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Capture and reporting craft for property adjusters. No fluff — the field routines that make a file hold up, whichever side you write for.
- August 18, 2026 · 6 min read
ChatGPT will invent a test-square count. That’s a file-killer.
Generic writing tools will invent a hail count to finish the paragraph. A number that was never on the roof is a file-killer — worse than leaving the count blank.
Read - July 8, 2026 · 6 min read
Repair vs. replace: writing cause language that holds up
Every property file comes down to two sentences — the cause and the repair-or-replace call. How to write both so they survive desk review and supplement disputes.
Read - July 8, 2026 · 5 min read
Test-square documentation done right
A test square that was counted carefully but photographed carelessly might as well not exist. Placement, the three-shot sequence, and counts that survive desk review.
Read - July 8, 2026 · 6 min read
What desk reviewers actually kick back — and how to preempt it
A bounced file isn't bad work — it's missing proof. The five things that actually get adjuster reports sent back at desk review, and how to preempt each.
Read - July 8, 2026 · 5 min read
The 10-minute roof-capture routine that prevents desk-review kickbacks
Most report kickbacks aren't writing problems — they're capture problems. A timed, on-roof routine that gives the desk reviewer nothing to send back.
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