Time Busters For The Property Inspector

The following are key areas that will waste time and put you behind schedule quickly.

  • Keys that don’t work
  • Waiting for keys to be made
  • Owners not moving out on time  call before you go to verify
  • Doing FWT or Finals on owner move-outs or owners doing their own work on Mondays
  • Vendor not 100% complete and not sending in a “Final” fax
  • Making more than 2 trips per rehab
  • No AC to charge Tablet or Laptop in Vehicle
  • Not having lock box to install in van
  • Not working up your job estimate the same day you do a FWT
  • Not having the light for the proper camera operation
  • Not having owners sign maintenance agreements when they do their own work
  • Not sending out a memo the first day you do a FWT if you do not personally talk to the owner.
  • Not calling every day to reach the owner for approvals after 3 work day bring up to management
  • Letting owners send in funds by regular mail instead of fax check, e-mail, credit card or FedEx.

 Note:  Average time to complete a rehab from A-Z is approximately 3.5 hours.  This includes driving time, FWT, Final, Working up Job Estimate, paperwork, calling owners, etc.