I've been a residential carpenter for 25 years but do to the housing crash I'm now thinking about wo...

1. How does one become a water restoration tech?
I've been a residential carpenter for 25 years but do to the housing crash I'm now thinking about
working as a WRT.
I'm running into the usual paradox, you need experience, but you can't get hired without the IICRC
certifications, it cost about 400 bucks for cert. but should you pay for class and hope you find a job?
If there's any one who's in this line of work that can give some advice I would be very grateful
thanks.
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