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Did You Know? A good independent adjuster working CAT claims can easily top $1,000 a day during storm work. Most career CAT adjusters make well over $100,000 a year.

Adam and Daniel at AdjusterPro will help you out, change your mindset so that it matches Adam, and then send you over to Mariposa so that you can make your money back, or not.

"Stay home and make $150,000.00 a year handling property and liability claims in Florida. Our business plan is to give you 10 claims a week averaging $300 per claim. That's $3,000 a week or $150,000.00 a year. We pay 65% of the fee bill to you and all the photo and mileage charges go to the adjuster. Plus a 5% bonus paid monthly if your estimate is in on time and not kicked back. The bonus will pay for your car or truck. We want excellent adjusters only throughout the state of Florida."

This is an actual ad taken from this web site.

Thanks for the info Chuck. I saw that job however, I have no xactimate experience as of yet. 

Still hoping to get some good news

:)

Dama….get ready and put your seatbelt on…….

Chuck was being facetious in his post. Most of the “newbies” spend several thousand dollars getting their license and paying for training only to find out the “ pie in the sky” isn’t what they say.

You need to read and do homework on old posts to find information out here. It is valuable. Secondly….you have parents and brother in business???? Why can’t or why aren’t they teaching you and letting you ride along.

Believe me, there is no such thing as a ride along not being the way or taking up time. Teaching and answering questions DOES TAKE TIME, and time is money.

I’ll give you quick starter outline.

1. Get resume together.
2. Apply to Eberls, Pilot, Worley, EARenfroe
3. Whichever of the above allows you train with them …..GO
4. Take the State Farm certification with them.
5. Take a starter class with them in Xactimate
6. Spend money with TopAdjuster.com to take Xactimate level 1 and level 2
7. Take Xactimate certification test
8. Wait for big storm to get your chance
9. KNOW XACTIMATE…….KNOW XACTIMATE before accepting deployment

Lots of reading in old posts to see what has been recommended over the years and read about what storms produced. DO YOUR HOMEWORK while not on road.

Good Luck !

Mark
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Give them what they want, when they want it, and how they want it !

To quote Johnny Cash (and you have to croon this fast to be into the spirit):

I was totin' my pack along the dusty Winnemucca road

When along came a semi with a high and canvas covered load
If you're going to Winnemucca, mack, with me you can ride
So I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand
And I said, "Listen, I've traveled every road in this here land"

I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Across the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

I've been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo
Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow
Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa
Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama
Mattawa, La Paloma, Bangor
Baltimore, Salvador, Amarillo
Tocopilla, Barranquilla and
Padilla, I'm a killer

I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Across the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

I've been to Boston, Charleston, Dayton
Louisiana, Washington, Houston
Kingston, Texarkana, Monterey, Ferriday
Santa Fe, Tallahoosa, Glen Rock
Black Rock, Little Rock, Oskaloosa
Tennessee, Hennessey, Chicopee Spirit Lake
 Grand Lake, Devil's Lake, Crater Lake, for Pete's sake

I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Across the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

I've been to Louisville, Nashville
Knoxville, Ombabika, Shefferville
Jacksonville, Water ville, Costa Rica
Pittsfield, Springfield, Bakersfield
Shreveport, Hackensack, Cadillac
Fond Du Lac, Davenport, Idaho, Jellicoe
Argentina, Diamontina, Pasadena
Catalina, see what I mean'a

I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Across the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere

Pittsburgh, Parkersburg, Gravellburg
Colorado, Ellensburg, Rexburg Vicksburg
El Dorado, Larrimore, Atmore, Haverstraw
Chattanika, Chaska Nebraska, Alaska
Opelika, Baraboo, Waterloo, Kalamazoo
Kansas City Sioux City, Cedar City
Dodge City, what a pity

I've been everywhere, man
I've been everywhere, man
Across the deserts bare, man
I've breathed the mountain air, man
Of travel I've had my share, man
I've been everywhere
I've been everywhere

 

Then it was another day in Nashville....and it was on a Friday...

and somebody said it's been nice, but Hey....

Just got called for staging in "TimBuktu" Gotta get ready !!

LOL thanks for that! I figured the first comment was.Thank you for the outline it will be helpful if I decide to go that route.  

My parents drive the mobile offices and haven't worked in the field for 5 or so years. My brother does it every so often and if he goes again I would go with him.  Just trying to get a jump start. I'm poking though the forum trying to see if I can scare myself from the business, learning the good, the bad, and the ugly

I've also thought about working for Allstate of State Farm, however I would only want to be employed MAX 1 year, so I would prefer to be able to get the experience riding along.   I know there are travel perks, free training, and certifications. I have a college degree and speak Spanish, so I shouldn't have much trouble getting a job...... I would hope. I also don't want my parents to referral me considering I would plan on quitting once a big storm hit and I was comfortable with the job. Any advice or comments going this route.

I am looking into the Xactimate courses now.

Thanks for the tips :)

Adjuster pro teachs a good X8 3 day class take it the test level 1

Thanks, Husker Guy. I can identify. Glad I didn't have to listen to you sing it, though.