Send photos of what needs fixing. We write up the work, put a fair price on every line and build your offer. You walk in with the work, the photos and your price, before a contractor names one.
$149 for up to 3 rooms. Your report and offer sheet arrive within 2 business days, in English or Spanish. You pay nothing until we confirm we can help.
Call a contractor first and you get their list, their number and their extras. Start with us and they get yours.
Take a wide shot of each room and a close-up of anything damaged. We mark what needs work and write it up line by line: the job, the quantity, what it takes, the fair range and your offer.
Floor: replace the damaged planks only. The rest is in good shape.
A sample room. Choose a number to see its line in the scope.
Start with photosSee the full sample (PDF, 5 pages). Also en español.
A wide shot of each room and a close-up of anything damaged. Phone pictures are fine. An estimate or an inspection report works too.
We go through every photo and every line. If something is unclear, we email you a question instead of guessing.
A short PDF in English or Spanish, with an offer sheet you can hand to a contractor as it is.
You pay after we confirm we can help with your project, and before the review starts. The 2 business days begin once payment and your files are in.
When a renovation wraps up, the final walkthrough is done with a roll of blue painter's tape. Every problem gets a strip. We do the same to your estimate, before any work starts and while changing it is still free.
Priced above the fair range for your ZIP code. We show you the range, so you can ask for a better number or a good reason.
Work your photos don't support. The usual one is replacing something that only needs a repair.
Things the job will need that aren't on the estimate. Left off now, they tend to come back later as extra charges.
A price with no detail behind it, like "misc. repairs." We give you the wording to get it itemized in writing.
Most lines on most estimates are fine. We mark those too, so you know what to leave alone.
It's short on purpose. You see the quoted price next to the fair range, and you get the questions to take back to your contractor, already written out.
See the full sample reportReports come in English or Spanish.
Software drafts each report from your documents and photos. A renovation professional with more than ten years of experience checks every line before it's sent. There's no site visit, and everything happens by email.
Hiring a contractor
Send photos and we write the list of work, put a fair range and an offer on every line, and build the offer sheet you hand to a contractor: the work, the photos and your price.
What's includedOne contractor's estimate, reviewed line by line. You get a fair price range for every line and the questions to take back.
What's includedTwo or three bids for the same job, lined up side by side. See what each one includes, what it leaves out, and which is the best value.
What's includedHalfway through, the contractor says the job now costs more. We tell you if the extra charge is fair and what to ask before you agree.
What's includedBefore you pay the last invoice, send photos of the finished work. We check them against what you're being billed for and list anything that isn't done.
What's includedBuying a home
Upload your home inspection report. We put a repair cost range on every item and sort them by what matters most, so you know what to ask the seller for.
What's includedPlanning updates after you move in? Send the listing photos or your own, and get the work written out with a fair range and an offer on every line before you close.
What's includedOwn rentals
Send move-out photos or a walkthrough video. Get a rent-ready scope with a cost range per line, in the order the work should happen.
What's includedTenant damage and normal wear listed separately, each with photos and a repair cost, ready to attach to your deposit paperwork.
What's includedLooking at a property to buy? Send the listing or your walkthrough photos and get a rehab scope and budget before you make an offer.
What's includedEverything on the "Hiring a contractor" list works for rentals too, at the same prices.
Bigger job? For quotes over $50,000, more than three bids, or several homes at once, send the details and we'll quote a flat price before you pay anything.
Manage ten or more homes, or run a contracting business? A monthly plan is coming. Join the waitlist.
I've spent those years working for companies that own and manage thousands of single-family homes. My job is quality control on their renovations. I review contractors' change orders, check their invoices against photos of the finished work, and go through the inspections that decide whether a home is ready to rent.
Companies that size keep people like me on staff, so they know what a job should cost before a contractor names a price. Most homeowners have nobody on their side of the table. FairScope gives you the same head start, one home at a time.
Founder, FairScope
Whoever writes the list of work sets the starting price. When a contractor writes it, you are reacting to their number. When you bring the list, the photos and a fair price for each line, the conversation starts from yours.
Some agree to every line and some write in a different price. The offer sheet has a blank on each line for that. Every offer sits inside the fair range for your ZIP code, so you can see how far any counter is from fair. It's an offer, not a guarantee that someone will accept it.
No. FairScope is not a contractor and doesn't perform, manage or bid on construction work. We review and advise. You choose who does the job.
No. We work from your photos and documents and never visit the property. For questions about structure, electrical, plumbing, or heating and cooling, we'll tell you to bring in a licensed inspector or tradesperson.
Each line is priced from current labor and material costs for your ZIP code and shown as a range, because two good contractors can land in different places. Every range says what it assumes.
Yes. Software, including AI, reads your files and drafts the report. A renovation professional with more than ten years of experience checks every line and every price before it's sent to you. Our Privacy page says who handles your files.
No. You stay in charge of that conversation. The report gives you the questions to ask and the numbers to back them up.
A wide shot of each room from a corner, then a close-up of anything damaged, stained, cracked or leaking. Phone photos are fine, and a link to a walkthrough video works too.
No. They're estimates for planning and negotiating. A contractor's final price depends on what they find on site and the materials you pick.
Then the report says so, line by line, and you can sign knowing someone checked.
After you send your project, we confirm what you need and email a secure payment link. The review starts once it's paid.
Yes. Choose English or Spanish when you send your project. The offer sheet can be in a different language from your report, for example a report in Spanish and a sheet in English for your contractor. Ask us about other languages.
Yes. Everything is done online, and prices are set for the ZIP code of the property.
It takes about five minutes. You pay nothing until we've confirmed we can help.