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Can you price a contents job by the square foot?

Lisa in Florida presents Annissa with an unusual question. Her boss wants to find a way to set a square-foot bid price for a contents restoration job. Is this even possible? Annissa shares her opinion on why It would be challenging to do so.

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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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