Also called: REO Property Preservation Contractor, Foreclosure Property Inspector
Secures and maintains empty foreclosed houses for banks: changing locks, winterizing pipes, mowing, cleaning out and taking photos.
A bank has 15 vacant houses in your area, and you visit each one with a truck full of locks, plywood and a lawnmower. You board a broken window, drain the pipes before winter so they do not burst and upload 40 photos as proof. Some houses are spotless; some are full of junk or worse.
Mostly paid per job; owners of crews earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; handy skills, a truck and tools.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Work rises when foreclosures rise.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps route work orders and check photos; changing locks, boarding windows and cleaning out houses stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to property preservation contractors as a crew member; you need a driver's license
Classes: Construction or shop class, Small engine repair, Business math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4099.
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