I had been a technician for Service Master Restoration for 6 years. I'm in the beginning phase of my own restoration company right now. U said water pays more than mold?
Sure! What scenario would you like for me to discuss? Mit, recon...what? As you get better (do it longer) you learn how to handle adjusters (or in many cases how to avoid dealing with them all together)
If you are ready to start doing some jobs, let me know. We can give you some shortcuts on how to get leads NOW Plus we have contracts, sample estimates and all kinds of stuff that will be helpful
I wouldn't do Xactimate unless you have to. I did %60-%80 profit margins on Emerg (Cat3's netted the lowest) on Time & Materials. Under Xactimate, it goes down to 50%-70% simply because under XA your crews need to be efficient and fast to get anything out of it, and everyone needs to understand what nets the most profit on XA, and what doesn't. For repairs, I can turn out a T&M estimate in about 10 minutes no matter the size, get it approved, and do 30%-45% profit on the job. As long as you know how long something should take, and you account for 95% of everything, you should be ok. Remember, under XA, if you don't account for something even a simple door stopper, you are leaving money on the table.
What phase is your company in now? Comment below!
I had been a technician for Service Master Restoration for 6 years. I'm in the beginning phase of my own restoration company right now. U said water pays more than mold?
@@travisallen8158 yes it pays more
@@TheRestorationContractor , we have to discuss this
Thanks Shane!
you bet
Awesome video! Could you do a video on dealing with the insurance while on a job?
Sure! What scenario would you like for me to discuss? Mit, recon...what?
As you get better (do it longer) you learn how to handle adjusters (or in many cases how to avoid dealing with them all together)
Life cycle of a job would be great. Also how to onboard the client when you first come to a flood and need to get them to sign a contract.
Got it!
I am working on creating new content now and will cover this.
Just got equipment and starting from step 1.
If you are ready to start doing some jobs, let me know.
We can give you some shortcuts on how to get leads NOW
Plus we have contracts, sample estimates and all kinds of stuff that will be helpful
i need more water jobs
We got you covered.
Come take the test drive!
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Any recommendations on getting into xactimate?
Are you doing recon?
If you are only doing mitigation, I suggest you avoid Xactimate
We have sample estimates we can show you
I wouldn't do Xactimate unless you have to. I did %60-%80 profit margins on Emerg (Cat3's netted the lowest) on Time & Materials. Under Xactimate, it goes down to 50%-70% simply because under XA your crews need to be efficient and fast to get anything out of it, and everyone needs to understand what nets the most profit on XA, and what doesn't.
For repairs, I can turn out a T&M estimate in about 10 minutes no matter the size, get it approved, and do 30%-45% profit on the job. As long as you know how long something should take, and you account for 95% of everything, you should be ok.
Remember, under XA, if you don't account for something even a simple door stopper, you are leaving money on the table.