Got an invite to spend $250 to learn how to fast track condo's.  Claim $2,000 to $3, 000 per. day. I did a quick math check and it does not seem to add up.  Has anyone heard of them or worked with them.

Web is www.condoadjusting.com 

Could use anyones  input.

David Hill

Condo unit owner claims - can, could, should be - the experienced adjuster's gravy assignments.  IF: the adjuster has a strong grasp of the specific policy wording, has a strong grasp of sorting through condo corporation papers to quickly grasp the definitions and perameters necessary for the relevant building, if the vendor sorts new claims professionally i.e. one adjuster = one building, for all unit owner losses, if the adjuster organizes himself and magages his/her time properly, if the adjuster develops a professional relationship with the building property manager(s), if the adjuster gets the footprint floorplan layouts for the limited types of suites in each building.

In order to earn the numbers mentionned in the ad you would have to be superadjuster or only doing half the job. Setting up an appointment, gaining access and doing the walk thru is theoretically simple until you throw some people into the mix. The property manager, the condo association board and the unit owners to name a few. I worked condo association claims almost exclusively in 04 and 05 and have lots of stories to tell. One needs to be very well organized and have a great working relationship with the insureds representatives. Setting up appointments, getting either board members or management to accompany you is a must, allocating enough time per unit to chit chat with the unit owner is important. These claims require as much public relations as adjustment. Once the inspections are complete allocating damages properly is extremely important. Knowing the policy wordings, reading the condo docs, referring to the appropriate statutes and formulating the proper recommendations are not normally the purvey of junior adjusters. The ad in question begs the observation" If it looks to good to be true it probably is". A well oiled adjustment team comprised of policy savvy adjusters and veteran estimators is what is required to properly handle these claims. I'm proud to relate we have succeeded in that regard and were considered the best adjustment team by the carrier we worked for. There are no get rich quick schemes that benefit either the adjuster or carrier. Honesty and integrity ensure career longevity. Clayton is right that these claims need to be handled by properly trained adjusters. To do otherwise does no one justice.

Read their website and listen to the videos. Interesting. One real adjuster with a bunch of gofers measuring and reporting back. $250 for the course, and they'll probably sell you the equipement. More amway adjusting.

David, the best way for you to get your feet wet on Condo losses, which in many cases can run into millions of dollars, associate yourself or assist a good General Adjuster. I have worked Condo losses for many years and if you don't know what your doing, you can get your tail in trouble really quick. I find working these losses exciting, but diplomacy is a rule, as is interpreting  the condo docs and understanding the policy and declarations. Clayton is one to listen to. He knows his business very, very, well.

I reviewed the material they sent to solicit $250 to get their DVD so you can have an opportunity to join them.  It does not seem kosher at all.  A word of advice -- don't let yourself get too desparate to find work.  Flipping burgers may be more profitable than some of the "offers" with which you are presented.  Many millions, perhaps even billions, of dollars are bilked out of Americans every year on schemes to get rich quick.  If it sounds too good to be true.......