Affiliate Spotlight: Brandon Brockway-Ring, Key Inspection Services

Investor, agent, instructor, and home inspector Brandon Brockway-Ring knows a lot about houses. "My first job was cleaning up job sites and helping with basic framing or simple plumbing and electric," he says, giving him a firm foundation for future inspection and building practices. Now Brandon is the owner of Key Inspection Services. In addition to checking the insulation in your attic, he also teaches classes on common issues that can arise in homes.

Check out his series "What's wrong Wednesday?" on Facebook and Instagram.

A little more about Brandon

What is a common misconception you encounter about your field of work? That inspectors are deal-killers! We don't kill deals; we just find the issues in the houses. We don't create the issues. When a foundation is falling apart or sunk 4in down, we didn't create the problem.

We also cannot predict the future. We can say the water heater is brand new, but that is not a guarantee that it won't leak at any time, as an example.

Are you a dog person or a car person? Both

What kind of car are you and why? A Toyota Tundra

• Built for serious work: inspections/flips require durability and reliability.
• Dependable under pressure: Clients count on inspections to make big financial decisions.
• Practical, no-nonsense: not flashy for attention, flashy for capability.
• Trusted by professionals, like contractors and service providers who rely on tools that just work.

If you could have any superpower, what would it be? Flight, so I could travel anywhere in the world with no limitations.

What book, podcast, or movie do you most like to recommend? The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan