Define
Build inspection templates with sections, conditional logic and seven question types — photo, signature, barcode, rating, multiple choice, free text and checkbox. Reusable across every property.
Field-tested property inspections that write their own reports.
PropInspect is a self-hosted progressive web app for property managers who run inspections, log issues and dispatch work orders — with photo evidence, GPS tagging and full offline mode, on every device.
- Project
- PropInspect
- Type
- Progressive Web App
- Platforms
- Web · iOS · Android
- Network
- Online / Offline
- Storage
- Self-hosted
- Stack
- JS · Postgres · Docker
01
The concept.
A new field manual
for property management.
Property inspections used to mean a clipboard, a pen, a stack of blurry phone photos and a Word document that arrived three days later. PropInspect collapses the whole workflow — define what to check, do it on-site, capture proof, file the report, track what needs fixing — into one app that works on any device, online or off.
Inspect
Walk through the property on your phone. Snap photos that auto-tag GPS coordinates and timestamps. Mark issues as you go. Lose signal? Keep going — the queue syncs on its own.
Resolve
Issues become work orders. Vendors send quotes. The whole story files itself in a professional PDF — exhibited, signed, sealed, and ready to send to a tenant or owner.
02
The workflow.
Six steps.
Reproducible. Auditable. Yours.
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01
Define a template
Sections, questions, conditional logic. Build once, run everywhere.
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02
Schedule the inspection
Pick a property, assign an inspector, attach a template. Move-in, move-out, routine — your call.
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03
Walk the property
One-handed, mobile-first interface. Skip-logic hides irrelevant questions. Voice-to-text on every field.
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04
Capture evidence
Every photo gets GPS coordinates, accuracy and a timestamp burned onto the image at capture time. Tamper-resistant by design.
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05
File the report
One tap exports a PDF: every answer, every photo, signed by inspector and tenant. Move-in / move-out comparisons rendered side by side.
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Resolve open items
Issues raised during inspection become work orders. Assign vendors, attach quotes, track to completion — full audit trail.
DETAIL №01
Every photo,
Every photo,
a witness.
PropInspect's camera reads EXIF GPS, captures the timestamp, and burns both directly onto the image at the moment of capture. The photo, the location and the time are inseparable.
- EXIF latitude and longitude
- UTC timestamp burn-in
- Inspector signature stamp
- Survives screenshot, copy, paste
- Embedded in the final PDF
26.05.2026 · 14:32 SAST
−25.7479° · 28.2293°
±4.2m · M.J.P.
26.05.2026 · 14:51 SAST
−25.7479° · 28.2293°
±3.8m · M.J.P.
26.05.2026 · 15:08 SAST
−25.7479° · 28.2293°
±4.0m · M.J.P.
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Field tools.
Everything an inspector needs.
Nothing they don't.
Custom templates
Reusable inspection forms with sections, conditional logic and seven question types.
BuilderMove-in · move-out
Two inspections, same template, side-by-side comparison. Differences highlighted automatically.
ComparisonGPS-tagged photos
Coordinates, accuracy and timestamp burned onto every image at the moment of capture.
EvidenceOffline mode
IndexedDB queue. Inspect a basement with no signal — sync the moment Wi-Fi returns.
ResilientIssue tracking
Raise issues during or after inspection. Priority, photos, history, full audit trail.
LifecycleWork orders
Convert issues into work orders. Assign vendors, request quotes, track to completion.
OperationsVendor quotes
Attach PDF or image quotes per work order. Compare amounts side by side. Pick a winner.
ProcurementPDF reports
Inspections, comparisons, issues and work orders export to clean, signed PDFs — entirely client-side.
ExportBarcode scanning
Capture asset tags as part of an inspection question. Native camera, no native app required.
ScanningPush notifications
Web Push for new assignments, status changes, quote requests. Cross-device. Permission-based.
RealtimeDashboard
Open issues, work orders by status, inspections this month — at a glance, with charts.
AnalyticsMulti-tenant
Organisations, role-based capabilities, per-row Postgres RLS. Shared infra, separate data.
Architecture
04
Move-in vs move-out.
Side by side. Same template.
The whole story.
- Bedroom 1 · wall condition No marks · clean
- Kitchen · sink leaks No
- Lounge · carpet staining None visible
- Garden · condition Maintained
- Front door · lock works Yes · 2 keys
- Bedroom 1 · wall condition Scuff · west wall · 12cm
- Kitchen · sink leaks No
- Lounge · carpet staining Stain · 30cm · centre
- Garden · condition Overgrown · trim required
- Front door · lock works Yes · 2 keys
Three deltas detected. Three issues opened automatically. PDF generated — 47 pages, signed.
05
Who runs
Who runs
PropInspect.
If you walk properties for a living,
this was built for you.
- i.Independent landlordsManaging one to fifty units, tired of Word documents.
- ii.Property management agenciesMulti-property, multi-inspector, multi-tenant.
- iii.Estate agentsHandling rentals between owners and tenants.
- iv.Facilities managersRoutine inspections of commercial and industrial space.
- v.Body corporates & HOAsCommon-area audits, levy-funded works, audit trails.
- vi.Holiday-let operatorsHigh turnover, photo evidence, fast move-out reports.
06
Your data.
Your data.
Your server. Your call.
PropInspect ships as Docker images and SQL migrations. Run it on your own hardware, your own VPS, or behind your own firewall. The database is plain Postgres. Photos and PDFs live in storage you control. No SaaS lock-in. No hidden meter on your work.
- ·Docker + Nginx
- ·Supabase / Postgres backend
- ·Open data, exportable
- ·HTTPS via Traefik
- ·You own the schema
- ·Full source on disk
Inspect the next property properly.
Open PropInspect
— Inspector on duty, 2026