How To Make Money With Your Camera

Copyright in 2011

by

Scott Bolinger of Alliance Nebraska

All rights reserved. No part of this book or CD maybe reproduced in any way, shape or form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the author Scott Bolinger. If bought as a ebook, you may make one hardcopy. The forms and tax forms maybe copied as many times as needed for the person that bought this book.

Disclaimer

The publisher and author of this book are not responsible in any manner whatsoever for any income loss. What is stated is several ideas that has worked in creating income. Sometimes it takes money to make money.

Published by:

WR Publishing

Address: 507 Niobrara

Alliance, NE 69301

Phone: 308-760-7346 Email: wrkf@warriorrage.com

Website: www.WRKF.us

Opener

I’d guess since you decided to buy a copy of this book that you’re a business minded person that wants to get down to business and create an additional cash flow. There are several ways to create income from your digital camera and data entry. The business I’ll be going through is a business of a Contract Inspector which will cover field inspections and preservation. You don’t have to do both, but I’ll go over both. The companies you would be working with are contracting companies that work with mortgage companies or realty brokers and in some case you might work directly with the mortgage company. Primary what a field inspector would do is perform property verifications. This would intel them going out to a property and verifying that someone still lives at the property in which you would take one picture of the front of the house or to do interior and exterior property inspection of a property that isn’t occupied and you would take pictures on all sides of the outside of the building and two pictures per room and place bids on anything that makes the building not compliant (not up to FHA code). For the preservation work you would make sure that the building is secured and complies with FHA guidelines. For the Preservation work you would take pictures of all sides of the house, then 2 pictures per room in the interior. Your usually given a list of tasks and you would take before, during and after picturescf of work that was approved to be completed. For preservation work you would be primarily doing winterizations, securing a property, yard work, maid service, disposal of hazardous material…etc. Some times the preservation work isn’t just limited to FHA guidelines, some times the mortgage companies may have general remodeling that they want done, or maybe the city building inspector may have written up work that’s needed done.

Camera

When purchasing a camera a few tips you’ll need to know. When buying a camera try and bet more than one battery and it’s good to have more than one camera. You never know when a battery or camera will go out on you. And if you get a camera that uses AA or AAA batteries, I suggest getting rechargeable batteries and a charger. Those types of batteries hold a charge a lot longer. After you purchase a camera, set the date, then set your picture pixel to 640 which is probably your lowest setting. If your unable to set your pixels you can down load a free photo resizer at:

www.faststone.org/FSResizerDetail.htm

http://www.reaconverter.com/resize-images.html?gclid=CKHdjKXelqkCFZQbKgod8VB6uA

http://getgimp.com/lp/index.php?pid=TR&s=google&c=getgimp&pk=279&country=US&brand=getgimp

http://www.mystikmedia.com/photo_resizer_software.htm

Here is a list of companies that I work with on a regular bases. The main thing ,if your looking at making inspections as a full time business, you’ll need to spend a couple days sending resumes to as many companies as you can. Sending out one resume and expecting to get work immediately won’t cut it. Send out 30 to 100, and then you should see some activity.

 

Field Service Companies

http://www.sandcastlefs.com/

MSI : https://enterprise.msionline.com/login.aspx?enc=HAd1rtUZbsmBBo0sEDuy4YEaENNjZLnGBtpfRZdjcNUyhncbIliD26z+84rFqoHDfn4pQr4aygjovxiWDEFDxNvBuCzlXkqNe+HHr1ApgQ72qz4jpEz+WEuWxb5lGe+J

http://www.fivebrms.com/

http://www.fieldservices.com/

https://secure.nvms.com/application/Default.aspx

http://www.a2zfieldservices.com/

http://inspector.complytraq.com/Inspect/Inspect.dll

https://contractors.gcsresearch.com/

http://www.parrinspections.com/pw/public/index.aspx

http://www.pbdisasterservices.com/inspectors/inspector_registration.aspx

https://www.guardianps.com/reports/index.php

https://vnet.safeguardproperties.com/Login.aspx

 

