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X12 206 — Real Estate Inspection

The 206 carries the inspection report of a real estate property — exterior drive-by, interior, post-disaster — issued by a third-party inspector to the lender or servicer.

Purpose

The 206 documents a property inspection: type (drive-by, exterior-only, full interior), date, observed condition (occupied, vacant, abandoned, damaged), referenced photos, GPS coordinates. It is used in mortgage servicing for inspections required post-default, post-disaster, or for insurance loss verification.

It sits within Fannie Mae Servicer Guide D2-3 and Freddie Mac Section 9301. Acknowledged by 997; no direct business response — the report is consumed by servicer decision engines for foreclosure escalation or property preservation.

Envelope structure

The 206 travels within the three X12 envelope levels (ISA/IEA, GS/GE with functional group RE, and ST/SE). Didactic example in release 004010:

x12 example-206.x12 
ISA*00*          *00*          *ZZ*INSPECTOR     *ZZ*SERVICER       *260514*1530*U*00401*000000206*0*P*>~
GS*RE*INSPECTOR*SERVICER*20260514*1530*1*X*004010~
ST*206*0001~
BGN*00*RE-2026-0042*20260514~
N1*IS*FIELD INSPECTION SVCS*24*EIN-INSPECTOR~
N1*SV*ACME SERVICER*24*EIN-SERVICER~
REF*ZZ*MERS-MIN-100012345678901234~
N3*200 OAK STREET~
N4*AUSTIN*TX*78702*US~
DTM*450*20260512~
REF*ZZ*INSPECTION-TYPE-EXTERIOR~
MSG*PROPERTY VACANT - VISIBLE DAMAGE WINDOWS~
SE*10*0001~
GE*1*1~
IEA*1*000000206~

Common segments

  • Header — ST, BGN.
  • Parties — N1*IS (Inspector), N1*SV (Servicer).
  • Property — N3/N4 collateral address, REF*ZZ MERS MIN.
  • Inspection — DTM*450 (inspection date), REF*ZZ (type — DRIVE-BY, EXTERIOR, INTERIOR), MSG (structured observations), REF*ZZ (photos URL or tracking).
  • Summary — SE.

Common pitfalls

  • Fair Debt Collection: an inspector who contacts a borrower during inspection may fall under FDCPA if the debt is in collection; behavior and identification standards must be followed.
  • Photos and PII: photos may inadvertently capture license plates, neighbors, minors; mandatory blurring before cross-border transmission.
  • Vacant vs abandoned: VACANT means unoccupied, ABANDONED implies permanent intent. Confusing both in MSG can trigger incorrect foreclosure accelerations.

Documentation

The code 206 and the name Real Estate Inspection are public and listed on x12.org/products/transaction-sets. The complete structure of loops, qualifiers and code lists is distributed by DISA via the proprietary Implementation Guides (TR3). ediverse.io covers only public concepts, the envelope and didactic examples.