Methodology

How Scopebase builds a repair-risk deal brief.

Scopebase is a pre-offer underwriting screen, not a contractor bid. The system turns inspection findings, regional pricing data, and validation checks into a report that shows where the number is solid, where it breaks, and what still needs field verification before you commit.

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Underwriting Infrastructure

What Scopebase Can and Can't Do

Built to answer the option-period question — buy, renegotiate, or walk — not to replace a contractor bid. Here is exactly how estimates are built and where the limits are.

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Pricing Data

A benchmark for underwriting, not a contractor quote.

How prices are built

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RSMeans CCI weights applied per metro

2

Regional labor adjustment: Houston +8% vs national

3

Material index multiplier: current cycle pricing

02

Validation

Flags what must be verified before your option period expires.

Validation summary - sample SFR

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All major systems accounted for

2

Regional pricing within normal range

3

Foundation pier count not specified - verify on inspection

03

Variance

Pre-inspection ranges are intentionally wide. A screening tool that claims otherwise is misleading you.

How uncertainty is shown

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LOW / MID / HIGH range per line item

2

Per-item confidence badge (HIGH / MED / LOW)

3

Total band width shown on every report

04

Privacy

Uploaded reports are treated as private deal documents.

Data handling

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Not used for model training

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Encrypted at rest (AES-256) and in transit (TLS 1.3)

3

User-controlled deletion from account settings

+/-30-50%

Expected pre-inspection accuracy range. Contractor walkthroughs and actual bids should tighten the number before closing.

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