 

websites with lists of field service companies

the business portal.com : http://www.thebusinessportal.com/subpage.asp?node=206261&CTitle=Field_Service_Companies&Loc=%5CFinancial_Services%7C81%5CField_Service_Companies%7C206261

http://www.spiritsearch.com/finance_field_service_companies.shtml

 

Paid sites:

https://global-data-entry.com/Data_Entry_Jobs.html : this is actually the first online information that I bought into. I had it saved in my email for probably a year or two, then fumbled back through my saved emails and figured I’d give it a shot. It gave me a pretty good start in field inspections and several ideas on different database business with several was on how to market online, selling ebooks, field services and much more. For the information on marketing to any sale person is priceless.

http://www.sofi.us/home.html : I highly recommend this site and book. I bought this a couple years ago and it helped me get a few companies to contract with and my field service is listed with them and I’ve received several calls because of my listing with them and I quickly made back the money I spent.

 

 

Business info sites:

Any field and preservation company will have specific rules to fallow. They have to fallow HIPPA , FHA and HUD guide lines. Brush up on these rules regularly. And a bit of good advise, if a company says to do something that isn’t within those guidelines I would question it or just don’t work for that company.

HUD

http://www.hud.gov/offices/oig/careers/

HUD inspection training: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/reac/products/pass/pass_trng

HIPPA

http://www.hipaa.com/

Mortgage field rep community (good for tips) : http://mortgagefieldrep.ning.com/main/authorization/signIn?target=http%3A%2F%2Fmortgagefieldrep.ning.com%2F%3Fxg_source%3Dmsg_invite_net

http://cubicyard.us/ : this is a very helpful site. It has a great deal of information about rules and regulations

Video training: http://www2.safeguardproperties.com/pop/?p[0]=3&p[1]=Reverify+Convey+Condition&p[2]=vc09/day2session3.flv&p[3]=2560&p[4]=266&p[5]=4242

Supply company:

http://www.mfssupply.com/

Lock Pick tinplates for Preservation workers. Takes a lot of practice to use picks. Most times it’s just best to drill out a lock and save yourself some time. I’d invest into a good battery drill that comes with two batteries.

http://www.lockpickguide.com/lockpicktemplates.html

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

RESUME

(Field Inspector and Preservation)

Name: Scott Bolinger

Company: Bolinger & Associates

Address: 507 Niobrara

City/State/Zip: Alliance, NE 69301

Phone: 308-760-7346

Fax: 402-620-9160

Email: wrkf@warriorrage.com

Experience:

Bolinger and Associates has been in business since 1998 and expanded into property management in 2001 and into field inspection and preservation in 2007 And we are one of the leading inspection/preservation companies in the area. We are working on expanding the business in Western Nebraska to carry a larger work load. We do have the equipment to handle most preservation or REO work orders (digital camera, computer, internet access, printer and fax machine, lawn service equipment, plumbing tools, boarding tools and supplies, cleaning supplies …. Etc

Types of Inspections we will do:

Drive by inspections, interior and exterior house inspections, Quality Control Inspections, merchant site inspections, inventory inspections, insurance inspections, collateral inspections, rush inspections, construction site inspection, occupancy inspections, commercial inspections, delinquency inspections, preservation and REO. We may expand our types of inspection and areas we work with depending on the demand outside our region.

The zip codes I we cover:

69301, 69341, 69334, 69336, 69361, 69348,69337, 69339, 69347, 69360, 39343, 69357, 69131

County Coverage:

Box Butte, Morrill, Sheridan, Dawes, Scottsbluff, Sioux, Garden

Note: may except quotes for going outside of areas.

