Aurora is home to about 180,000 people. The moderate cost of living means competitive pricing — and every dollar saved on software goes further.
Home Inspectors in Illinois need a Business License. Requirements vary — contact your city or county business licensing office for current details.
Insurance: $500K-$1M general liability
Continuing Education: Check with state licensing board
Illinois has a 4.95% flat income tax. Flat 4.95% income tax. Chicago has additional taxes and licensing requirements. High property taxes statewide. Cook County has specific contractor requirements.
When evaluating software costs, factor in your effective tax rate. A $600/year software expense is partially deductible — but Nexa at $279 once is a one-time deduction that eliminates the recurring expense entirely.
Whether you call it invoicing, a solution for jobs, or a invoicing system — most home inspectors in Aurora string together spectora, homeGauge, QuickBooks, Calendly and other monthly services. That's $600/year in tool subscriptions. Over the next 5 years at today's prices, the total damage is $3,000.
Nexa lets you own your tools. Your CRM, invoicing, booking, jobs, time tracking, and financial tools — combined into one solution. One drag books a client. One drag generates an invoice. No manual re-entry. No duct-tape integrations. No per-connection charges. It's a one-time purchase — keep more revenue the moment you switch. For home inspectors in Aurora weighing the switch, the 30-day money-back guarantee covers the migration window — you can run Nexa in parallel with your existing subscriptions, verify the workflow handles your real client load, and only cancel the monthly tools once you are confident the data and processes have settled in.
My first inspection is at 9, a 2,000 square foot ranch built in the '70s. I start outside: the roof from the ladder, looking for cracked shingles and lifted flashing, then gutters and grading around the foundation, and the siding and window sills poked with an awl for rot. Inside I test every outlet I can reach, run the faucets, fill and drain the tubs, and put the moisture meter on the ceiling stains. At 10 I'm in the attic on my knees, checking insulation depth and finding bathroom fans vented into the attic instead of outside. At 11 I pull the electrical panel cover: double-tapped breakers and aluminum branch wiring on a couple of circuits, which goes in the report with a recommendation to have an electrician evaluate. Then the water heater, the furnace, and the crawl space with a flashlight. I photograph every defect, because the photos carry the report. The buyer's agent wants the report tonight, so I start writing it in the truck and walk the buyer through the big items before I leave. At 2 I have a 3,500 square foot colonial with a finished basement, twice the rooms and a second furnace. Between inspections I invoice the morning client, book two inspections for next week around agents' and buyers' schedules, and return three referral calls from agents. I stay out of the price negotiation and just report what I found. I finish the ranch report at 9pm and send it.
That is the work Nexa is built around: the job, the client, the hours and the invoice live in one place, so the paperwork side of the day doesn't need a second shift.
Every one of those was bought once and earns its keep for years. Nexa is priced the same way: $279 once, and it keeps working whether business is busy or slow.
Dated changes to the subscriptions a home inspector might rent. Each one links the announcement or report it comes from. Tap one for the numbers.
For renewals on or after February 1, 2026, Pro Plus and Mac Plus went from $999 to $1,149 a year for one user, and each extra seat from $200 to $230.
Source: SWK Technologies, Insightful Accountant (Dec 2, 2025)
From July 1, 2025: Simple Start $35 to $38, Essentials $65 to $75, Plus $99 to $115, Advanced $235 to $275 a month.
Source: Woodard Report (May 27, 2025)
From October 27, 2024: Early $15 to $20, Growing $42 to $47, Established $78 to $80 a month.
Source: Insightful Accountant
Only changes we can link to a vendor announcement or a named publication are listed. Plans, add-ons and discounts vary, so check the vendor's current pricing page before you decide.
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