Gone are the days of the classic car find for a great deal. I remember the urban legends back in high school where you would hear that some lucky soul got a 1963 classic corvette that someone died in.

Restoration Industry Association (RIA) will be running their third Australian annual event, the RIA Conference & Tradeshow. Experience the industry’s original exposition dedicated to restoration and cleaning technology.

Before we get into the “meat and potatoes” of this article, let me just say that this particular situation was bittersweet. This is a story of love, death, and how devoted a man was to his wife.

Restoration, in general, is not for the faint of heart. You can probably think of dozens of situations you’ve been in that would make the “average” person squirm. Snakes in a crawl space? Monster spiders in an attic? Sewage up to your shins? Hoards of trash and biohazardous waste? That list just scratches the surface.

Start your spring event season off strong with RIA in 2018. Featuring an array of education sessions focused on current issues and trends facing the restoration industry, plus networking opportunities to connection with your peers, this event is not to be missed! 

This is the third in a series of articles on how to get paid for insured restoration work. The first two articles focused on accelerating payments from insurance companies and from banks holding two party checks in escrow, mostly in homeowners insurance claims.