 

Suggested pricing

Property Preservation Type Price
Hazards  
Cleaning Refrigerators or cleaning stand alone freezer $75
Clean toilet $75
Capping Wires $5 each
Capping Water main $15 each
Removing gas can(s) or propane tank(s) $15 each
Tire removal $10 each
Mold removal Open bid
Remove water from basement Open bid
Replace sump pump Open bid
Remove carpet and dry wall from flooded basement Open bid
Roof repair  
Patch or re-shingle (standard price with low pitch) $245 per square
Tarp 10 x 20 sq ft are $400
Boarding  
Windows 75 UI or less $70

76 – 100 UI $90

101 – 125 UI $115

Slider door or single garage door $160
Double garage door $175
Security door $250
Crawl space or pet door $60
Lock changes and securing  
Knoblock and deadbolt change $60 for first lock

$40 for every lock after that

Padlock

Padlock and hasp

$30 each
Window Lock $20 each
Slider lock $25 each
LockBox $20
Lawn Maintenance  
Initial Lawn Cut (up to 10,000 sq ft) $100
Initial Lawn Cut (10,001 to 15,000 sq. ft) $150
Initial Lawn Cut ( over 15,000 sq. ft) Open bid
Re-cut (up to 10,000 sq. ft) $80
Re-cut (10,001 to $15,000 sq. ft) $100
Re-cut ( over 15,001 sq. ft Open bid
Trim Shrubs $30
Winterize  
Snow Removal (standard sized property)80 feet of sidewalk and 20 X 40 feet of drive way) May negotiate for over sized area or commercial property $75
Winterization for Dry winterization $85
Defrost frozen pipes (minimum 8 hours) for one unit of no more than one water heater and no more than 3 bathrooms $500
Debris Removal  
Exterior and interior debris removal $50 cyrds
Personal property removal and storage $50 cyrds for removal

$50 for storage unit for one month

Miscellaneous (for any works not listed) Open bid
Rental Property Management  
Rental Property management 10% of total rent
   
Maid Service  
Standard for first time maid service $125
Maid Refresh $45

 

 

Diffinetions :

Drive by inspections: on this type of inspection, this is just to see if someone is actually still living at the property. And you take one or two pictures of the front of the house. The form you get for this type of inspection will general ask a description of the house which would cover type and color of siding, type of covering on roof, estimate value of property, visible personal property, any broken or boarded up windows or doors.

house inspections: this would be a interior and exterior inspection. Take pictures of the outside and all for sides of the house, then take two pictures of every room. Jot down any issue that would be needed to bring the property up to compliance (securing property, hazardous materials, , property inspections, any safety hazards, trip hazards, rails needed on stair way, yard maintenance)

merchant site inspections: this would be a inspection on a business to make sure it’s legitimate. Usually consist of 5 exterior and 5 interior pictures, making sure you take a picture of all 4 sides of the exterior of the building and pictures of the sign. In the interior you’ll usually need to take pictures of the general business area, main office, picture of where secured documents are kept (usually a file cabinet), and inventory. A lot of times you’re there to qualify a company to use or continue use of credit cards, so you’ll take pictures of the credit card machine. The inspection is basically the check to make sure the business is legitimate. I’ve had several for auto sales to qualify them to be able to contract with a company that does back ground checks, so that they can set up the loans themselves.

inventory inspections: inspection of inventory, taking pictures and writing down serial numbers to confirm correct item

insurance inspections: inspection of a building that has had weather damage. Usually have to have a minimum of 5 pictures. collateral inspections, rush inspections, construction site inspection, occupancy inspections, commercial inspections and delinquency inspections. Out in Nebraska, I get a lot of inspection for hail damage and most common is roof repair, siding, gutters and down spouts. You’ll take pictures of completed work and work that still needs to be done and weather or not there satisfied with the work that has been completed and then you post what percentage of the work has been completed.

collateral inspections: this would usually be for construction equipment that someone has rented. The last one I did was a excavator. You’ll need to take several distance and up close pictures of all sides of the equipment and of the serial number.

rush inspections: a rush inspection could be any of these types of inspections but you’ll general have 48 hours to complete. But you’ll charge a higher price for the limited time frame

construction site inspection: This maybe a few different things, maybe a percentage of completion on a job, or a equipment inventory.

occupancy inspections: same as a drive by inspection. Just verifying occupancy

commercial inspections: this could be to verify the legitimacy of the business just like the merchant site inspection or inventory inspection

delinquency inspections: these are usually on vehicles and you would general take pictures of all sides of the vehicle and the vin number and do a interview

