# Negotiate thousands off a home using your inspection report

> One first-time buyer says inspection reports plus ChatGPT saved them about $45,000 in negotiations.

Upload your inspection report and any contractor bids. You get every issue ranked by severity with cost ranges, three negotiation options with totals and a draft repair request.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/home-inspection-negotiation/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Everyone
- Works in: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini
- Time: About 30 minutes once you have the report
- Effort: A few steps
- Note: Cost ranges are rough estimates, not quotes. Rely on real bids, your agent and your inspector before you negotiate.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I'm buying a home in [YOUR CITY OR AREA] for [PURCHASE PRICE]. I've uploaded the inspection report. Contractor bids so far: [CONTRACTOR BIDS, e.g. roof $14,500, or none yet].

Act as a calm, experienced buyer's advocate.
1. Pull every issue into a table: item, location, severity (safety, major, minor, cosmetic), and whether it needs a specialist.
2. Give a rough cost range for each item, clearly marked as an estimate, and compare it with any real bids I've shared.
3. Tell me which items are reasonable to ask the seller to fix or credit, and which ones buyers usually let go.
4. Lay out three negotiation options (seller repairs, a closing credit, or a price reduction) with the total for each.
5. Draft a short, professional repair request my agent can adapt and send.
6. List the questions I should ask my agent and the specialists before I sign anything.
Flag anything that sounds like a safety issue so I don't miss it.
```

## Step by step

1. Upload the full inspection report (or reports).
2. Get contractor bids on the big items and share those too.
3. Review the summary with your agent before anything goes to the seller.

## What you'll get

A ranked repair table with cost ranges, three negotiation options with totals, a draft repair request and questions for your agent.

## Good to know

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. On this page, ChatGPT and Claude open with your prompt already typed in. Cost ranges are rough estimates, not quotes. Rely on real bids, your agent and your inspector before you negotiate.

**How long does it take?** About 30 minutes once you have the report. It's rated "A few steps". There are 3 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: your city or area, purchase price and contractor bids. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A ranked repair table with cost ranges, three negotiation options with totals, a draft repair request and questions for your agent.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/waskliewbt: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1v8t6r2/comment/p08v2h4/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.