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- Common places to find listings like newspapers, signs, and apartment guides
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1. We will explain what is required of you in this presentation.
Field Service Inspections
Amyra Property Services LLP
Welcome to the First Training Course!
is proud to present
2. Inspector Requirements
It is extremely important that your demeanor always be calm, courteous, polite,
and, above all, professional even when borrowers are impolite and/or hostile. If
you occasionally encounter a hostile borrower, immediately apologize for the
disturbance and leave the property
Note: Please keep a professional attitude and demeanor; this includes
completing the inspections without having a child or minor with you.
Professionalism
You are the eyes and ears of our clients. The information you provide allows our
clients to take action to protect their collateral. They need to be informed of
everything relevant to the condition of the property immediately.
3. It is required that all inspectors appear and act in a professional manner at all times. The
following outlines some of the dress code policies. In general clothing should appear neat
and inspectors should represent themselves professionally at all times. Never discuss why
you are inspecting the property with anyone other than the borrower or spouse, unless
special instructions advise otherwise. Individuals must wear identification badges showing
both the individual's name and your company's name or a shirt or uniform displaying your
company's name.
Each individual should have a company business card to provide neighbors, code
enforcement officers, brokers, or police officers upon request. We have these
available for you.
4. • Mobile E-mail access
• Mapping software for your computer
• GPS unit
• Car with insurance
• Mobile phone that can support Apps
• Active Voicemail
• Phone capable of Flash Photography
• Volt stick
• Blank White Envelopes
• Access to a printer
• Phone car charger/back up
batteries
• Inspection Company ID
• Door hangers
• FTV stickers
• Flashlight
• Ruler/Yard Stick/Tape Measure
• Interior sign-in sheets
• Gated community letters
• Pens, Highlighters, Red Marker
Supplies
Needed for inspections
NOTE: ALL RELEVANT PAPERWORK WILL BE PROVIDED TO YOU AT YOUR REQUEST
5. Field Inspections: How To Guide
Note: Photos must be provided for all contracted
work completed and all conditions being reported,
i.e. if you state there is a car in the driveway to
confirm occupancy, there must be a photo of the
car.
All inspections must be completed and
submitted through the correct app via your
phone at the property at time of inspection.
6. IMPORTANTIMPORTANTIMPORTANTAlways read the instructions sent with the orders before heading out. These
instructions explain how the order should be completed and provide special
information sent by the client. They may include paperwork that must be
brought to the property and posted.
Remember that you must determine the occupancy status of the property. This
is often the main reason for the inspection. Based on present conditions at the
property, an educated assessment of occupancy should be made. DO NOT
MAKE A HASTY GUESS! If you mark a property as vacant and it is not, the family
could be locked out of their home resulting in serious legal action against YOU. If you
mark a property as occupied and it is vacant, if any damage occurs due to neglect
you can be held liable!
7. FI (EXTERNAL OCCUPANCY)
EOV (EXTERNAL OCCUPANCY)
PI (EXTERNAL OCCUPANCY)
NC (NO CONTACT)
DF (DIRECT CONTACT ATTEMPT)
UINT OR FINT (INTERIOR)
FII OR VII (INTERIOR)
CO (NO CONTACT)
EO (EXTERIOR OCCUPANCY)
FINC (NO CONTACT)
FIB (NO CONTACT)
Field Inspections Codes:
If you come across another code, simply ask
about it. These are the most common.
8. NC, FIB, FINC, CO
This type of inspection is ordered when the client needs to confirm the occupancy status of a
property, but for either legal or procedural reasons cannot actually contact the borrower.
Occupancy must be determined visually by driving by the property and if the home is vacant
indicate how occupancy was verified (no furniture on site, tall grass, an accumulation of
papers/mail, the home is unsecured). You can contact utility companies for both type of
inspections. You cannot make contact with neighbors or other inhabitants at or near the
property. Do not approach or secure a property that is unsecured when you are completing
the inspection. Instead, advise why it is unsecured and enter this information on the
inspection report sent through the App. Take photos of the open doors and windows as well.
