind Mitigation and Roof Certification, plus Texas TREC. Househound has TREC REI 7-6, Florida wind mitigation (OIR-B1-1802 Rev. 04/26) and the Citizens 4-Point, printed as Househound's own layout of each form rather than the official PDF filled in. It has no roof-certification form and no other carriers' 4-Point versions. If you write roof certifications, that's a reason to stay.
- Spanish and French reports. Both offer them. Househound's are automatic translations of the English report (English governs), not edited by a person, and TREC reports aren't translated.
- Repair requests. InspectorData turns findings into requests and collects contractor responses. Househound's repair request builder lets the client or the buyer's agent pick deficiencies and share the request as a link, text, CSV or printout; it doesn't collect contractor responses.
- QuickBooks and integrations. InspectorData exports to QuickBooks Online and connects to ISN, Spectora and Zapier. Househound has no customer-facing integrations.
- Payment before delivery. InspectorData collects payment before the report goes out. Househound can hold publishing until the agreement is signed, but not until payment.
- PDF delivery. InspectorData sends a PDF to clients, agents and lenders. Househound delivers a link with a PDF download of the same report, and the delivery email links to the PDF rather than attaching it. If a lender in your market wants an attachment, plan for that.
The Househound vs InspectorData comparison covers the rest.
Keeping old InspectorData reports
The PDFs are your record, and Househound can hold them. Save the PDF of every report you're required to keep and upload them to Househound's past-report archive (Reports › Archive › Past reports), up to 50 at a time. They're read-only there, searchable by address, client, email and date, and you can copy a share link (valid for 90 days) or email one to the client. They don't become Househound inspections, and the archive isn't part of Househound's data export, so keep your own copy of the PDFs with the downloaded photos beside them. Ask InspectorData whether a client's "View My Report" login keeps working after you cancel, since that isn't published.
If you run a team on InspectorData
InspectorData's own comparison table lists an extra inspector at $54 a month on top of the $79 plan. Househound is $99 a month for the first inspector and $69 for each added one, or $990 and $690 a year on annual billing, every feature included:
| Inspectors | InspectorData per month | Househound per month | Househound annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $79 | $99 | $990 ($82.50 a month) |
| 3 | $79 + 2 × $54 = $187 | $99 + 2 × $69 = $237 | $2,370 ($197.50 a month) |
| 10 | $79 + 9 × $54 = $565 | $99 + 9 × $69 = $720 | $7,200 ($600 a month) |
That's before InspectorData's AI reports, which cost $8 each after the first 2 on the monthly plan. Househound has no per-report charge, and Autodraft is included. On subscription price, InspectorData is cheaper at every team size, even against Househound's annual price.
In Househound, templates and the comment library belong to the company. Several inspectors can write in one report at once, each finding shows who last edited it, and payroll statements are built in.
InspectorData-specific gotchas
- The processing fee is close. InspectorData charges 3.35% + $0.40 per transaction; Househound charges 3.25% + 40¢ with Stripe's processing included. Switching won't change your card costs much.
- Autodraft works from your own words. It turns a spoken note into a drafted finding from your comment library: it reuses a comment as written, adapts one, or drafts a new one, with a suggested severity. Nothing is saved until you approve it. It doesn't read photos or serial plates, which InspectorData's tools do.
- Keep shooting 360° photos. Househound shows 360° photos and 360° video in the report, in a viewer that opens in the browser. The ones in your old reports stay with those reports.
Questions
Can I import my InspectorData templates into Househound?
Yes, from a report PDF. Drop the PDF of a finished InspectorData report on the Templates page in Househound's web dashboard; Autodraft reads it into a template you review. If InspectorData support sends your comments as a spreadsheet or a Word .docx file, Househound reads that too.
Does InspectorData have a data export?
Not a general one. InspectorData documents a QuickBooks Online export (products, customers, invoices, payments), per-inspection photo downloads and PDF reports. Ask its support for anything else, such as a contacts CSV, before you cancel.
Does Househound have Florida 4-Point and Wind Mitigation forms?
Yes. Househound has Florida wind mitigation (OIR-B1-1802 Rev. 04/26) and the Citizens 4-Point, with a required-photo checklist and a check that blocks publishing until answers and photos are in. They print as Househound's own layout of each form, not the official OIR PDF filled in. InspectorData also lists Roof Certification, which Househound doesn't have.
Can I import my InspectorData clients and agents?
Yes, from a file. Get a CSV from InspectorData support, or export the customer list from QuickBooks if you use InspectorData's QuickBooks Online export. Then in Househound's web dashboard open People › Clients or Agents › Import contacts… and pick it. A contact whose email is already saved is updated rather than duplicated.
Is Househound cheaper than InspectorData?
Not on subscription price. Househound is $99 a month (or $990 a year) for one inspector and InspectorData is $79, or $790 a year; each added inspector is $69 on Househound and $54 on InspectorData. InspectorData also charges $8 per AI report after the first 2 on its monthly plan; Househound has no per-report fee. Your first 3 Househound reports are free with no card.
Will Househound move my data for me?
No, there's no done-for-you migration service. The import runs on your own files. If one doesn't come through the way you expect, email hello@househoundusa.com.
Sources
Checked October 27, 2026. Export menus move between releases; if a step doesn't match what you see, the vendor's help center has the current path.
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