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I washed an insurance adjusters house last summer and he was telling me about some software they used to measure roofs. I wonder if this is what he was talking about...

He was talking about xactimate but you still have to measure the roof. Most carriers won't accept the sky method.

Chris, sorry I gave you the wrong e-mail for the measuring. It is igolawn.com

So how are you finding doing quotes with the satellite images. Is it worth it for you?
Have you come across situations that would have caused your quote to be higher if you had done an on site quote?

My biggest concern with something like this is you remove yourself from the sale, you cannot build value or worth by emailing a quote, you might weed out a lot of non(never)buyers but you might loose alot of the on-the-fence'rs

I have used this several times before. And I have xactimate software. They all buy their photography from a company called pictometry. Paul is the guy to talk to if your interested. I used it for insurance estimating. I have samples if anyone wants to check it out.  Its pretty cool and great veiws of the house like you were on the lawn taking it.
Costs about 50 per house unless you are doing alot. I was doing a little research on it about a year ago and I really thought it was satellite pics and one guy even told me that a gov sat had been decommissioned and sold to the public and then later I found out that was all an outlandish lie and that this is all done with aerial photography.
The views they give you at pictometry are basically invasion of privacy. Seriously though how is that legal when you can read the address of the house?

purecon wrote:

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My biggest concern with something like this is you remove yourself from the sale, you cannot build value or worth by emailing a quote, you might weed out a lot of non(never)buyers but you might loose alot of the on-the-fence'rs.

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Thats what I am thinking. No chance to show them Insurance Certificate. Explain the process of roof cleaning. Just talk to them and make them comfortable with you and your business.

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Yes... you are correct and I do go out on sales and I understand the importance of all of that. I have been selling for a long time.

I am just trolling in the Great Lakes and I hooked and landed a good one last week  with this process.

This is just an free extra tool I am using for the people who are curious, just don't have the time to meet, don't want to meet or the people just sitting on the fence looking at their dirty roof that needs cleaning. 

But once I get the fence riders name and address I try to close the deal, either over the phone, over the internet or in person, whatever they want but without their name and address I have no deal to close.... 
 
Roof Cleaners have the upper hand, what choice do people have?

1. Live with embarrassing algae & moss infested roof.  
2. Spend thousands of dollars to replace it.
3. Go with an inexpensive proven cleaning job?

If someone tells me no I offer to do a tear off and replace it. If they still say no, I smile and I peek up at their roof and walk away. 
It is their loss my roof is clean.

-- Edited by Bob Jr on Sunday 28th of March 2010 11:26:12 AM

Thats crazy. If it was a big job id check it out in person