For these types of orders you should never be standing directly at the unit door. If you are
standing in front of the unit door, this is showing the clients that you are attempting direct
contact. You will need certain photos of the property, so candidly take the photos without
being obvious.
Caution: It is never acceptable to walk onto or enter a property in bankruptcy or no contact inspection.
9. A Contact Attempt Inspection is one where the client is trying to contact the mortgagor in order to
deliver a message. Do not confuse a contact attempt inspection with an interview.
Do not assume that the person you are talking to is the mortgagor. Confirm by asking the individual’s
name. This information is to be given in your App.
If the borrower asks why contact was made, simply state that “you are visiting the property on the
mortgage company’s behalf, please contact them via the phone number on the door hanger.”
It is best to make contact with a mortgagor in the early morning or evening. Follow all local laws and
ordinances regarding appropriate days and times to make contact. Generally, we only do inspections
between the hours of 9-9.
Never discuss why you are inspecting the property with anyone other than the borrower or spouse,
unless special instructions advise otherwise. Explain that the contact is occurring on behalf of the client
who possesses the mortgage on the property. Contact should never be made with a child.
Leave a completed door hanger if no one is home
•Seal/place into a sealed envelope
•Leave door hanger on the front door so that the borrower can find it upon returning to the property
•Take a photo of the door hanger after has been left on the door. A photo of the door hanger on the door
and then one of the front of the house is needed.
DF It is a federal offense to leave anything in a mailbox. Leaving
a door hanger in a mailbox may result in you being sued.
10. This involves going to the property and verifying the occupancy status of the house. You are required
to complete a door knock. If no one is available at the property, check the property thoroughly to
confirm the occupancy status and look for damages/adverse conditions. When you are able to contact
someone at the property, like a neighbor, never discuss information concerning the status of the loan
unless instructed to do so by the client. Keep in mind that clients request inspections for many reasons,
not just because a loan may be in some type of delinquency. Often, the sole purpose is to advise our
client of the occupancy status and property condition. Try to obtain the name of the tenant as well as
to whom the tenant pays rent when the property is tenant occupied. Never mention delinquency or any
other information to the tenant. Thank uncooperative tenants for their time and leave the property
immediately. During an encounter, simply state that you are there to complete an external inspection of
the home on behalf of the mortgage company. Let them know there are various reasons we do these
and we are not given any confidential information about why the order was requested for their home. If
they have and concerns or questions they are free to contact their mortgage company.
EOV, EO, FI
Caution: Under no circumstances should you perform “drive-by” inspections on
these properties. Inspectors MUST complete thorough property inspections. These
inspections cannot be accomplished from the inside of a car.
11. UINT, FINT, VII, FII
These Inspections help verify the interior and exterior condition of a property. They insure the property
was secured and a contractor installed a lockbox to allow access.
There are several possible codes for the lockbox. Read the order carefully to determine which one to use.
Lockboxes with multiple letters on the same dial work just like other lockboxes. Find the corresponding
letters on the appropriate dial.
The lockbox will usually be installed on a secondary door. If there is no lockbox on the secondary door,
check all other doors at the location. If there is no lockbox on site, take photos of all of the doors so
this can be seen.
Be sure to take photos if damage is observed or the interior/exterior is in poor or fair condition.
The status of the utilities must be accurately reported at all times. Any inaccurate report of utility status
can lead to delays in conveyance and possible damages for our client.
If property has a sump pump, please make sure to check the sump pump breaker to confirm that the
power is on.
After you complete an interior inspection, be sure to sign the Sign in Sheet including your name, the
date, and time. The Sign in Sheet will most likely be on a kitchen counter or taped to a wall. You are
required to take a photo of the Sign in Sheet on each interior inspection.
