Xactimate Sketch tip- how to Sketch a mansard roof
Step by step tutorial on how to Sketch a Mansard roof.
View ArticleWhat is a level 3 Certified Trainer?
This has been popping up more and more lately. I have had students ask me if I am a level 3 certified trainer. Well, technically, yes. I am. a level 3 Certified User (I was, in fact, the very first...
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Framing in Sketch – super simple, perfectly accurate
With the recent tornado activity, it seems appropriate to remind the folks out there that Sketch has a very simple way to estimate framing. Once you have your floorplan complete (with openings already...
View ArticleXactscope for iPad- 27.5 is way, way better!
We’re a couple weeks into the new iPad app for Xactimate (Xactscope), and I’m a believer. I have been experimenting with it a couple hours each day, and am learning that is deeper than it first...
View ArticleSeparate Mitigation and Restoration totals quickly and easily
This video shows how to create a total page for separate lines of coverage very easily. Resulting in a clean, easy to read estimate.
View ArticleLooking for work? Get Xactimate Certified today. No, really – today!
Employers take a huge risk when hiring new adjusters or estimators. Fact – the claims business has a very high turnover rate. The reason – adjusters go out and inspect several losses, come back to...
View Article4.5 ‘Must Do’ Steps for New Adjusters to Get Deployed During a Storm Event
I was sitting at the Dining Room table today, with my daughter painting my fingernails (yes, you read that right) – and I had a thought (you read that right, too). It occurred to me that my readers...
View Article4.5 steps to Survive (and thrive) on your first deployment
“4.5 steps to survive (and thrive) on your first deployment” You’ve worked really hard, learned as fast and thoroughly as you could, made some great contacts, and now you have files. Beyond the...
View ArticleSketch tip- Stairs in the center of a room
I get calls frequently for this one. This is on our “Sketch Tips & Tricks” page for our members, but I thought that non-members would really enjoy this simple tip for putting Stairs in the middle...
View ArticleLooking for work? Get Xactimate Certified today. No, really – today!
Employers take a huge risk when hiring new adjusters or estimators. Fact – the claims business has a very high turnover rate. The reason – adjusters go out and inspect several losses, come back to...
View Article4.5 ‘Must Do’ Steps for New Adjusters to Get Deployed During a Storm Event
I was sitting at the Dining Room table today, with my daughter painting my fingernails (yes, you read that right) – and I had a thought (you read that right, too). It occurred to me that my readers...
View Article4.5 steps to Survive (and thrive) on your first deployment
“4.5 steps to survive (and thrive) on your first deployment” You’ve worked really hard, learned as fast and thoroughly as you could, made some great contacts, and now you have files. Beyond the...
View ArticleSketch tip- Stairs in the center of a room
I get calls frequently for this one. This is on our “Sketch Tips & Tricks” page for our members, but I thought that non-members would really enjoy this simple tip for putting Stairs in the middle...
View ArticleLooking for work? Get Xactimate Certified today. No, really – today!
Employers take a huge risk when hiring new adjusters or estimators. Fact – the claims business has a very high turnover rate. The reason – adjusters go out and inspect several losses, come back to...
View Article4.5 ‘Must Do’ Steps for New Adjusters to Get Deployed During a Storm Event
I was sitting at the Dining Room table today, with my daughter painting my fingernails (yes, you read that right) – and I had a thought (you read that right, too). It occurred to me that my readers...
View Article4.5 steps to Survive (and thrive) on your first deployment
“4.5 steps to survive (and thrive) on your first deployment” You’ve worked really hard, learned as fast and thoroughly as you could, made some great contacts, and now you have files. Beyond the...
View ArticleSketch tip- Stairs in the center of a room
I get calls frequently for this one. This is on our “Sketch Tips & Tricks” page for our members, but I thought that non-members would really enjoy this simple tip for putting Stairs in the middle...
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