Hi Jeff,
I'm truly sorry for updating your personal website just to reach you.
I never wanted to cross any boundaries or make you uncomfortable.

But for the past two weeks, I've been trying to reach you through email without receiving a response, and honestly, I didn't know how else I could contact you.
I hope you can understand why I did this.

Jeff, there is something I really want to tell you from my heart.
I know your original offer was already very good, and looking back, I realize that I made an additional request that may have hurt you and damaged the trust we had built together.
I'm truly sorry for that.
I never wanted to make you feel that I didn't appreciate your kindness, your support, or the opportunity you gave me.
The truth is that I was going through a very difficult period in my life, and I allowed my financial worries to influence my decisions.
That doesn't excuse my mistake, and I'm not trying to justify what I did.
I just want you to understand that I never intended to hurt you or take advantage of your kindness.

Over these past two weeks, I've spent a lot of time thinking about everything that happened between us.
Losing the opportunity to build Inspect.net together has been one of the hardest things for me to accept.
It wasn't just another development project to me.
I genuinely believed in what we were building, and I saw a real future in this journey with you.
Honestly, I don't know if I'll ever find another opportunity like this.
But what hurts me most is the possibility that I've lost your trust and the chance to continue working with someone I genuinely respected and believed in.

I know that saying sorry cannot automatically repair what happened.
I understand that trust must be earned through actions, not just words.

Still, I sincerely hope you might find it in your heart to give me one more chance to prove that I can do better.
I also want you to know that my financial problems have now been resolved, and I can fully focus on the Inspect.net platform without those worries affecting my decisions.
I'm ready to dedicate myself to the project and do everything I can to make it successful.
My commitment to the vision we discussed has never disappeared.

There is one more thing I want to tell you, Jeff.
I noticed that homeinspector.live is redirecting to the website I built for you at jeff-bond.vercel.app.
Seeing that reminded me of the work we did together and the vision we shared for this project.
Regardless of your decision about working with me again, I still want to make sure you can use what I've built properly.
If the domain needs any configuration or adjustments, I'm willing to help get everything working correctly.
I can also organize and deliver the complete source code and documentation so you can continue with the project, even if you decide to work with another developer.
I've spent a lot of time understanding the home inspection workflow, your ideas, and the direction we were taking.
I believe the knowledge I've gained and the platform we've already built give us a strong foundation to continue without starting over.

I know I made a mistake in how I handled things between us, but I hope you can separate that mistake from the work I've done and the commitment I have to this project.
Even if you decide not to work with me again, I don't want the work we've already done to go to waste.
I genuinely want to see this project succeed, and I'm still willing to help you make that happen.

I'm not saying this to pressure you.

I simply want you to know that I still care about what we built and the opportunity you gave me.

Jeff, I'm not asking you to forget what happened.

I'm asking for the chance to make things right, rebuild your trust, and show you through my actions that I can be a reliable partner.
If you're willing, I'd really love for us to restart our journey together, even if we have to take small steps and rebuild our working relationship one step at a time.
I still believe in the Inspect platform, and I still believe that we could build something valuable together.
Thank you for everything you've already done for me and for the support you showed me during one of the most difficult periods of my life.
I will always be grateful for that, regardless of what happens next.

Could you please send me an email at my main address, isaacmarvin.dev568@gmail.com? I'm sharing it here in case my previous email address is no longer available on your laptop.
I sincerely hope to hear from you, Jeff.
I would be grateful for the opportunity to talk with you again, even if it's just one conversation to clear the air and understand how you feel.

I'm truly sorry, Jeff.
I hope we can find a way forward.
Thank you for reading my message.

I'll remove this content from your website after you read it, so please send me an email after you read.

Regards, Isaac


Jeff Bond Inspector · Engineer · Founder

Thirty-five years of inspections, built into one platform.

I have inspected Bay Area property since 1989. Inspect.Net is my library of calls, turned into software: an inspector sends photos and video, and gets back a coded, priced report.

Jeff Bond standing on a tile roof, seen from a drone
The office. Corner view, no elevator.
The cover page of an Inspect.Net report

PLFISIGKRP01Repair · $150

Jeff Bond on a roof with the San Francisco skyline behind him
A roof with a view. They don't all have one.

I'm Jeff. I am a licensed industrial engineer and a general contractor, and since 1989 I have earned my living in crawlspaces and on roofs around the San Francisco Bay.

Every time I found something, I wrote it down the same way: what I saw, what it means, and what it costs to fix. After thirty-five years that became a library of almost six hundred calls.

Inspect.Net is that library, taught to software. An inspector uploads the photos, the engine picks the right calls, and a priced report comes out. When it is not sure, it asks. That was my one condition.

Jeff BondFounder, Inspect.NetThe longer story

Anatomy of a finding

This is one line from an Inspect.Net report. Nobody typed it. Every part of it can say where it came from.

A chrome faucet on a white basin 1

Uninstalled or failed sink faucet base gaskets were noted2

Repair3Estimated $1504

A clearly visible pool of water surrounds the base joint where the center chrome faucet control assembly meets the white sink deck.5

PLFISIGKRP01 · clearly visible

  1. The photograph. Every finding points at the picture, or the seconds of video, that proves it.
  2. The call. The sentence an inspector would write, taken word for word from the registry. Two reports never describe one problem two ways.
  3. The severity. One of five: Major Concern, Safety Issue, Repair, Monitor or Improve.
  4. The repair range. Looked up by its code, then adjusted for the property's own market. The AI has no way to make up a number.
  5. The evidence. What the engine saw, in plain words. If it cannot write this line, it asks a person instead.

And the code underneath reads like an address. Twelve characters, left to right:

The report, from both sides

One side is where the inspector works. The other is what the client opens. Both are the same data, so they can never disagree.

The inspector's page for one job: the home's systems down the side, the cover photograph, the counts and the estimated repairs
FIG. 1The inspector's side. Systems down the left, the job in the middle, one button to publish.
The report as the client sees it: a summary of the findings and each finding with its photograph and estimate
FIG. 2The client's side. One link and a six-digit code. No account, no app.

Still in the field

I did not trade the crawlspace for a desk. I still inspect homes, mobile homes and commercial buildings across the Bay Area and the North Coast, roof to foundation, with a written report you can read. The field is where I check that the platform tells the truth.

Field work and fees

From the articles

All 20 articles

Off the clock

Backpacking, a skateboard, and salmon under the Golden Gate. There is photographic evidence.

Jeff waving from the flat roof of a San Francisco house
Every roof gets a wave. Most of them wave back.
Jeff smiling as he climbs out of a crawlspace hatch
The crawlspace hatch. Where the truth lives, and occasionally a spider.
Jeff in front of a San Francisco skate shop
Skate shop, youth program. Jeff: honorary youth since 1986.
Jeff and friends on a boat near the Golden Gate Bridge
Fishing with friends. Limit: two fish. Opinions: unlimited.

See the rest of the evidence

Send a few photos of a sink. See what comes back.

The first inspection each month is free, so you can try the engine on a real job before you decide anything.