A standard home inspector evaluates structure, systems, and code compliance — foundations, roofs, HVAC, plumbing, electrical. They do not evaluate smart home technology. A smart home inspector does.
What a Smart Home Inspector Evaluates
Control Systems
The primary automation platform (Crestron, Savant, Control4) — its age, version, service history, source code availability, and serviceability. This is the most important evaluation in any luxury smart home inspection because the control system is the backbone of every other technology in the home.
AV & Home Cinema
Projectors, screens, amplifiers, speakers, and media distribution systems — evaluated for age, condition, remaining useful life, and replacement cost. Projector lamp hours, amplifier condition, speaker calibration.
Network Infrastructure
The networking hardware and architecture — is it enterprise-grade (appropriate for a sophisticated smart home) or consumer-grade (a reliability and security problem)? Network segmentation, wireless coverage, and internet infrastructure.
Security & Access Control
Security cameras, access control, smart locks, and monitoring systems — with particular attention to credential management. Unknown remote access is a critical flag that standard home inspectors never check.
Power Infrastructure
Power conditioning, UPS systems, and energy management — evaluated for capacity, age, and integration with the home’s technology systems.
How Foresight Does It Differently
Foresight is not a human inspector traveling to the property. Foresight is an AI-powered platform built on 25 years of Global Wave Integration’s installation expertise — analyzing your home’s technology profile against thousands of luxury installations to identify risks, gaps, and opportunities specific to your property.
The result: faster delivery (instant to 48 hours), consistent methodology, and AI analysis that catches patterns a human inspector might miss.