Why We Started FixFigure

Buying a house is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. When it came time for us to purchase our first home, we did everything by the book - found a place we loved, got pre-approved, and ordered a building inspection before going unconditional.

The report came back - comprehensive, detailed, and clearly the result of a thorough job by the inspector. But as first-home buyers without a background in construction, we still found ourselves overwhelmed.

We weren’t sure:

• What was normal and what wasn’t
• Which issues were urgent vs. cosmetic
• How much anything might cost to fix
• And whether any of it should affect our offer

That moment - sitting at the kitchen table, trying to make sense of it all - was when the idea for FixFigure was born.

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The First Version (and How It Helped Us)

We built a quick prototype - nothing fancy, just a rough tool that could take the building report and break it down into clearer categories and cost estimates. It was a basic web tool, but it did exactly what we needed:

• Grouped the issues into major, moderate, and minor
• Estimated rough costs for each item
• Explained what each issue meant in simple terms
• Helped us decide what to negotiate, what to push back on, and what we could live with

We took that summary back to our agent, had a few key issues addressed, and negotiated the price down - ultimately saving over $10,000 and avoiding some major post-settlement headaches.

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Turning a One-off Tool Into Something Bigger

After we moved in, we kept thinking:
“Why doesn’t every buyer have access to something like this?”

Building inspections in New Zealand are already incredibly thorough. FixFigure isn’t about replacing them - it’s about helping buyers interpret and act on them confidently.

So we got to work building it into a proper platform.

Today, FixFigure is a smart, user-friendly site where buyers can:

• Upload a building report (PDF)
• Instantly get an AI-powered summary
• See issues grouped by urgency
• Get estimated repair costs
• Ask questions through a built-in chat assistant

It’s free to try, and already helping everyday Kiwis feel more informed, more confident, and more in control of the process.

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What We’re Aiming For

FixFigure is built to sit alongside the work of great inspectors - not to replace them. It adds an extra layer of clarity after the report arrives, giving buyers the tools they need to take action.

Whether you’re a first-home buyer, investor, agent, or someone helping others through the process - FixFigure is here to help turn detailed reports into confident decisions.

Thanks for being part of the journey.

• The FixFigure Team