Preservation and REO: generally when called on this type of inspection, it maybe assigned as a preservation. This would be on a abandoned house that went back to the mortgage company. So you would go in and secure the house. Change the locks to a specific key code and secure any out buildings (garage, shed), secure any pools or hot tubes. Depending on what time of year it is, you maybe required to winterize a property by disconnecting pipes at the water heater, disconnect the water meter, blow out the lines, pressure test the lines, then poor RV anti freeze in each drain. Some work orders may approve fixing roof leaks, removal of debris, maid service, yard service boarding windows, doors, pet doors. You may have just a couple things approved, then you’ll have to write up bids for everything else to bring the property into compliance.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

Taking Pictures

 

When taking pictures there will be little differences on the pictures that need to be taken, depending on what company or companies you are working for. For a standard drive by inspection, you’ll just take one picture of the front of the house. Usually it’s best to take two, just in case one of the pictures don’t turn out. Some companies may require that you take a picture of the front of the house and the address, or address and street sign. When you do a preservation it’s best to get a picture of the address and street sign. The standard exterior pictures that you want to get is shown below:

 

When taking a pictures like that, you take pictures from 4 corners. You should be far enough to be able to get the full front of the house and a little bit of the side and also get a fair amount of the yard. And then at that same corning you’ll be able to take another picture and get mostly the side and a little bit of the front. When your doing yard maintenance, you’ll want to do the before and after cuts at the same angels.

When taking picture of interior, you would normally take two pictures of each room trying to get the ceiling and flooring in the pictures. Some times the rooms are two small and you’ll need to take a corner shot, then a picture of the floor and one of the ceiling. Then you would take pictures of anything that would need to be done as far as getting a house to compliance. If there is debris, or personal items, broken window, wires that need a wire nut, missing covers for light switches or receptacles, mold damage, leaking ceiling. If it’s a house that’s getting ready for auction, then you would also take some close ups of damages , like stains on the wall or floor and holes in the wall.

 

Forms

Most companies will have there own forms. Some will ask you for a copy of yoiurs. If your going to contract direct with the mortgage companies , banks, brokers, realtor companies, then you will have your own forms already set and ready to go.

 

 

 

 

 

Work order

Number

Property Verification Form

Contracting Company: ______________________

Loan Number: ______________________________

Mortgagor: _________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Occupancy:

      Mortgagor Vacant

      Tenant Partial Vacant

      Unknown

Property Value: ______________

For Sale: Y / N LockBox: Y / N

Realty Name: _____________________________

Realty Number: ____________________________

Color:

White Yellow Brown Beige/tan

Grey Green Blue Pink

Other: ______________________

Siding Type:

Wood Tin Vinyl Asbestos

Stucco Brick/block/stone

Other ____________________

Roof:

Asphalt Wood

Tile Tin Aluminum

Broken Windows: __________________

Boarded Windows: _________________

Grass Height: _________

Comments:

Type Of Property:

Single Family Manufactured Home

Duplex Commercial

Triplex Mobil Home

Fourplex Vacant Land

Condo Other: ______________

Stories: _______

Garage:

attached Detached Carport

Shed Quonset Barn

Utilities:

Electric: On Off Unknown

Water: On Off Unknown

Gas: On Off Unknown

Personal Property:

 

 

Work order

Number

Due Date: _______________

 

 

Grass Cut

Client: ____________________________________

Mortgagor: _______________________________

Address: ___________________________________

Lot Size: ______ X _______

Square Feet: ___________

Initial Cut: $ _____

Re-Cut: $ _____

edge

Trim trees and brush

Total: _______ Size: ________

Debris removal cyrd: ____________

Interior inspection

 

Any New Damages:

 

 

 

 

XWork order

Number

 

Property Preservation Update/Bid Form

Vendor Code _______________ Completion Date: ___________

Company Name________________________________

Conttractor’s Name: ___________________________

Contractor’s Address: _________________________________

Tax ID#: ______________________

Fax#: __________________________

E-mail: _______________________________

Ph#: ___________________________

Client: ________________________ Client Phone Number: ___________________

Loan Number_____________

Work order Number_______________

Property Address___________________________________

 

