Who this article is for
Buyers and buyer’s agents
Lot owners and committee members
Conveyancers, solicitors and advisors
Anyone wanting to understand the role of Cohabit Experts and Expert Insights
Who Cohabit Experts are
Cohabit Experts are independent professionals who specialise in reviewing strata records and interpreting building information.
Their role is to:
Analyse strata records Cohabit has been authorised to inspect
Identify risks, issues, and important patterns
Translate complex strata information into clear, practical insights
They are not automated systems or general support staff — they are experienced professionals whose job is to help people understand buildings more clearly.
What Cohabit Experts do
When Expert Insights are requested for a building, Cohabit Experts:
Review available strata records such as financials, minutes, insurance, compliance, and works reports
Look for patterns that matter to people buying into, owning, or advising on the building
Highlight risks, strengths, and areas that may need follow-up
Write insights in plain English, not legal or technical language
Link each insight back to the strata records that support it
Their work helps surface what actually matters, without requiring users to read hundreds of pages of documents.
How Expert Insights are created
Expert Insights are created through a structured review process.
In simple terms, Cohabit Experts:
Review the strata records available at the time of inspection
Analyse those records by topic (for example: financials, compliance, works, meetings)
Identify key risks, issues, or observations
Write clear insights explaining what they’ve found and why it matters
Attach or reference the specific records used to support each insight
This creates a clear, navigable alternative to a traditional strata report.
How Expert Insights help you understand building health
Expert Insights add depth and context to the rest of Cohabit.
They help explain:
Why a Building Health Score looks the way it does
What’s driving financial, compliance, or maintenance signals
Whether issues appear isolated or recurring
What questions you may want to raise next
Instead of just showing data, Expert Insights explain what the data means.
How different people use Expert Insights
Expert Insights support many different use cases:
Buyers use them to understand risks before committing to a purchase
Owners use them to gain clarity around finances, compliance, and condition
Committees use them to prepare for discussions and plan ahead
Advisors use them as context before deeper legal or technical review
Everyone sees the same Expert Insights for a building — they are not tailored to individual users.
Independence and neutrality
Cohabit Experts work independently and base their insights on:
The records available at the time of inspection
Established review frameworks
Professional judgment and experience
They do not:
Provide legal, financial, or investment advice
Advocate for buyers, sellers, or owners
Make decisions on behalf of a committee
Their role is to inform, not persuade.
How this replaces traditional strata reports
Traditional strata reports typically:
Present large volumes of raw documents
Require significant interpretation
Go out of date quickly
Cohabit Expert Insights:
Review the same underlying records
Highlight risks and patterns clearly
Link insights directly to supporting documents
Sit alongside Health Scores and ongoing building data
Together, Health Scores and Expert Insights are designed to replace the traditional strata report experience with something clearer and more usable.
How Cohabit Experts fit into Cohabit overall
Cohabit Experts are one part of a broader system:
Building Profiles bring all building information together
Building Health Scores summarise overall building health
Expert Insights explain what’s behind the data
Building Snapshots show how a building is tracking at a glance
Building Intelligence keeps information updated over time (where enabled)
Together, they help people understand buildings with far less friction.