Inspections & Monitoring
Your own record of the roof, before the bid, the renewal, or the claim.
A drone inspection verified by a professional inspector, every finding photographed at the same spot each visit, and a report in 72 hours, ready for your contractor, insurer, or board.
Want it tracked all year? Property Monitoring, $1,200/yr
Photo spot 4 · North slope Flashing lifting at the vent stack
What You’re Handed
Not a folder of photos. A finding you can act on.
Most inspection services document what exists. Every finding we report answers the four questions, so it connects to a decision you need to make or a conversation you need to have.
- Where is the risk? The exact spot, on the roof plan and in the photo.
- Why is it there? What’s causing it, and what happens if it opens further.
- What should we do? Now, this year, or watch, with a planning estimate.
- Did it pay off? Re-photographed at the same spot next visit.
Photo spot 4 · Flashing lifting at the vent stack Medium
- Why
- Sealant has failed along one edge. Water reaches the deck if it opens further.
- What to do
- Reseal this year. Planning estimate $1,800, not a bid.
- Proof
- Same spot re-photographed in September.
| Most inspection services vs. Highground IQ | Most inspection services | With Highground IQ |
|---|---|---|
| What you’re handed | Photos: documentation of what exists. Not what it means. | An assessment of what it means, what it will cost, and what you should do next. |
| What the report is for | Built to be filed. Not to be used. | Built to be used: each finding tied to a decision or a conversation. |
| What happens next | They walk away. No follow-up. | The same spot, checked again next visit, and the record kept for you. |
Property Monitoring
The same spot, every visit, so change is something you can see.
One inspection shows where the roof is today; two a year show how fast it is changing. That trend is what lets you time a replacement and budget for it.
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Baseline · March
Hairline gap at the flashing
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Visit 2 · September
Flashing lifting along one edge
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After a named storm · October
Sealant failed. Reseal recommended.
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Visit 3 · March
Resealed. Repair verified.
Resolved
Storm priority response: after a named storm, monitored properties go to the front of the queue.
How It Works
From inspection to report in 72 hours.
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Before
Book and brief.
A short intake form, under ten minutes, so we show up knowing exactly what to look for.
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Hour 0
Inspect and analyze.
Drone imagery, with a professional inspector verifying every finding. No ladders. No disruption to residents.
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Hour 72
Receive and act.
A report, dashboard, or briefing formatted to use directly with your contractor, insurer, board, or lender.
Three ways to keep the record.
Fixed prices, published. Never a percentage of your contract.
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One-time
Baseline Scan
$495
Your first independent reading. One building, one drone inspection, a report in 72 hours.
On our founder’s own HOA, before Highground IQ, replacing a roof cost about $145,000 a building.
Answers: Where · Why
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Most popular
Property Monitoring
$1,200/yr
Re-measured every six months, with reserve planning input and storm priority response.
That is $100 a month. The two inspections alone would be $990 as Baseline Scans.
Answers: All four questions
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Portfolio
Portfolio Oversight
From $3,500/yr
Up to five buildings on one register, managed vendor estimates, and a quarterly briefing.
From $700 a building a year at five buildings. The same five on Property Monitoring would be $6,000.
Answers: All four, up to five buildings
Reserve planning input is for your reserve study firm. It is not a reserve study or SIRS, and cost figures are planning estimates, not bids.
Inspection questions.
What you get, how often, and how it works with your reserve study firm.
Still have a question?
Book a free 20-minute consultation and ask us directly.
What do I actually get from an inspection?
A condition report within 72 hours, built from drone imagery and verified by a roofing professional. It identifies specific issues, scores risk areas by severity, and separates what needs attention now from what to monitor. You can hand it directly to a contractor, an insurer, or your board.
Why two inspections a year instead of one?
One inspection shows where the roof is today; two show how fast it is changing. That trend is what lets you time a replacement and budget for it. Property Monitoring clients also move to the front of our queue after a named storm, so your damage is documented before the adjuster arrives.
My contractor already told me what’s wrong. Why pay for a second look?
Because your contractor was hired to deliver a scope, not to question it. That isn’t a criticism; it’s a different job. An independent inspection gives you your own record of the roof’s condition from someone with no stake in the repair. For $495, you know what you’re working with before you sign.
Do you replace our reserve study firm?
No. We give your reserve study firm better input: documented findings, a risk estimate for each item, cost forecasts, and urgency and timelines. With Portfolio Oversight we also collect at least three estimates per item from vetted vendors, so vendors don’t call you, and we take no referral fees from any of them. The reserve study itself stays with your credentialed firm.
How does our Risk Pulse get updated?
Your first reading comes from your own answers to the Risk Pulse questions. As our inspections bring evidence and as work gets done, Highground IQ or your team updates the answers, and your score moves with them. As a client, you can watch it change in your portal.
Know what your roof is hiding, in 72 hours.
One building, one drone inspection, $495. Or start with the free Risk Pulse.