Warranty calls you can smell coming

Nobody wins a warranty fight with vibes. You win with a boring trail: what you touched, what you left as-is, what the owner signed off on visually. The goal is not to be right loudly—it is to be right in one email attachment.

Shoot the ugly on purpose

Scratches that pre-existed. Concrete that already had crazing. Paint lines that were never going to be laser straight because the drywall wave lives rent-free in old houses. If you only photograph the pretty angles, you invited the argument.

Punch walks need a system, not a mood

Same room order every time. Wide then tight. Tag Issue vs Done so your future self is not decoding filenames at 10pm. Voice note while you walk if your thumb is cold—just say room + item + who is responsible.