Believe it or not, the majority of property inspections are still conducted by pencil and paper. This is an analog process in an increasingly digital world.This failure to transition leads to multiple challenges; a lack of a consistent inspection process and consistent documentation,limited collaboration potential, and reliance on the inspector's skill set to name a few.

Many organizations conducting property inspections will increasingly move to a digital environment. Not only has the mobile tech world blossomed to provide increasingly affordable and effective devices (phones and tablets), but digital inspection platforms enable strategic value for everyone.

Digital inspection platforms utilize devices such as iPads/iPhones and Android devices, not only accelerate an effective capture of various media, but also streamline,videos, photos, diagrams, forms and more. The days should be past when an inspector's notes on a piece of paper are only legible to the inspector. The digital inspection  can be reviewed by a manager, administrator, colleague or a separate contact who can use the information for whatever the productive needs necessary.An analog inspection process produces limited data, both for proactive and reactive inspections while a digital inspection platform provides limitless data potential.

As mobile inspections platforms advance, they will add value to early adopters who elect to embrace them and modify their work streams accordingly. At the end of the day, these platforms represent a drastic improvement for the industry and increased monetary benefit for those who can recognize this.