Widow Becomes Brooklyn’s Black Home-Inspection Beyoncé

KEY POINTS

•Jacqueline Gathers retired early from NYC Housing Authority after 30 years to care for husband Joseph battling brain cancer.
•Before his death at 58, Joseph planned to open a Pillar to Post home inspection franchise in New York City.
•After his passing, Jacqueline launched the franchise, overcoming racial barriers in Staten Island and thriving in Brooklyn.
•She specializes in helping first-time homebuyers in diverse neighborhoods, maintaining a lasting relationship beyond sales.

Jacqueline Gathers, a third-generation NYC Housing Authority star, retired early in her 30-year public service gig thanks to dad’s pension roadmap, just in time to care for her husband Joseph battling brain cancer—who sadly died at 58. Plot twist: Joseph, pre-brain cancer flex, had summoned his wife to skip heels and dump date night vibes for a Pillar to Post franchise expo, planting a business seed he couldn’t live to water. Jacqueline launched ‘JS Gathers Pillar to Post Home Inspectors’ in Brooklyn, navigating Staten Island’s racial groans and claiming her throne in Flatbush and Brownsville. The ‘Black lady inspector’ now runs a booming business dedicated to first-time buyers who need more love than Zillow tutorials.

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Started pension in the ’80s because dad said 'early retire or just die sad.' Ended up launching a Brooklyn home inspection empire honoring her husband’s posthumous business dreams. Move over Shark Tank, here’s real hustle with a side of 'that Black lady inspector.'

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