Since the inception of Total Footage Inspections, (TFI), our partnership with HUD funded properties has allowed us to inspect over one million units. In addition to performing HUD specific inspections for over three decades, TFI has sixty years of building inspections experience. Our team has seen a lot.
The rare blend of knowing the Multi-Family/PHA industry challenges, based on past residency and employment in public housing, along with state inspection standards, you get the best of both worlds.
Great Inspections at
Your Fingertips
Do you want to improve your inspection results? You have come to the right place. With the help of Total Footage Inspections, LLC, you will receive a favorable REAC score. With the replacement of UPCS (known as Uniform Physical Conditions Standards) by NSPIRE (known as National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate), all properties owned, insured and/or subsidized by HUD now require this new standard of inspection. These inspections will ensure your property provides decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. This is in accordance with the National Standards for Physical Inspection of Real Estate run by the HUD department of Real Estate Assessment Center REAC.
Our distinct educational-based approach will facilitate your REAC and Annual NSPIRE needs, while also assisting Public Housing Authorities with initial or re-inspect known as NSPIRE V which is the new inspiration requirements. Recognizing the many changes will dramatically affect the outcome of your score, it’s extremely important to focus on unit readiness. Aligning yourself with Total Footage Inspections will equip you with the necessary tools you need to exceed future inspection results. Don’t guess, you can be confident that any service you receive from Total Footage Inspections, LLC will be an educational and financial benefit to you for years to come.
Our Services
Pre-REAC Audit
Due to different interpretations of the REAC protocol, the inspection process and compliance requirements can be unclear to property owners, agents, and management. With NSPIRE, things have become increasingly complex. We at TFI will take the guesswork out of the process. This will enable our clients to make the best decision concerning their inspection and property needs before it counts to ensure it counts. Our 100% and Sample Compliance Inspections simulation of an official
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Site Prep & Maintenance
Regardless of whether TFI does your Pre-REAC inspection or not, Site Prep is a vital component in getting great REAC scores. Our Site Prep and Property Maintenance Service is provided to assist your staff in ensuring Pre-REAC deficiencies are resolved prior to your HUD REAC inspection. Here at Total Footage Inspections, we will inspect the work of the maintenance team confirming all repairs
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REAC Escort Consultants
We provide shadowing Consultants as Escorts on the day of your REAC inspection. This will allow you the confidence of knowing you are receiving accurate recordings of inspected items (i.e., level & location), and deficiencies recorded are in accordance with the NSPIRE protocol. Do not accept the notion that previous passing scores guarantee success on your next REAC inspection. Let us provide you with a detailed report.
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Annual NSPIRE Inspections
Our National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) and (NSPIRE V) inspections are performed in compliance with HUD’s Public Management Assessment Program.
They are as follows:
♦ Multifamily/public housing inspections.
♦ Healthcare Assist PHA’s in addressing minor deficiencies, that unattended,
could turn into major expenditures.
♦ Re-inspections and 24-hour or emergency inspections, after the annual inspection has been completed.
This service has helped many clients track property conditions and damages to apartments/dwelling units, as well as providing firsthand documentation necessary for court proceedings.
With this yearly snapshot of unit conditions, it ensures tenants are complying with their responsibilities of the program and highlights damages potentially incurred by the resident. In addition, it allows the HA to observe owner property maintenance practices as it relates to safe and healthy conditions.