CALGARY HOME INSPECTION OBSERVATION-TO-DECISION EVIDENCE BOARD CalgaryRealEstateTips.ca working worksheet Last reviewed: July 19, 2026 PURPOSE Property and listing, decision stage, intended use, exact deadline and notice process, decision authority, inspector and inspection-business licence verification, bond and errors-and-omissions questions, written contract, scope, exclusions, access and shut-down systems, report delivery and follow-up, original construction and renovation chronology, permits, City inspection outcomes, claims, water events, invoices, warranties and prior reports, site grade, downspouts, window wells, exterior openings, roof covering, hail history, flashing, penetrations, eaves, attic insulation, ventilation, frost and staining, foundation exposure, cracks, movement, efflorescence, basement moisture and concealed limits, visible plumbing materials, Poly-B or Kitec, leaks, pressure, water heating, sewer and water-service context, backwater protection, visible electrical service, panels, wiring, grounding and bonding, renovation evidence, heating, cooling, combustion, venting and fireplaces, radon measurement plan, asbestos, vermiculite, mould and environmental disturbance controls, additions, basement development, bedrooms, suites, RPR, title and intended use, condo unit, common-property, exclusive-use, neighbour and shared-system responsibility, every observation with location photo report reference severity active status cause confidence unanswered question specialist discipline access deliverable deadline compatible quote contingency permit insurer lender lawyer or City question, immediate safety and active-damage control, condition-deadline uncertainty, near-term capital, ordinary repair, maintenance, monitoring and limitation lanes, as-is price credit seller-work holdback extension withdrawal and listing-disclosure questions for qualified review, immediate and five-year cash exposure, reserve floor, proceed extend renegotiate repair disclose monitor insure or pause threshold, repair scope contractor qualification invoice permit inspection warranty before-and-after evidence, possession walkthrough and immediate-work plan, monitoring dates, and future-resale record. Use this worksheet to collect property-specific evidence and make the next decision visible. It is an educational planning aid, not legal, tax, lending, appraisal, engineering, inspection, insurance, condo-document, or other professional advice. DECISION CONTEXT Name(s): ________________________________________________ Property / community / search area: _______________________ Property type: ___________________________________________ Budget, price, or value range: _____________________________ Decision to make: _________________________________________ Deadline and reason: ______________________________________ Primary goal: _____________________________________________ What would make me pause or walk away? ____________________ TOPIC EVIDENCE [ ] Property and listing: ________________________________________________ [ ] Decision stage: ________________________________________________ [ ] Intended use: ________________________________________________ [ ] Exact deadline and notice process: ________________________________________________ [ ] Decision authority: ________________________________________________ [ ] Inspector and inspection-business licence verification: ________________________________________________ [ ] Bond and errors-and-omissions questions: ________________________________________________ [ ] Written contract: ________________________________________________ [ ] Scope: ________________________________________________ [ ] Exclusions: ________________________________________________ [ ] Access and shut-down systems: ________________________________________________ [ ] Report delivery and follow-up: ________________________________________________ [ ] Original construction and renovation chronology: ________________________________________________ [ ] Permits: ________________________________________________ [ ] City inspection outcomes: ________________________________________________ [ ] Claims: ________________________________________________ [ ] Water events: ________________________________________________ [ ] Invoices: ________________________________________________ [ ] Warranties and prior reports: ________________________________________________ [ ] Site grade: ________________________________________________ [ ] Downspouts: ________________________________________________ [ ] Window wells: ________________________________________________ [ ] Exterior openings: ________________________________________________ [ ] Roof covering: ________________________________________________ [ ] Hail history: ________________________________________________ [ ] Flashing: ________________________________________________ [ ] Penetrations: ________________________________________________ [ ] Eaves: ________________________________________________ [ ] Attic insulation: ________________________________________________ [ ] Ventilation: ________________________________________________ [ ] Frost and staining: ________________________________________________ [ ] Foundation exposure: ________________________________________________ [ ] Cracks: ________________________________________________ [ ] Movement: ________________________________________________ [ ] Efflorescence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Basement moisture and concealed limits: ________________________________________________ [ ] Visible plumbing materials: ________________________________________________ [ ] Poly-B or Kitec: ________________________________________________ [ ] Leaks: ________________________________________________ [ ] Pressure: ________________________________________________ [ ] Water heating: ________________________________________________ [ ] Sewer and water-service context: ________________________________________________ [ ] Backwater protection: ________________________________________________ [ ] Visible electrical service: ________________________________________________ [ ] Panels: ________________________________________________ [ ] Wiring: ________________________________________________ [ ] Grounding and bonding: ________________________________________________ [ ] Renovation evidence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Heating: ________________________________________________ [ ] Cooling: ________________________________________________ [ ] Combustion: ________________________________________________ [ ] Venting and fireplaces: ________________________________________________ [ ] Radon measurement plan: ________________________________________________ [ ] Asbestos: ________________________________________________ [ ] Vermiculite: ________________________________________________ [ ] Mould and environmental disturbance controls: ________________________________________________ [ ] Additions: ________________________________________________ [ ] Basement development: ________________________________________________ [ ] Bedrooms: ________________________________________________ [ ] Suites: ________________________________________________ [ ] RPR: ________________________________________________ [ ] Title and intended use: ________________________________________________ [ ] Condo unit: ________________________________________________ [ ] Common-property: ________________________________________________ [ ] Exclusive-use: ________________________________________________ [ ] Neighbour and shared-system responsibility: ________________________________________________ [ ] Every observation with location photo report reference severity active status cause confidence unanswered question specialist discipline access deliverable deadline compatible quote contingency permit insurer lender lawyer or City question: ________________________________________________ [ ] Immediate safety and active-damage control: ________________________________________________ [ ] Condition-deadline uncertainty: ________________________________________________ [ ] Near-term capital: ________________________________________________ [ ] Ordinary repair: ________________________________________________ [ ] Maintenance: ________________________________________________ [ ] Monitoring and limitation lanes: ________________________________________________ [ ] As-is price credit seller-work holdback extension withdrawal and listing-disclosure questions for qualified review: ________________________________________________ [ ] Immediate and five-year cash exposure: ________________________________________________ [ ] Reserve floor: ________________________________________________ [ ] Proceed extend renegotiate repair disclose monitor insure or pause threshold: ________________________________________________ [ ] Repair scope contractor qualification invoice permit inspection warranty before-and-after evidence: ________________________________________________ [ ] Possession walkthrough and immediate-work plan: ________________________________________________ [ ] Monitoring dates: ________________________________________________ [ ] Future-resale record: ________________________________________________ CALGARY VERIFICATION CONTROL [ ] Property address, community, property type, and decision deadline are recorded. [ ] Budget, price or value range, monthly comfort, and cash reserve are separated. [ ] Current source dates and geography are written beside every market or rule-based claim. [ ] Relevant active alternatives and recent comparable transactions are identified. [ ] Financing, appraisal, insurance, legal, tax, inspection, condo, permit, or specialist questions have an assigned owner. [ ] Documents are saved in one folder with missing items and follow-up dates visible. [ ] The most expensive plausible downside has a cost range and funding plan. [ ] A credible backup property, community, timing, or transaction path is named. [ ] The walk-away or pause rule is written before urgency increases. [ ] The next review date and the evidence that would change the decision are recorded. EVIDENCE LOG Use one row per important fact. Record the source itself, not only who mentioned it. 1. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ 2. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ 3. Fact / assumption: ______________________________________ Source / document / professional: ________________________ Date and geography: ______________________________________ Status (known / assumed / missing): _______________________ Owner and follow-up date: _________________________________ RED / AMBER / GREEN DECISION BOARD GREEN - current, property-specific, understood evidence: ____________________________________________________________ AMBER - plausible but waiting on evidence or professional review: ____________________________________________________________ RED - material downside with no acceptable control or fallback: ____________________________________________________________ OPTIONS AND TRADEOFFS Preferred path: ____________________________________________ Best credible alternative: _________________________________ What the preferred path improves: __________________________ What it costs or makes harder: ______________________________ Worst plausible outcome and estimated cost: ________________ How that downside would be reduced or funded: ______________ NEXT-STEP BRIEF Current best decision: _____________________________________ Why the evidence supports it: _______________________________ Three unresolved questions: 1. _________________________________________________________ 2. _________________________________________________________ 3. _________________________________________________________ Next action: _______________________________________________ Owner: __________________________ Due: _____________________ Review trigger: ____________________________________________ Next review date: __________________________________________ PROPERTY-SPECIFIC HELP When requesting help, include the property or community, property type, budget or value range, timeline, documents available, condition deadline, and the exact decision. A useful response should produce a shortlist, risk list, valuation path, document-review path, or assigned next-step plan rather than a generic sales reply.