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Last Post 08/20/2009 3:09 PM by  idemnow1
Recommend companies to contact once I get my license?
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fonewiz
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06/18/2009 12:05 PM
    Can any of you seasoned CAT adjusters recommend one or more companies for me to contact once I get my license? I want to be as independent as possible. I live in Texas and have no experience. At the minimum I will be getting my Texas All Lines License and then get Xactimate certified, unless anyone here thinks that's a waste of time/money.
     
    Any advice or contacts for someone like me that's green with no experience that would like to get on a few list to be called when the storms hit and they have run through all the experienced adjusters etc.. ??
     
    I do plan to continue on with my learning and education until the day I get the call. Right now I want to get the minimum (license) in case some big storms hit this year, then I will keep chipping away at more certs, licenses and whatever learning opportunities I can get my hands on.
     
    Also going to work on my Texas Real Estate Inspector's License. I am hoping that getting into this field will help me be a better adjuster when I get called up for storms. I also have a TX Real Estate License already but I don't see how that really matters/helps.
     
    Thanks in advance for any help.
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    Ray Hall
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    06/18/2009 4:57 PM
    I would go to Lowes and buy a framing book for less than $20.00 this will explain platform construction 98% of dwellings in the US. Read this  back and forth until you get the urge to build a house. Then measure your own house and pretend it need a roof, work this up and get a mentor on the net to tell you what to do next. Real Estate Inspector and cat adjuster? Not  the same, both do inspections. That license is hard to come buy and its hard to get customers and if you get them an leave on a storm..... poof you are done. When you become a Nomad the best business is a washateria that your wife can run, but it has to be in the wrong side of town if you know what I mean.
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    fonewiz
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    06/18/2009 6:49 PM
    Ray,
     
     Thanks for the response.. Maybe I didn't explain myself right on this post.. What I need to know is what company or companies to contact that will send me off when a storm hits and give me claims to adjust.
     
    Just looking for more advice.. So far I have looked into Pilot a little but that's it. I have a buddy that started a few years ago with no experience and I think he does USAA claims but not sure through who.
     
    Thanks..
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    Mike Smith
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    07/28/2009 3:39 PM
    I'd recommend asking your buddy then. Having a friend who is already working with a company can be the best way into the business. There are so many people out there with an adjuster license and a copy of Xactimate, that you can't expect to get work without having claims experience. I know it's hard to get experience if you can't get hired unless you already have it, but that's where having a friend can come in handy.

    But, here are some companies that you can try looking up online and e-mail them your resume:
    Pilot (which you already mentioned)
    Worley
    Wardlaw
    Eberls
    E.A. Renfoe
    AllCat
    Olympia
    AmCAT
    Reliable
    Brush Country
    Pacesetter
    DMA Claims

    Some of these companies have better or worse reputations, but if you are just starting out, you will usually have to take whatever comes your way. If you get hired on just once, and don't screw up, you'll probably out-shine 30% of the people they had working for them on that storm, so you can quickly rise to the top.

    Mike
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    Tom Toll
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    07/29/2009 10:13 AM

    Also, Cunningham Lindsey @ 800-998-5741, ask for Bill Slove. They are great folks to work with.

    Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
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    GWright
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    08/10/2009 2:04 PM
    Posted By Ray Hall on 18 Jun 2009 04:57 PM 
    When you become a Nomad the best business is a washateria that your wife can run, but it has to be in the wrong side of town if you know what I mean.
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    RJortberg
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    08/11/2009 2:38 AM
    Meaning you can make a good living as an adjuster, and as a passive investment a laundromat is a good idea. When you are gone, your wife or significant other can run it, but by definition, a laundromat may not be in the same neighborhood you live in because the money made adjusting will probably allow you to buy a washing machine and dryer. Thus, the investment may be on the other side of the tracks. Seems pretty clear to me.
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    GWright
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    08/11/2009 5:28 PM
    Then why not buy the laundromat on the right side of the tracks. Why does it have to be in the poor side of town. Don't nice middle class people need a laundromat too?

    Still seems a little unclear to me.
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    mac3821
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    08/11/2009 8:33 PM

    Let me clear this up for you Gwright.......Coin ops are good investments with a relatively light work load.  They work better on "the wrong side of the track" because that analogy is generally used when referring the the rough or poorer side of town.  As a general rule they use the facility more than would the more affluent population.  If you put it on the "right" side of the tracks that would refer to the more affluent population that generally has access to a washer and dryer (Hence less use of your equipment)...........

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    GWright
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    08/13/2009 11:36 AM
    I would think though that your costs to one: Supervise the wash mat two: to control theft and vandalism would out-weigh the benefit of additional customers.

    Place a laundromat in an area near middle class apartments where folks may not have washer/dryers and have nice ammentities.

    The slum laundromat to me sounds like a bad idea. Unless you owned like 10 of em, then you might be able to make a buck or two.
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    Janice R. Martin-Toll
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    08/13/2009 8:06 PM

    GWright,  are you always "right"?  I've worked a lot of claims at middle-class apartment complexes and have yet to encounter one that doesn't have a laundry room on the property.

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    mac3821
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    08/13/2009 8:25 PM

    10 x a bad investment equals a really bad investment.  I have 2 friends that have coin ops and the best ones are in less desirables parts of town. I am speaking in terms or being in the Memphis TN area.  Maybe it is different in other parts of the country but here the money is made "on the wrong side of the tracks".  It is really a numbers game......Increase the number of people that can't afford a washer and dryer and increase revenue.  The equipment is commercial strength so it is pretty durable......ie not as much maintenance as you typical washer and dryer.

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    GWright
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    08/14/2009 10:27 AM
    I just opened 10 laundromats on the south side of Philly. 5 got robbed and all my washer/dryers stolen and 5 were burned to the ground by arsons. Dang the bad luck.

    Oh and Janice, thank you for your kinds words. Its such a ray of sunshine in all our lives when someone decides to enter a conversation with such enthusiasm and creative criticism.
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    Catsvstrained
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    08/14/2009 6:05 PM

     

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    GWright
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    08/14/2009 6:15 PM
    That was not a war analogy :(

    Ive seen your pic on here. You aint ever been to a gym dude.

    I did read your little spill above. All I can see is its 30 seconds of my life I"ll never get back.

    Later CAT
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    HenryJohnson
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    08/14/2009 6:32 PM
    LOL!!!!!!!!! I just got on this site and was reading these threads. Now the above is funny I don't care who you are.

    GWright your alright in my book. Stirring the pot and the idiots just keep firing back. Looks like your gettin just what you want. A rise out of all of em.

    Stop responding to him you morons and maybe he will go away.
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    idemnow1
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    08/20/2009 3:09 PM
    Google Is a great Resource For Finding what you looking for. Type in Adjuster
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