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How Cohabit Experts Support Buyers and Owners

Owners, buyers, agents and professionals who want to understand the role of Cohabit Experts and how their insights support property decisions.

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Who this article is for

Owners, buyers, agents and professionals who want to understand the role of Cohabit Experts and how their insights support property decisions.


What this article covers

  • Who Cohabit Experts are

  • How they are selected and vetted

  • What they review and assess

  • How their insights appear in Cohabit

  • How Experts support your decision-making


Who are Cohabit Experts?

Cohabit Experts are qualified building professionals who specialise in understanding multi-residential buildings.

Their backgrounds include:

  • Strata and building inspectors

  • Engineers and building consultants

  • Specialists with deep knowledge of building condition, compliance and risk

Cohabit Experts help make complex building information easier to understand by producing clear, actionable Insight Reports.


How our Experts are selected and vetted

To ensure consistent, trustworthy insights, Cohabit forms an internal team of Experts who undergo a strict vetting process.

Every Expert is assessed for:

1. Credentials & experience

We verify relevant qualifications, inspection experience, building knowledge and report-writing capability.

2. Professional reputation

Experts are selected for their ethical standards, communication skills and ability to explain risks clearly.

3. Quality & consistency

We require a high standard of building analysis, alignment with Cohabit’s reporting approach and an ability to interpret complex documents.

4. Training on Cohabit’s methodology

All Experts follow a consistent framework for reviewing risks, analysing compliance, and interpreting building health data.

This ensures a predictable, high-quality experience across every building.


What Experts review

Cohabit Experts review a wide range of building materials, including:

  • Strata documents

  • Insurance information

  • Compliance certificates

  • Building valuations

  • Capital works forecasts

  • Maintenance history

  • Building intelligence and risk indicators

  • Committee meeting minutes (when available)

  • Additional supporting documents provided by the owner or agent

They combine these materials with insights from Cohabit’s platform to produce a clear picture of the building’s overall health.


How Expert insights appear in Cohabit

Expert findings appear in the form of Insight Reports, which include:

  • Key risks

  • Condition observations

  • Recommended areas for further investigation

  • Strengths and positives

  • Context around the Cohabit Health Score

  • Easy-to-follow guidance for decision-makers

These reports integrate directly into your building profile, making the insights easy to access and share.


How Experts support your property decisions

Cohabit Experts help buyers and owners:

1. Understand building health

They interpret all the technical and regulatory information, giving you a clear view of risk.

2. Reduce uncertainty

You won’t need to guess what compliance items mean or how serious a document finding is — Experts explain it in plain language.

3. Feel confident during a purchase

Insight Reports help you ask the right questions before committing to a contract.

4. Support discussions with your conveyancer or advisor

Sharing the Insight Report with professionals helps everyone stay aligned.

5. Avoid costly surprises

By highlighting risks early, Experts help you avoid buildings with hidden or overlooked issues.


Can I become a Cohabit Expert?

The Expert team is currently internal and invitation-only.

Building professionals with relevant experience can express interest, but Cohabit selects Experts based on:

  • Proven industry background

  • Strong reporting standards

  • Alignment with Cohabit’s methodology

  • Capacity to deliver high-quality, consistent insights

There is no public portal or open application process at this time.


FAQs

Who writes my Insight Report?

Your report is created by a vetted Cohabit Expert — a trained building professional who specialises in multi-residential buildings.


Are Cohabit Experts independent?

Yes. Although they operate within Cohabit’s framework, their role is to provide objective and transparent building insights.


Can I speak directly with an Expert?

If your service level includes messaging, you can communicate directly through the platform. Otherwise, your report contains all key insights.


Do Experts inspect the building physically?

Most Cohabit reports are document-based assessments. Physical inspections may occur depending on the service type offered.


Can I request a specific Expert?

Not at this time. Cohabit manages Expert assignments internally to ensure efficiency and even workload distribution.

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