Understanding Property Inspections
Regular property inspections are vital to ensuring fair taxes across our community. By keeping our records accurate, we assure that your property is valued with the best information possible. Accurate data is so important, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue requires that municipalities inspect all properties in their jurisdiction at least once every ten years.
Take a look below to schedule an inspection, see how the process works, meet our data collectors, and contact us if you have any questions!
The Inspection Process
See how it works! Ever wonder what happens during a property inspection? Click on the steps below to explore the inspection process sequentially. You’ll get a clear, step-by-step look at how we verify your property’s details—from your front door to the backyard.
Front Door
Interior
Exterior
Outbuildings and Exterior Features
STEP 1 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
The Front Door
Every property inspection begins at your front door with a friendly knock. One of our friendly data collectors, direct from our office or from our partner, CIDARE, will be waiting with their town ID badge plainly visible.
We know your time is valuable, so we'll be as efficient as possible. A guided interior inspection usually takes no more than 10 minutes, and the ensuing exterior inspection usually takes about 10 minutes.
Please Note: NO INTERIOR PHOTOS ARE TAKEN. After the interior inspection is finished, the data collector will move outside to begin the exterior inspection.
STEP 2 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
The Interior
A full inspection usually includes a brief interior inspection. As you guide the data collector through your home, starting at the lowest level and working your way up, they will note the following:
- The presence, or lack thereof, of a basement.
- The type of heating/cooling systems present.
- The material of the floors and walls.
- The number and types of rooms.
- The number and types of bathrooms.
- The overall condition of the house's interior.
Feel free to ask your data collector any questions. They’ll do their best to answer every question, and if they don’t know the answer, they’ll pass it to the assessor.
STEP 3 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
The Exterior
The exterior inspection goes quickly.
As the data collector walks around your house and takes reference photos, they also note the materials used for the facade and the roof. They will review the property sketch to ensure that the property's subareas are correctly referenced. Then they will measure the property with a LiDAR scanner.
STEP 4 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
Outbuildings and Exterior Features
The data collector notes any fixed structures separate from the house (such as a shed or garage) and any special features on the property (such as a pool or patio) as the last step of the process. For each outbuilding and feature, the data collector takes a picture and records condition information.
And that's it! Your property inspection is complete!
Schedule Your Property Inspection
Click the button below to book your inspection appointment.
The Inspection Process
See how it works! Ever wonder what happens during a property inspection? Click on the steps below to explore the inspection process sequentially. You’ll get a clear, step-by-step look at how we verify your property’s details—from your front door to the backyard.
STEP 1 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
The Front Door
Every property inspection begins at your front door with a friendly knock. One of our friendly data collectors, direct from our office or from our partner, CIDARE, will be waiting with their town ID badge plainly visible.
We know your time is valuable, so we'll be as efficient as possible. A guided interior inspection usually takes no more than 10 minutes, and the ensuing exterior inspection usually takes about 10 minutes.
Please Note: No interior photos will be taken. Once the interior walk-through is complete, the data collector will step outside to conduct the exterior inspection.
STEP 2 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
The Interior
A full inspection usually includes a brief interior inspection. As you guide the data collector through your home, starting at the lowest level and working your way up, they will note the following:
- The presence, or lack thereof, of a basement.
- The type of heating/cooling systems present.
- The material of the floors and walls.
- The number and types of rooms.
- The number and types of bathrooms.
- The overall condition of the house's interior.
- The type of heating/cooling systems present.
- The material of the floors and walls.
- The number and types of rooms.
- The number and types of bathrooms.
- The overall condition of the house's interior.
Feel free to ask your data collector any questions. They’ll do their best to answer every question, and if they don’t know the answer, they’ll pass it to the assessor.
STEP 3 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
The Exterior
The exterior inspection goes quickly.
As the data collector walks around your house and takes reference photos, they also note the materials used for the facade and the roof. They will review the property sketch to ensure that the property's subareas are correctly referenced. Then they will measure the property with a LiDAR scanner.
STEP 4 | PROPERTY INSPECTION
Outbuildings and Exterior Features
The data collector notes any fixed structures separate from the house (such as a shed or garage) and any special features on the property (such as a pool or patio) as the last step of the process. For each outbuilding and feature, the data collector takes a picture and records condition information.
And that's it! Your property inspection is complete!
The Inspection Process
See how it works! Ever wonder what happens during a property inspection? Click on the steps below to explore the inspection process sequentially. You’ll get a clear, step-by-step look at how we verify your property’s details—from your front door to the backyard.
The Front Door
STEP 1
Every property inspection begins at your front door with a friendly knock. One of our friendly data collectors, direct from our office or from our partner, CIDARE, will be waiting with their town ID badge plainly visible.
We know your time is valuable, so we'll be as efficient as possible. A guided interior inspection usually takes no more than 10 minutes, and the ensuing exterior inspection usually takes about 10 minutes.
The Interior
Please Note: NO INTERIOR PHOTOS ARE TAKEN. After the interior inspection is finished, the data collector will move outside to begin the exterior inspection.
STEP 2
A full inspection usually includes a brief interior inspection. As you guide the data collector through your home, starting at the lowest level and working your way up, they will note the following:
- The presence, or lack thereof, of a basement.
- The type of heating/cooling systems present.
- The material of the floors and walls.
- The number and types of rooms.
- The number and types of bathrooms.
- The overall condition of the house's interior.
Feel free to ask your data collector any questions. They’ll do their best to answer every question, and if they don’t know the answer, they’ll pass it to the assessor.
The Exterior
STEP 3
The exterior inspection goes quickly.
As the data collector walks around your house and takes reference photos, they also note the materials used for the facade and the roof. They will review the property sketch to ensure that the property's subareas are correctly referenced. Then they will measure the property with a LiDAR scanner.
Outbuildings and Exterior Features
STEP 4
The data collector notes any fixed structures separate from the house (such as a shed or garage) and any special features on the property (such as a pool or patio) as the last step of the process. For each outbuilding and feature, the data collector takes a picture and records condition information.
And that's it! Your property inspection is complete!
The Data Collection Team
Our data collectors are here to help keep our town's property records accurate and fair. Hover over each team member below to get to know them before they arrive!
Our data collectors are here to help keep our town's property records accurate and fair. Swipe left and hover over each team member to get to know them before they arrive!
Koceila Karouche
CIDARE, Inc.
Koceila Karouche is a Data Collection Assistant for our partner CIDARE, Inc. He helps data collectors perform their inspections by taking context photos and capturing LiDAR scans. You will see him paired with data collectors in the field. Always friendly, he’ll happily connect property owners with data collectors if they have any questions.
Hakim Boulil
CIDARE, Inc.
Hakim works for our partner, CIDARE, Inc., which executes cyclical and building permit inspections for the Town of Gill. A former architect and a data collector many years, Hakim brings his friendly personality and his extensive knowledge of design and construction to every property inspection he performs.
Joshua Troh
CIDARE, Inc.
Josh works for our partner, CIDARE, Inc., which executes cyclical property inspections for the Town of Gill. An architecture major that worked for several years at Centrepoint Architects and as an independent consultant, Josh has been involved with all aspects of real estate, from design to build to valuation.
Contact Our Staff
Have questions about the property inspection? Give us a call or send us an email, and our staff will be happy to help you.
Call us
(413) 863-0138 (Office)
(413) 853-8352 (Support)
Email us
Visit us
325 Main Road, Gill, MA 01354
(By appointment)