“Well, you are the cutest inspector I’ve ever seen!” exclaimed one real estate agent as I walked up to a recent appointment. I paused momentarily at the implied diminutive, before smiling genuinely at the compliment, striking up a conversation and carrying on with my inspection. We had a very good chat throughout, both about the common aspects of our jobs and my findings as I went through them with her, and I left a happy customer behind. While that type of interaction isn’t necessarily typical for me, it certainly does happen. Being an uncommon sight—a female home inspector—I suppose I ...
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