Occupancy Status: Occupied ____ Vacant __ Partial __

Occupied by:______________________________________________________

How Verified:____________________________________________________

If partial, which units were vacant?_____________________________________

Violation Posted: ______________________________

Mobil Home: Mobile Home Park Name: _____________________

Mobile Home Park Number: ____________________

Hud Number: ______________________ serial Number: ________________

Property Description:

Is the Property For Sale? Y N Contact Info:

Name of Realtor___________________________________________________

Phone Number_______________________ Active Listing? Y N

Violations/Citations Posted? Y N If yes, for what?______________________

 

 

 

Securing

Secure upon arrival? Y N If no, why?_______________________________

Secure upon departure Y N

Square Feet: Yard _________ Dwelling _____________

Locks

Lock Change completed? Y N Key Code__________

Location/Quantities: Front_____ Rear_____ Secondary_____ Garage______

Locked by Others? Y N Key Code___________ Location(s)_________

Lock box installed? Y N Lock box code______

Padlock Installed? Y N

Location/Quantities: Front___ Rear___ Secondary___ Garage___ Outbuilding___ Pool Gate___

Slide bolt Installed? Y N Qty_______

Location(s)______________________________________________________

Slider Lock Installed Y N Qty ______

Location(s)______________________________________________________

 

Boarding

Is Boarding Needed: Y N

Qty _____ Size: _______

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

Was Boarding Completed: Y N

If No, why: ______________________________________

 

Window(s)

Qty __ Location: _____________Size: Length ____ Width ____

Qty_______ Location_________ Size: Length______ x Width_________

Door(s)

Qty _____ Location _____________ Size: Length______ x Width ________

Qty_______ Location_______________ Size: Length______ x Width_________

 

 

Winterization

Completed? Y N If no, why?______________________________________

Dry___ Dry/Well___ Steam____ Steam/Well____ Radiant ____ Radiant/Well___

Is there a Sump Pump? Y N If so, is it operable? Y N

Is Water Off at the Curb? Y N If no, why?_____________________________

Common Utilities? Y N

Bid to Thaw (if required) $_________

Method of Thawing (type of heaters)___________________________________

Number of Men Required to Thaw_________ Hours Needed to Thaw_________

Damages

Mortgagor Neglect Y N Eyeball Estimate $___________

Detailed Description (required)________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Vandalism Y N Eyeball Estimate $_________

___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Freeze Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $____________

Detailed Description (required)________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Water Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $________

Area Size _______ Location____________________ Possible Cause_______________________________________________________

Detailed Description (required)____________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

Fire Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $____________

Detailed Description (required)________________________________________

Storm Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $________

Detailed Description (required)______________________________________

Unfinished Renovation Y N Eyeball Estimate $____________

Detailed Description (required)________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

 

Structural Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $____________

Detailed Description (required)______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ .

Environmental Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $___________

Detailed Description (required)________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Mold Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $___________

Area Size: __________ Location_________________________ _

Possible Cause____ ________________

Detailed Description (required)______________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

Bid to Clean/Treat Mold $_____ Bid to Remove Mold $_______________

Roof Damage Y N Eyeball Estimate $____________

Area Size____________ Location_____________________

Possible Cause______________________________ ___________

Detailed Description (required)________________________________ _______

________________________________________________________________

Active Leak Y N Flat ________ Pitch _____________

Type: Asphalt Slate Shingle Tin Other ____________________________________________

Bid to Tarp $______ Bid to Patch $______ Bid to Replace $________

Grass Cuts

Grass

Initial Grass Cut Completed? Y N , If no, why? (Circle one)

Limited Growth - Debris in the way - Not for the allowable - No grass - Realtor Maintaining - Condo Association Maintaining - Cut by Others - Out of Season Other: ____________

Lot Size: Length______ x Width_______ Height__ ____________________

Shrubs

Shrubs Trimmed? Y N If not, why?______________________

Height______ Length_______ Width________ Qty__________

 

 

