Tom Raymond Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Anyone know who BISCO is? Google comes up with a dentistry group, a youth camp, a machine tooling company, etc. http://buffalo.craigslist.org/trd/4161624239.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 BISCO is owned by Marvin Goldstein, ASHI President last year.... His company joined with Vanguard and bid on the FEMA contract, they won it along with Parson (PB), PARR is the one that is out. They are doing something different in that they are going to try and use as many local inspectors as possible so that you do not have to close down your business for several weeks to work a disaster. BISCO has been a major REACT inspection contractor for years. They have a good reputation. This is the BISCO website http://www.inspectpro.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier inspector Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Craigs' list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Craigs' list? Right. What's up with that? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Lot's of jobs are posted on Craigs LIst. Ain't nothing special about that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 I recently started advertising on Craigslist. I'll let you know if it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Reminded me to repost my Craigslist ad. Hadn't done so for awhile. http://lexington.craigslist.org/rts/4165159047.html Maybe I need to rewrite it too! Been awhile since I've changed it. 3 or 4 times a year, someone says they found me on Craigslist. Enough to renew my free ad there when I think about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Only 3 or 4 a year? That's not very encouraging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Only 3 or 4 a year? That's not very encouraging. That's three or four more than he might have had without it. Not bad for free. Don't worry about the numbers until you count up everything at the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Gee Tom, I guess the hour or so I spend reposting that ad is worth it for those inspections. Just like I get several a year from putting my business card on those bulletin boards in those little out of the way boondock gas stations or restaurants when I stop there to get a drink or gas. How many a year, per source, do you want for free before the effort is worth it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier inspector Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 Can't beat free, the ROI is astronomical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted November 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 To be fair I didn't know what to expect from the ads, but I need more like 3 or 4 a month. I'd be happy with 3 or 4 more a quarter to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 I'd be happy with 3 or 4 hundred. However, I take what I can get and am happy about the quality and quantity. Quality has gone up since I stopped yellow page ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 If you are good at what you do, 4 becomes 8, then 16 and so on. I get a significant number of "we got your name from our friends" So, even one inspection from a free add source is worth it in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaismith08 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 That's good to know. Well, speaking of FEMA I have heard that over the last few years the Federal Emergency Management Agency isn't making very many friends. FEMA has sent out letters insisting that 5,560 individuals repay $21 million in emergency cash. One senator has recently floated a bill that would roll back these payments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Yep, a bunch of folks stole money with fraudulent claims... Glad our government is going after them to get my tax money back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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