Foreclosure Property Preservation Inspection Contractor Jobs
How to become a Certified Property Preservation Contractor
I saw a home that was boarded up after a big storm. The whole valley was pretty flooded, and this house got some of the worst of it. After the water drained, we went in to see if there was anything left and the whole house was covered in mold. It was deemed unsafe, of course, and all boarded up.
They are currently interviewing candidates for the position of Property Preservation Field Representative highly motivated Independent Contractor/handyman with own tools needed to complete winterizations, lock changes, yard maintenance and other property preservation work orders.
You must have a clean driving record, and strong follow-up skills are required. Mortgage field servicing and/or general residential inspection/construction/maintenance experience is preferred.
Top national companies will actually be able offer a full range of services such as, Property Inspections, Property Preservation, Real Estate Owned (REO) Services, Property Valuations, Insurance Loss Inspections, High Risk/Code Enforcement, Vacant Property Registration, Title Services, Evictions, and Hazard Claims Administration
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Property Preservation Contractor Training
Property Preservation Certification Examination Information can be found online, the type of training that you will receive will include As to Complete Residential and Commercial Property Inspections:
What you will notice is that if your home based inspection business can handle the following niche inspection areas: Pre-Purchase Inspections, Prelisting Inspections, 1st.-Year Warranty Inspections, Roof Inspections, State Licensed Pest-Control Inspector Termite Inspections, Pool Inspections, Hot Tub Inspections, Sprinkler-System Inspections, Air-Quality\\Mold Inspections, Lead-Content Inspections, Radon Inspections, Water-Quality Inspections, Septic System Inspections Seawall/Dock Inspections. Multi-Family-Building Inspections, You will stay in demand and get lots of work.
More areas include: Office Building Inspections, Retail-Sites Inspections, Warehouse Inspections, Personal-Property and Business Inventory Inspections by CPA, Construction Work-in-Progress Inspections by Licensed Building Contractor.
Residential & Commercial Inspections:Bank, Mortgage, and Foreclosure
Getting the training you need will allow you to be able to handle all these various inspections such as: Delinquent Interviews, Foreclosure Inspections, Bankruptcy Inspections, Drive-By Inspections, Rush Inspections, Insurance-Loss-Draft Inspections, Personal-Property and Business Inventory Inspections (provided by our In-house Florida CPA), Construction Work-in-Progress Inspections (provided by our In-house Licensed Building Contractor), Occupancy-Determination Inspections, Sale-Date Inspections, FNMA Form-30 Inspections,
Other special areas include: Collateral Condition–and-Location Inspections, Miscellaneous Documentation Inspections, Home-Improvement Inspections, Mobile and Manufactured-Homes Inspections, Interior Inspections, Disaster Inspections, Insurance Property-and-Casualty Inspections. Appraisals or Broker Price Opinions (BPO).
Services offered by preservation contractors include:
Boarding / Securing: When Broken windows or vandalism occurs it requires windows and doors to be boarded up. Property Preservation specialists will board up properties and secure them in accordance with HUD specifications, local code.
Toxic Mold: When a home is suspected of having a mold problem, provide a certified mold inspection, testing, and remediation services with local vendor is a certified Industrial Hygienists
When searching online you will be able to see that many companies will have the following qualifications as a Licensed Home Improvement and Limited Plumber Contractor along with Field Services Specialist for the Mortgage Industry (Lenders, Servicers, Holders).
Property Preservation Training and Certification Field Services Training Property Preservation Contractor Needed In Tennessee Immediate Openings for Property Preservation Field Service Workers Lenders, servicers and investors are calling for increased property preservation training to insure that there will be a sufficient number of competent contractors to service the growing number of foreclosed properties
Property Preservation Jobs listing on craigslist for Home Bound LLC is a fast growing, dynamic organization providing services to the mortgage industry in Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Property Preservation Contractor Jobs
What types of Services do Property Preservation contractors perform
On Site- Property Preservation. Where services are done in 3 days with before and after photos submitted to mortgage field service companies
Locksmith: Offer to re-key the doors on a foreclosure home, while installing padlocks on any gates or garage doors, using combo lockboxes
Trash Out / Debris Removal: With the large number of abandoned and vacant homes a crew is needed to clean up trash and remove debris, to improve interior and exterior of the property, it is necessary to take photos of before and after along with disposing of any trash.
Janitorial Services: Some homes will need to be cleaned by a cleaning service that sweeps and mops the floors, vacuum carpet as well as scrubbing sinks, toilets, bathtubs and showers. Window cleaning is another service for front and back of the home.
Winterization / Plumbing: Checking the plumbing system and providing winterization for any wet areas is necessary to make sure that the home is prepared for the cold weather.
Lawn Care Services: We will provide both an initial lawn care service as well as maintain the landscape. Most clients agree that service twice a month is more than sufficient at maintaining the curb appeal necessary to sell the asset for the most amount of money. Services include mowing, removal of clippings, and trimming of shrubbery.
Swimming Pool Maintenance: REO property with a pool, is maintained by the operation of the pool, starting the filtration system. Per clients,request pool will be drained, cleaned, and refill the pool as necessary. The pool will be cleaned by adding chemicals with a weekly pool service..
Lockouts / Evictions: assist the local sheriff with the removal of personal property in accordance with local laws and the client's written instructions.
Repair & Remodeling: Many times a lender just wants to sell a home "as is" with all of its faults. Other times the Asset Manager will recognize that a minimal investment in renovation will pay off at the closing A licensed and insured California General Contractor performs All work according to client-approved proposals and local building codes.
When looking for clients or jobs to provide your services, one can check online on the many job boards or you can contact the national companies directly, with your website and credentials.
Contact home builders, contractors and landlords of rental properties, talk to them and find out how you can help them with their investment properties.