Debris

Exterior Debris

CYDS_______ Potential Violation? Y N In way of Grass Cut? Y N

Description_______________________________________________________

Removed? Y N If no, Bid to Remove $________

 

Interior Health Hazards

CYDS_______

Description_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Removed? Y N If no, Bid to Remove $_________

Garage Debris

CYDS: ____________

Description: _________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Removed? Y N If no, Bid to Remove: $____________

Personals

CYDS_____

Description_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Estimated Value $_________

Bid to Remove $__________ Bid to Store $_________

Health Hazards

Paint Gal / Can (circle one) Qty _________ Bid $__________

Chemicals/Cleaners Gal / Can (circle one) Qty _________ Bid $__________

Oil Gal / Can (circle one) Qty _________ Bid $__________

Paint Thinner Gal / Can (circle one) Qty _________ Bid $__________

Gas Can/s Gal / Can (circle one) Qty _________ Bid $__________

Tires Qty__________ Bid $__________

Batteries Qty__________ Bid $__________

Propane Tank Qty__________ Bid $__________

Vehicles Qty: ____

Make: ________Model: ______________ Serial Number: _________________

Make: ________Model: ______________ Serial Number: _________________

Make: ________Model: ______________ Serial Number: _________________

Miscellaneous Bids

Extermination Needed? Y N

Property Infested with: (circle all that apply)

Mice Rats Roaches Ants Bees Termites Fleas Other_______________________

Bid to Exterminate $_____________

Bid provided by a Professional Exterminator? Y N (required)

Name of Exterminator: __________________

Phone Number of Exterminator: ______________________

 

Basement Flooded? Y N

Bid to Pump the Basement $_______

Height of water __________

Possible Cause__________________________________________

Other Bids

Description:_____________________________________Bid $_______

Description:_____________________________________Bid $________

Description:____________________________________ Bid $________

Description:_____________________________________ Bid $________

Description:_____________________________________Bid $________

Comments

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

 

 

Requited Pictures:

Before and after pictures

2 pictures per room

All 4 sides of the house

Out buildings

Electric meter

Gas meter

Address verification

Sign in sheet

Work order

Number

 

Work Completion Form

 

Vendor Code _______________ Completion Date: __________

Company Name____________________________

Contractor’s Name: ____________________________

Contractor’s Address: ______________________________

Tax ID#: _________________

Ph#: ____________________________

Fax#: ___________________________

E-mail___________________________

Client: __________________________ Client Phone Number: _________________

Loan Number____________________

Work order Number_______________

Property Address___________________________________

 

1. Work Completed _____ ____________________________ $_________

2. Work Completed ___________________________ _______ $_________

3. Work Completed___________________________________ $__________

4. Work Completed___________________________________ $__________

5. Work Completed _____ ____________________________ $___________

6. Work Completed ___________________________ _______ $___________

7. Work Completed___________________________________ $__________

8. Work Completed___________________________________ $__________

9. Work Completed___________________________________ $__________

Total $__________

Coments

 
 
 
 

 

 

Sign in Sheet

Company Name: ___________________

Contact Address: ________________________________

Contact Phone Number: _______________________

Date

Name

Company

Reason

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

 

Maid Service Check Off List

(initial each when completed)

 

 

_____ Clean refrigerator

_____ broom sweep all carpets and floors

_____ Mop floors

_____ Clean Toilets

_____ Wipe down kitchen sinks, counter tops and cabinets

_____ wipe down bathroom sink, counter tops and cabinets

_____ Wipe down windows, window trim and base boards

_____ brush off any cobwebs

_____ Wipe off all out- let and light switch covers

_____ Wipe off light covers and ceiling fan blades

_____ Place a air freshener in the bathrooms and kitchen and add a date and initial in marker on the air freshener

_____ Broom sweep garage and brush off cobwebs

_____ General walk around and check for Conveyance

 

 

 

 

Winterized

Date: ___/___/___

Company: ___________________

A winterization has been performed at this property pursuant to a work order issued by your mortgage company.

