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Can a husband-and-wife team really build a healthy, profitable home inspection business without burning out their marriage?

In this episode of Inspection Empire Builder, Clay and Julie Houston share the raw story from a “house of horrors” money pit to 20 years running a thriving inspection company in Dallas.

If you’re growing a home inspection business (or thinking about working with your spouse), this one’s for you.

What You’ll Learn / Highlights

• How a nightmare first home purchase and terrible inspection pushed Clay & Julie into the inspection industry — and what they do differently now.

• The simple ways they measure the health of their company using their P&L, profitability, and real numbers (not just “money in the bank”).

• How they use a modified Profit First system to pay themselves, plan for taxes, and avoid surprise $20K tax bills.

• Practical boundaries they’ve set as a married couple in business (no business talk in the bedroom or at the dinner table) to protect their family.

• Why personality assessments + clear visionary / integrator roles dramatically reduced conflict and helped their inspection business grow.

• How they handled losing two inspectors and a call coordinator in one month without shrinking the company.

• The role of retreats, off-roading trips, and real rest in preventing burnout and creating a truly healthy inspection business and family life.

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