12. Vacant properties are extremely critical to our clients. Once a property becomes vacant
it will likely be a target for vandalism, freeze damage, citations and violations. It is not
only important to report the occupancy status correctly but also provide as much
information on a vacant property as possible. If there is not a vacancy sticker, place a
first time vacancy (FTV) sticker in a highly visible location on or around the front door of
the home (NOT on a window), then walk the perimeter and report and photograph on
the following:
• Damage
• Securing needs
• Utility status
• Personals
• Debris
• Grass height/need for snow removal (when relevant)
• Posted city citations
IF FOUND TO BE VACANT FOR THE 1ST TIME
13. Damages
Take photos of all damages and provide an eyeball estimate. This estimate is a “ballpark
figure” of the damages that will be used by our client to determine what type of action
to take when ordering and performing preservation work.
Note: All estimates should be given in dollars. An example of an estimate is $50,000
(Enter “50” in Safeguard App) (Enter $50,000 in other apps)
All reported damages will fall under the following categories:
• Fire Damage
• Water Damage
• Storm Damage
• Freeze Damage
• Roof Leak
• Discoloration
• Neglect
• Vandalism
• Hurricane Damage
• Hail Damage
• Tornado Damage
• Wind Damage
• Mud/Landslide Damage
• Boiler Explosion
• Unfinished Renovations
• Structural Damage
• Flood Damage
• Other
14. check each door and window individually to determine if a vacant property is
secured. Use existing hardware to secure the property. You should immediately
report properties that cannot be secured by calling from site to allow our client
to take the appropriate actions to secure them. Take photos of all areas that are
not secured.
Securing
15. Reporting Utilities
In order to properly identify if electricity is on at a property, a
volt stick must be used. Cables running to outside A/C Units
are a good location to test this. Picture needed.
Picture of your hand on the water spigot showing you
turned it and water is on or no water came out to
verify water is off.
Postings / Yard Maintenance
Take photos of All
16. Personals/Debris
Remember to note whether there is any personal property in the house, the value of the items, and their
location. Never remove anything from the property without written authorization from This act is
considered to be cause for immediate dismissal. Legal action can be taken against an Inspector who removes
anything from a property.
It is especially important that military and religious artifacts are not moved nor removed from a property.
Damage to these items can be considered a hate crime, even if done accidentally.
Report debris the same way as personals except do not give the value of the debris. Hazardous materials
may be included as debris and must be reported, described and photographed. Hazardous materials include:
• Household and unidentified chemicals
• Infestation risks i.e. raw garbage
• Insecticides
• Old car batteries
• Paint
• Tires
• Used oil
17. Gather all materials for assigned properties
Pull up your route on your maps software
Verify you have Optimized the route for best results
Calculate what time you will leave your home in order to finish your
route in time (Dont forget to give yourself time to gas up and eat)
Print out a cheat sheet of the addresses to refer to quickly in the car
with the work code
Before Heading Out
18. 1. A description of the house which must include the following:
• Construction type (frame, stucco, brick, stone)
• Building type (one story, two story, split level, condo/townhouse)
• Color
• Estimated value
• Number of dwellings
• If asked to inspect a specific unit number, only report the number of
dwellings in that unit.
• Type of garage (attached, detached, etc.)
Inspection Report
The Specific App Used Will Ask For Various Things, But Overall This Is The Basics. The App
Will Walk You Through This As You Go At Each Property.
19. 2. General information about the property
• Presence of a pool, hot tub or spa
• Include whether or not securing needs exists, i.e. no pool cover, fence
without lock, holes in lanai.
• Neighborhood condition
• Exterior condition of the property a property is reported to be in fair or poor
condition, photos verifying this finding must be submitted
• Status of utilities
• Please report the status of all utilities (Electric, Gas, and Water)
• Provide meter information when possible
• “For Sale” sign information, if relevant
• The company name, broker name, phone number and listing price
• Brief description of personal property or debris
20. Reporting Property Condition
GOOD FAIR POOR
No visible damage
Home is maintained
Minimal wear and tear
Roof in good condition
Visible minor/cosmetic
damage
Requires light
maintenance
No Major Issues
No posted violations/
citations
Visible Damage
Poor Curb Appeal
Has not been maintained
Unsecure or Worsening
condition
Requires immediate
repair
Candidate for
Demolition
Complete Loss
Impossible to repair
Already falling down
Structually Unsafe
Repairs outvalue worth
21. Congratulations!
You Have Completed The Basics Course!
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