Work completed: water meter disconnected, zip tie on shut off valve, water heater drained, line blown out with forced air, RV anti-freeze pored in each drain and the toilette. Please be advised to have a licensed plumber inspect all lines for any leaking when reconnecting.

Winterized

Date: ___/___/___

Company: ___________________

A winterization has been performed at this property pursuant to a work order issued by your mortgage company.

Work completed: water meter disconnected, zip tie on shut off valve, water heater drained, line blown out with forced air, RV anti-freeze pored in each drain and the toilette. Please be advised to have a licensed plumber inspect all lines for any leaking when reconnecting.

 

 

Tax preparation

 

As a business owner it is essential that you keep track of all your expenses and money made. Most the companies you contract with will send you a W9 to fill out and they’ll send you a statement at the first of the year. For tax purposes you’ll need to keep records of:

      Milage: you’ll write down your beginning and ending milage and each place or just the town you went to. Milage can be a pretty good deduction.

      Expenditures: keep track of your expenditures, like buying a camera, batteries, tools. Make sure you get a receipt for everything.

      Money Made: any monies that you have made

      Office supply: this would be expenses on buying paper, pins, pencils, ink, if you have to buy or replace a camera , computer fax machines, internet access, website hosts

      Utilities: if your running that out of your home, you can dedicate a room for a office and then you can deduct your utilities on your taxes. They usually deduct 10%.

       

       

       

Milage Log

Date Odometer Reading City

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Date: ________________ Start: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Stop: ______________________ City: ___________________________

Total Miles: _________________

 

 

Expenses

Date Item Reason cost
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Total: _______________

 

 

Money Made

Date Company Amount Made
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Total: ________________

 

 

Office Supplies

Date Item Reason cost
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

Total: _______________

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

Month

Gas

Electric

January

   

February

   

March

   

April

   

May

   

June

   

July

   

August

   

September

   

October

   

November

   

December

   

Totals: ______________________ _________________________

 

 

 

Tips and Tricks

Working in both fields can create a significant amount of cash flow. But if you don’t know any general maintenance to do the preservation work, you might consider looking for someone that does possess those skills and subcontract. Some companies do require that you have general liability insurance and some require you have the liability insurance and EoM insurance. Not all require this, but some do and it’s a good idea to have insurance. To get started you would have to create a resume and I have a example of a resume in this book. Then you would go to the websites of the companies I have listed and email your resume to them. Most will send you a package to fill out and you’ll be put on there vender list and you could get work right away. Most jobs you’ll get emailed your assignments, some companies might call ya on a phone and email the work orders to you.

The way some companies work, they will require you to send in your pictures on there website and fill out a online form. Some companies will want you to scan and email the forms and pictures and some will want you to fax the form and email the pictures.

After you get some experience under your belt, there maybe a time to try and get some direct business. Rather than doing business through a contracting business, you get rid of the middle man and contract directly with the mortgage company, realtor or broker. When your dealing with a middleman , they’ll take between 20% to 60% of the income. But they do create the business for you. Just learn from them. The different companies will have some good and some bad practices. The best thing is to learn what you think are the good practices and incorporate them into your personal business. When you expand into your own contracting company and have to hire extra help because the work load is quite a lot, having proper paper work and getting it done correctly is important, but getting the workers to the jobs and completing those jobs are much more important. The reason I say that, is that I do work for some companies that if there is a error, they’ll call me on the phone and confirm the error and they’ll fix it for me and it don’t waste but a minute to fix. But I have some companies that if the slightest error on the paper work is done, they want you to redue the whole form, which could be another hour out of your time. That doesn’t make you money , and it certainly doesn’t make the contracting company any money. I’ve had companies have me reconfirm my paper work, but to do that, I had to go back out to the property and take more pictures to reconfirm what I said. If that’s 100 miles away, then that’s half a day shot, and your paying out a lot of money on gas. So it don’t hurt to take extra pictures. If a property is supposed to be occupied and it looks vacant, re-confirm it with a neighbor and check the electric meter and take a picture of the meter, then check and see if the water is on or off.

