Less panic. Better priorities. Clearer next steps.
Turn home details, an inspection PDF, or one to three listings into a calm plan for what matters now, what can wait, what to watch, and what you can stop worrying about.
One purchase, one finished review. Choose Home Review, Inspection Translation, or Listing Review after checkout. Every path includes a downloadable PDF and private living report.
Actual sample report
Start with the one thing that matters most.Then see priorities, rule-outs, planning ranges, time commitments, and a 12-month rhythm.
Arete is built to reduce panic, not inflate the list. It turns home details, inspection observations, and listing signals into decision states you can actually use.
Separates genuine urgency from scary-sounding notes that do not deserve action right now.
Ranks issues by evidence, timing, home context, and consequence instead of treating every finding equally.
Turns uncertainty into a next move: act, assess first, watch for change, gather evidence, or leave it alone.
You choose one of three review paths after checkout. The right choice depends on what you already have and the decision you need to make.
Work through the guided Home Review when you want the strongest priorities, rule-outs, cost planning, and 12-month sequence.
Start from the basic facts you know. Arete labels every assumption and gives you an honest orientation without making you assemble a full home history first.
Turn a long inspection PDF into plain-language priorities, dated observations, sensible next questions, and the items that do not deserve panic — against a closing date you cannot move. If you already own the home, choose the Home Review instead and attach the inspection there; it does everything this does and adds a plan for the year ahead.
See what each listing establishes, what remains unknown, what to verify before an offer, and how diligence or ownership costs may differ.
Every path delivers a downloadable PDF and a private living report with checklist-style actions. Your report link opens on any device — laptop, phone, or tablet — with no account and no password to create; both the PDF and the report carry a QR code so you can move it to your phone with your camera. Your finished report stays available for 90 days. The 7-day options above deepen the same purchase; they do not create an additional report.
Every finding is built to answer four practical questions: Why is this here? How certain is the evidence? What should I do next? What should I plan in money and time?
Start with priority and decision state. “This Year” tells you when it belongs; “Assess First” tells you not to jump straight to replacement.
Check the evidence. Arete separates confirmed facts, dated observations, labeled assumptions, and genuine unknowns.
Plan money and time together. Regional planning envelopes, price drivers, and the likely time commitment help you prepare without pretending to be a contractor quote.
Use the next step and questions. The point is a better conversation with the right professional, not a diagnosis from a screen.
The guided sample rolls the year into one planning view: $700-$1,400 for the identified first-year work, a $100-$200 mechanical assessment, and a separate $9,000-$16,000 future replacement envelope if the furnace and AC eventually need it.
If you want them, Arete emails you the few things worth doing as each season turns — drawn from your own report, at most four times a year. No dashboards to check, no login. Turn them on with a single box at checkout or one tap from your living report, and off again in one click, any time.
Every check-in is drawn from your report's own 12-month plan — the same guidance, resurfaced right when it's useful. When a report reaches the end of its 90-day window, check-ins continue as honest, climate-appropriate seasonal guidance until you run a fresh review.
Arete has defined rules for what to ask, how to separate evidence from assumptions, how to handle uncertainty, how to avoid false urgency, and when a claim is not supported.
Built by a homeowner, HOA president, and systems-minded data leader. The build story matters because the product was shaped around a homeowner's real need for judgment, restraint, and a plan - not around making AI sound impressive.
Every sample uses the same 1996 Columbus, Ohio home, so the difference comes from the information available - not from comparing unrelated properties. Every PDF is visibly marked as illustrative.
Early customers receive founder's launch pricing while Arete Home Review enters its first public release. The founder's launch price is temporary; the standard price is $149. The launch price reflects when you arrived, not a smaller report — every path produces the same full review.
Checkout is handled by Gumroad. After payment, Gumroad gives you a license key and the secure link where you choose your review and provide your home information.
By purchasing and submitting a review, you agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge the Refund and Report-Remediation Policy. See the Privacy Policy for data practices.
Informational homeowner guidance only. Not a licensed inspection, engineering opinion, code review, contractor bid, warranty, or legal/real estate negotiation advice.
No. Arete helps homeowners interpret existing information and plan next steps. It is not a licensed inspection, engineering opinion, code review, contractor bid, warranty, or legal/real estate negotiation advice.
You can answer guided questions about your home, attach an inspection report, an appraisal, or a listing — any combination — or start from basic facts if you only need orientation. You tell us what each attachment is, because each type is read differently: an inspector records what was observed, a listing is written to sell, and an appraisal is used only for how it describes the home, never for what it says the home is worth. Arete can read basic home facts from an attachment for you to confirm or correct.
Choose Home Review if you own the home or want a whole-home priority plan. You can start with basic facts or answer guided questions for the most detailed version. Choose Inspection Translation if the main thing you have is an inspection PDF. Choose Listing Review if you are evaluating one or more listings before an offer. If you start with basic facts or an inspection-only translation, you can add details within 7 days to receive a more detailed Home Review. Listing Review can be sharpened with better listing details, but it stays listing-focused.
No. Restraint is part of the product. Findings can land in Act Now, This Year, Worth Monitoring, All Clear / Ruled Out, or a decision state that asks you to assess first before spending money.
Actionable findings can include a regional planning range, what moves the price, what to confirm before budgeting, and the likely time commitment. The guided Home Review also rolls those items into a first-year cost picture. These are planning envelopes, not contractor quotes.
$99 is the founder's launch price, offered while Arete Home Review enters its first public release. The standard price is $149. The launch price is temporary, and the standard price is what the product is priced at going forward.
For urgent safety, active leaks, electrical hazards, gas concerns, structural movement, or water intrusion, contact a qualified professional promptly.
Gumroad shows your license key and a secure start link. Copy the key, open the link, choose the review that matches what you have, provide the requested information, and submit. Arete then generates your PDF and private living report.
Contact us at reports@aretehomereview.com. We restore delivery or provide the included correction or revised submission first. If an Arete-caused material problem cannot be resolved, we refund the purchase. See the Refund and Report-Remediation Policy for the complete rules and timing.
Arete is designed and marketed for U.S. homeowners and home buyers. It is not technically blocked outside the U.S., but the examples, cost guidance, climate assumptions, and professional references are U.S.-centric.