Walk-and-talk. For some home inspectors, it’s a phrase that causes a shudder. For others, it’s a necessary evil. For still others, it’s simply a growing part of the business. As far as Structure Tech’s Reuben Saltzman is concerned, “It’s far better than nothing.” What is a Walk-and-Talk? A walk-and-talk is understood across the industry to be that hour or so of time when a licensed home inspector quite literally walks and talks an interested home buyer through a home’s most obvious issues in lieu of an actual inspection, said Michelle Hopkin, CEO and co-owner of ProTec Inspection ...
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