A small practice with an unusually strict standard.
Sterling is a mold inspection, remediation, and water-damage practice serving Vero Beach to Boca Raton. We are always interested in hearing from licensed Florida assessors who work the way we do.
Short answer
Sterling does not have a posted vacancy today. We keep this page open because good independent assessors are rare, and it is worth knowing who they are before there is a role to fill. If that is you, write to us and we will keep the conversation going.
Sterling's assessor has personally completed more than 300 mold inspections since January 2026 across the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County. The practice is growing, and the constraint on growth is finding people who will hold the standard when nobody is checking.
The bar, stated plainly.
If three of these four describe you, the conversation is worth having.
A current Florida licence
A mold assessor (MRSA) licence under Chapter 468, Part XVI, in good standing and verifiable on the DBPR portal. Home-inspection or building-science credentials alongside it are a plus, not a substitute.
Comfort with the independence rule
Sterling also remediates, but if we inspect a home, Florida law bars us from remediating it for 12 months. If your income has always come from finding work to quote, this is a genuinely different job — the inspection fee is the same whether you find a problem or rule one out.
Diagnostic instinct, not pattern-matching
Mold is a moisture problem. The work is tracing where water actually comes from — HVAC condensation, envelope, roof, plumbing, slab — rather than photographing discolouration and recommending a tear-out.
Writing that holds up
Reports get read by buyers, sellers, adjusters, contractors, and occasionally attorneys. Findings need to be specific, defensible, and free of both hedging and hype.
No portal, no application form.
Email contact@sterlingmold.com with your licence number and a short note about the work you have done. A sample report — redacted — tells us more than a résumé does.
Not a licensed assessor but think there is a fit? Say so directly. Referral relationships with realtors, property managers, plumbers, and remediation contractors are handled through the contact page, not here.
Ready for clear answers about moisture and mold?
Request an inspection or call Sterling. We explain what we find, what it means, and what to do next — with no remediation upsell.