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Ask Hiring Firms For References

Don't be afraid to ask a hiring field services firm for five references. Explain that you want to call and chat with the references about their firm.

The great firms will be eager to provide you with references. I would pass on any firm that refuses to provide references.

SOFI has hundreds of references at www.fieldinspector.biz. We can provide more if you need them. Call other inspectors and ask about SOFI's reputation in the field services industry. SOFI has a satisfaction guarantee on all of our products and we are graded A+ by the Better Business Bureau. We will work hard to get your business and keep it. Call 352-449-1041 (east coast) to chat.

You Need The Right Lure To Catch Fish & Grow Your Business

Fishing and finding new field service companies is all about using the right lures. Don't waste your time with unattractive lures. Let SOFI help you grab some attention.

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Advertising Not Working? No One Calling You About Jobs?

Maybe you do not advertise? Maybe your advertising is not working. Standing in the front of the local Wal-Mart may not be working for you.

Maybe you need a better plan for advertising and growing your business.

Check out the advertising at www.fieldinspector.BIZ

 

No Stability Or Security With Low-Fee Mortgage Inspections

Alice (not her real name) send me an email today to say what has happened to her in the MORTGAGE SEGMENT of the industry. These stories of instability are told every day. Below is her advice to others performing mortgage ionspections.

Well Dan..welcome to my "our world"! I have seen my monthly pay go from $8 grand monthly down to $1 grand per month and no signs of it ever going back up.

I am a lot older than you, my family is grown, my husband is retired....my advice to you is to get a steady paying job, something you can count on and just supplement your earnings with this. If not, I guarantee you will lose your house and also starve!

Good Luck...get a nice real job...do your self a favor.

You Have About 10 Seconds! ...10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1

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Why Not Round Off Mortgage Inspection Fees To Twenty Dollars?

I hear that one national mortgage field services firm pays $2.10 for a mortgage drive-by inspection. What is with the 10-cents?

Why don't they round the fee off to TWENTY DOLLARS?

Some of the national mortgage field service firms are becoming more and more like McDonalds and they too may soon have a dollar menu.

Mortgage inspection fees were 300% higher about 20 years ago. Mortgage inspections are old smelly cheese ... find some new cheese. WATCH the video.

Watch This Video ... It Will Change Your Life!

Smell the cheese often so you know when it is getting old.

Old cheese can be $2.10 for a mortgage drive-by inspection or $16 for removing 1-cubic yard of debris.

Let SOFI help you find some NEW CHEESE.

WATCH the below video. Better yet, watch it about FIVE or more times. It will change your life.

 

Chase To Cut 19,000 Jobs

February 26 2013 9:15 AM

JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest U.S. bank, said Tuesday it will lay off as many as 19,000 employees, most in its consumer banking division, in a bid to reduce expenses by around $1 billion, Bloomberg News said. 

The number of employees in its mortgage business will shrink by 13,000 to 15,000 through 2014, while its community banking operations will shrink by 3,000 to 4,000. As many as 4,000 of the cuts will come this year, the bank said.

Fannie-Mae's NEW Do NOT Remove List

Fannie-Mae examples of interior debris that are not authorized to be removed include but are not limited to: 

Alcohol,  antifreeze,  canned goods,  cleaning agents,  gas cans,  medicine/syringes,  oil,  paint cans,  paint thinner,  pesticides,  pool chemicals,  pressurized tanks,  propane tanks,  tires, and toiletries.

Make sure you know and understand the NEW Fannie Mae guidelines. You will not be paid for unauthorized debris removal.

Shown here is a fire-damaged clothes dryer in a garage in an abandoned Fannie-Mae property. It is about 1-cubic yard of interior debris.

Fannie Mae will allow $20 to remove and properly dispose of this fire-damaged dryer. The national field service firm ordering the removal will take a 20% discount ($4). The property preservation mechanic will be paid $16 to drive it to the landfill where a dumping fee most likely will be required. This is not a lot of money when you consider all of the associated time and expenses to move this dryer to the landfill.

New Fannie-Mae Property Preservation Prices/Guidelines

New Fannie Mae property preservation prices and guidelines became effective on February 1, 2013.

The days of removing debris for $50 a cubic yard are fast disappearing. Below are some of the prices that Fannie Mae is offering for property preservation.

E. Raw Garbage, Perishable Debris, and Personal Property
* Combined Maximum of 10 cubic yards for the life of the loan

Raw Garbage and Perishable Debris - Interior/ Exterior * Maximum $40/cubic yard
Move Personal Property - Interior/ Exterior * Maximum $20/cubic yard
Dead Vermin/Dead Animal Removal Maximum $75 for the life of the loan

Email [email protected] and ask for a copy of the 20-page 2013 Fannie Mae property preservation guidelines/cost allowables (PDF file sent by email). Be sure to pay $5 at the link below:

http://www.sofi.us/catalog/item/4579100/9309334.htm