General tip: If you don’t have a lot of money to invest into your business, then start off small, with the minimum. Build up the business, test the waters and get confortable with the inspection and/or preservation work before getting into some big expenses. That way, you work the business for a while and you know what kind of income you’ll be getting in and budget for your expansion.

Yard Maintenance: when mowing a yard, you’ll need to make sure to pick up the trimmings, but a way to do it real quick is just to run your mower across the sidewalk and blow the grass trimmings into the yard.

General Inspections: when doing drive by inspections, you should probably dress a certain way. A little dressy helps. It makes it look more professional. But if you really don’t want people messing with ya, wearing some Kickboxing or boxing shirt or cap and drive up on a Harley people will usually leave you alone.

General Info: if your into preservation you’ll need to eventually get your own power supply. The preferred way would be a generator. Probably a 6500 watt or better. That way your able to run your power tools. It’ll take around 3000 to run a fair sized air compressor and that’s probably the machine that you will use that has the highes wattage. I’ve used inverters that you hook up to your batter. The are a lot less expensive than a generator, but you can’t run a air compressor very long on it, if at all, and a circular saw won’t run on it. They’ll both trip the breaker in it. Starting out I used one and sometimes we got lucky and was able to hook up a cord to a neighbors house. But the generator is the money maker

Rain gear: don’t really need one if you just doing field inspections. But if your doing preservation and yard maintenance, they come in handy. I’ve had to finish up quite a few lawn care jobs in the rain. And I’d rather finish up and get a little wet than having the extra expense of driving back to finish the job at another date. I’m not say, go mow in the rain when it’s thundering and lighting out. You gotta use your own judgement on that.

Yard maint: when you get a weed wacker I’d get one with a changeable head on it. That way you can by the extra heads when you can afford them. Some you can get inter changeable heads for weed eating, edger, hedger and tilling. Probably not going to need a tiller. But you never know. It depends on the demand. For a tiller, I’d get more a heavy duty one if you add tilling as part of your yard business. Preferably a tiller with the blade in the front. There a bit better for seeing were your going especially if your tilling to set up some concrete work.

Yard maint: to do a lot of yards, it would be good to set up groups of 2. Put one person doing walk through, picking up trash, taking pictures and running the weed eater and put the other one on the lawn mower. That works good for me and my crews and both people get done about the same time. When you make enough money, you might invest into a riding mower and a push mower. It’s nice to have both. You can expand quite a bit on a lawn service. You’ll get some standard rates through preservation work, and you might pick up some extra on the job.

General business: promotion is a big plus. Always have cards ready to hand out. If your wanting to expand your preservation work, have cards and maybe a magnet sign on the side of your vehicle or trailer.

Initial cleaning or maid service: on a initial clean out, you’ll remove all the debris and clean out he house. See maid service check list for what all needs done. One of the issues you’ll find is getting water to do the cleaning. The water will usually be turned off. But if the property hasn’t been winterized yet, you can get water out of the water heater or back of the toilette. Don’t get it out of the front of the toilette, that would be gross. It’s always a good idea to take two buckets with you for water and trash.

Cell Phone: a Cell phone is a must. This way you’ll know your not going to miss a job. If you get a emergency job or rush inspection, those usually pay a bit more.

Laptop: a laptop can be pretty handy, exspecially if you have internet so you can be on the road and load your information. This works good if your working with a partner. While they drive, you can be down loading your information. That beats working for 10 to 16 hours, then get home and have to put in another 4 hours logging your information and sending pictures. And if you have internet, if you can’t find a place, you can look up the location on the web. A GPS is helpful, but you may find having internet where ever you are maybe more beneficial. You’ll be able to check your email, to see if you get any new jobs in. If your out and about and could save you a extra trip.

Map sites: before you go somewhere, make sure you know where your going. The google map has been a big help in finding places. GPS is another great tool. But they’re not 100% especially if you have to do a inspection on a property that’s out in the country. Sometimes if your going to a area that your not to familiar with, it’s a good idea to print out a copy of the property off the county assessors website or go to there office and get one ran off. Sometimes to find a property, you may even have to go to the post office.

http://maps.google.com/

www.yellowpages.com

 

 

 

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