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Ask Annissa: Are You Leaving Money on the Table During Packouts?

By Annissa Coy
February 2, 2017

How do you charge a customer when you're doing a packout for mitigation, but not actually cleaning the content? You should be charging for the manhours, the supplies, the storage fees, and so on!

This week, Annissa has a great list of things to think about when figuring out billing for packouts, and even some Xactimate insights. Don't leave money on the table!

KEYWORDS: contents restoration packout Xactimate

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Annissa Coy is a well-trained and highly skilled professional with more than two decades of experience in the cleaning and restoration industry and the co-creator of Firehouse Education and Mobile Cleaning Systems. She was also the winner of R&R’s inaugural Recognizing Women in Restoration award in 2017. Be sure to check out Annissa’s weekly videos on www.randrmagonline.com! Have a question for Annissa? E-mail her at Annissa@firehouseeducation.com.

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