TOPIC: 3.0 Beta trial talk

Darnit Dom.
I love that we now have ability to search our C files with thumb images view but with the sketch pad it is back to the same old list view .
What is up with that?

Hey Dom, I have been tinkering with the new 3.0 HIp and I like the changes you have made. The one thing I would like to see in the sketch program is the option to calculate the square footage , so when I'm done with my sketch it will show me the total sqft measured and maybe I missed it but I would like to see some room identifiers ie: bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen..etc. I have a service that is gaining popularity where I give accurate sqft of listings, right now I have to use my wife's appraisal software for it but would love to see it in HIP.

Thanks!!
Greg

Greg,

It is not wise to attempt to give exact square footage.  You could be held liable for misinformation, especially in CA where everything is so litigious, and you could be held responsible by a subsequent buyer that was not even your client.  At best, if you feel the need to include the information, use the county / city records as they are the only legal information on the property.  When I put the square footage in my report, I always have the source of the info in brackets after the number.  i.e.    2,076 sq ft (CR)

Steve, Thank you for your input, but I do not provide the buyers with this information, this is a listing service ONLY for agents, I have no liability with this service. It is just so the agents know what they are dealing with as most of the county records are incorrect, due to improper reporting, or un-permitted additions. I give no representation as to value and buyers never see the sketch.

Greg

I'd have to think about how to handle this Greg as there's multiple shapes and you might want to include some but not others. Once everything is drawn though square footage is a simple length x width calculation so it should be easy to figure out.

Bob, I'm slowly getting all the file browsers switched over to the new viewer.

Glad to hear as it is much more pleasant to see the image than try to remember a file number or rename images.