A Sortable Inspection Photo Log for Every Property You Walk
Photo Metadata Exporter lets real estate inspectors, property managers, and home inspectors turn iPhone inspection photos into a sortable Excel log — capture date, time, and GPS coordinates for every shot. The result is a defensible inspection record that drops straight into your report template, with no manual transcription.
Inspectors take more photos than they can organize
Home inspectors, property managers, and real-estate inspectors take 100+ photos per inspection. Without structured metadata, the photo set is a liability:
- close Finding "the photo of the basement leak" means scrolling through 200 shots
- close Disputes ("when did this damage occur?") require timestamps inspectors don't always remember
- close Multi-property days lose context — was that crack at the 9am inspection or the 2pm one?
- close Carrier/buyer/seller requests for documentation arrive weeks later, when memory has faded
One album per property, one export per inspection
Use iOS albums named by address or MLS number. After each inspection, run a one-tap export — the resulting Excel sorts and filters every photo by date, time, and location.
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Album per inspection
Use iOS albums named by property address or MLS#. Drop photos in as you take them.
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Inspection-relevant fields
Enable Date, Time, GPS, Filename, File Size. Save as "Inspection Log" for repeat use.
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Attach to the report
Embed the .xlsx in your inspection report template, or include the ZIP (photos + sheet) when delivering to buyers/sellers.
Inspection-relevant EXIF fields
The fields that turn raw photos into a defensible inspection record.
Establishes when each issue was observed. Critical if a buyer or seller disputes the timing of a defect.
Confirms photos were taken at the property — useful when a single inspector covers multiple addresses in a day.
Cross-references photos to the originals in the ZIP and proves they have not been re-saved or compressed.
Documents the device that captured the photo. Authenticates the inspector's source device if needed.
Frequently asked questions — Real Estate Inspectors
Specific to real estate inspectors workflows