Question 1

Is this just a ChatGPT prompt?

Accepted Answer

It is delivered as a prompt system you paste into an AI assistant — but what you are buying is the methodology. Home Compass fixes the order of the questions, the risk categories, the fair-value logic and the negotiation structure, so every property is assessed the same way. Asking an assistant 'is this a good house?' gives you a paragraph. Home Compass gives you a repeatable report.

Question 2

What exactly do I receive after I buy?

Accepted Answer

An email — within a minute — containing your Edition's complete prompt system, a quick-start guide, version number and a button to open ChatGPT. Paste the prompt into ChatGPT (or Claude, Gemini, Grok, Copilot) as the first message in a new conversation. Send any property listing next.

Question 3

How does Home Compass work?

Accepted Answer

Paste the system into a new conversation, then paste the listing. You get a structured analysis: ranked risks with indicative costs, a fair-value range with a confidence rating, opening/target/walk-away positions, questions for the agent and a verdict.

Question 4

Do I need ChatGPT?

Accepted Answer

You need one AI assistant. Home Compass works on free and paid tiers of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok and Copilot. Paid tiers produce sharper analyses, but the system is designed to deliver value on any model.

Question 5

Can I use it with a Funda listing, or any other portal?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Copy the listing text and details from Funda, Rightmove, Zillow, Idealista, a PDF brochure or an agent's email. The framework structures whatever you paste in.

Question 6

Does Home Compass replace a property inspection?

Accepted Answer

No. It does not replace a surveyor, building inspection, valuer, solicitor or mortgage adviser, and it performs no on-site inspection. It helps you decide what to investigate and what to ask before you pay for those professionals.

Question 7

Is this financial or legal advice?

Accepted Answer

No. Home Compass is decision support only. Verify anything material with a qualified professional in the relevant jurisdiction.

Question 8

Is there a subscription?

Accepted Answer

No. One-time payment, perpetual licence, lifetime updates within your Edition. There is nothing to cancel.

Question 9

How long does an analysis take?

Accepted Answer

Roughly two minutes for Essential, around five for Professional and about eight for Boardroom — plus the time it takes you to copy the listing.

Question 10

What information do I need?

Accepted Answer

The listing text, the asking price, the location, and any photos or documents you have. The more context you paste, the more specific the analysis. The output only reflects what you provide.

Question 11

Do I need to be technical?

Accepted Answer

No. If you can copy and paste, you can use Home Compass. There is nothing to install and no account to create.

Question 12

Can I use one Edition on more than one property?

Accepted Answer

Yes — unlimited properties, forever. There is no per-property fee, no credit system, no usage cap.

Question 13

Which Edition should I start with?

Accepted Answer

Essential ($29) is the right first step if you're early in the search. Professional ($47) is the standard before you put anything in writing. Boardroom ($149) is the right answer when this is the largest financial decision of your life.

Question 14

How do I make my first property purchase without regret?

Accepted Answer

Start with the decision, not the listing. Neighbourhood, tenure, price band and compromises come before any viewing. Then run a written rubric on every property that passes the sniff test.

Question 15

How do I read a property listing like a professional?

Accepted Answer

Listings are marketing. Read them for what's missing — the angle the photographer skipped, the room measurements that don't add up, the phrases agents use when they know something is wrong.

Question 16

Freehold or leasehold — which should I choose?

Accepted Answer

Freehold is simpler and usually cheaper to own. Leasehold is fine when the lease is long, the ground rent is modest and the service charge accounts are clean. The trap is a short lease or an escalating ground rent clause.

Question 17

How do I know if the asking price is fair?

Accepted Answer

Comparable sales in the last 90 days, days on market, and the price history of the listing itself. If the price has moved down twice, the vendor is telling you something.

Question 18

Is buying at auction sensible?

Accepted Answer

Sometimes. The legal pack decides the deal, not the property. Never bid without reading it end to end, and never bid on the three property types most likely to hide a legal problem — short leases, non-standard construction and unregistered titles.

Question 19

What are the risks that most buyers miss?

Accepted Answer

Damp behind fresh paint, a leasehold with a doubling ground rent, a roof with five years left, a street on the wrong side of a flood map redrawn last winter. All routine. All routinely missed on a 25-minute viewing.

Question 20

How do I check flood risk properly?

Accepted Answer

Surface water, river and coastal flood risk are three different maps with three different insurance implications. Check all three — and check what the maps looked like ten years ago.

Question 21

Is damp always a deal-breaker?

Accepted Answer

No — but the type matters. Rising, penetrating and condensation damp are three different problems with three different price tags. Cosmetic damp is negotiation. Structural damp is a decision.

Question 22

How worried should I be about Japanese knotweed?

Accepted Answer

Less than the tabloids suggest, more than agents admit. Distance from the property, a proper treatment plan and an insurance-backed guarantee change the answer completely.

Question 23

How do I price 20 years of climate risk into a purchase?

Accepted Answer

Heat, flood, storm and drought exposure are all knowable today at the postcode level. The point is not to panic — it is to price the exposure into your offer so the property still makes sense in year fifteen.

Question 24

How much below asking is a defensible first offer?

Accepted Answer

Depends on the market temperature, days on market, condition and the vendor's motivation. Every offer needs written evidence attached — comparable sales, condition costs, time-on-market — not a gut number.

Question 25

How do I negotiate after a bad survey?

Accepted Answer

Turn each survey finding into a costed line item and present the total as a price adjustment. The vendor either accepts it, splits it, or watches you walk. Rarely a fourth outcome.

Question 26

What do I do in a sealed-bid round?

Accepted Answer

Bid your walk-away price, not your excitement price. You will never know the second-highest bid — so bid the number you can defend on the drive home, and no more.

Question 27

How do I reduce the risk of being gazumped?

Accepted Answer

Move fast, be legally ready, and consider a lock-out agreement. Speed and paperwork solve most gazumping — cash rarely does on its own.

Question 28

Is buy-to-let still worth it after the tax changes?

Accepted Answer

For higher-rate taxpayers holding property in their personal name, the maths is thinner than it was. Limited-company structures, longer holds and specific property types still clear — but yield alone is no longer the story.

Question 29

Which numbers should I actually track on an investment?

Accepted Answer

Gross yield is the headline. Net yield after costs, and cash-on-cash return after financing, are the numbers that decide whether the property is actually an investment or just a bet on capital growth.

Question 30

Should I consider an HMO?

Accepted Answer

Only if you are willing to run a small business. HMO yields look great in a spreadsheet — the licensing, management, wear-and-tear and voids decide whether they survive contact with reality.

Question 31

Does buying overseas ever make sense?

Accepted Answer

Yes — when currency, tax, management and exit liquidity all line up. Rarely when it's a holiday romance dressed up as an investment.

Question 32

Will it work in my country?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The system is designed to work worldwide — the underlying AI models know local market conventions, tenure types, climate exposure and regulation. Country-specific overlays are on the roadmap for Q3 2026.

Question 33

Will Home Compass become outdated?

Accepted Answer

The opposite. Because it is a system rather than tied to one AI model, every new generation of AI makes your Edition sharper at no extra cost. Lifetime updates are included.

Question 34

What if it isn't for me?

Accepted Answer

Reply to your delivery email within 14 days and we'll refund the full purchase. No questions, no forms.

Question 35

Can I share my Edition with a friend or family member?

Accepted Answer

The license is for personal use — one household, unlimited properties. If a friend is buying a home, they should own their own copy so their analysis reflects their circumstances, not yours.

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