You should have that certification anyways because you may come into contact with these properties. Safeguard, FAS and FAFS had us do this 2 years ago. I'm not aware of any national that doesn't have this requirement.MHR said:
You should have that certification anyways because you may come into contact with these properties. Safeguard, FAS and FAFS had us do this 2 years ago. I'm not aware of any national that doesn't have this requirement.MHR said:Anyone work with them? They contacted me through an ad I have running in craig's list stating they now have the contract with BAC in my state and they are looking for vendors. I jumped through all the obligatory hoops of the registration process, which included learning slighty new & different procedures from what I was used to in the past from other MFS co's., did a couple "webinars" issued them a cert., etc, was ready to do more webinars when a new term for me suddenly appeared in their emails: "lead paint cert.". Even if my company never comes in contact with lead paint, they stated BAC requires all it's subs to have this certification, period. For my company to acquire this cert, I would have to trravel to Vegas (UNLV), take a multi-day course, get a room for a few nights, food, gas, etc. Needless to say, this would be over $500.00 expense with absolutely no guarantee of initials work from them. I basically pulled the plug on the whole process stating I was not a gambling man, regardless of alleged potential in my area. Feedback?
Not a peep from fas (or other nationals I work with) about this and I've been with them almost 3 years. And...I don't do rehab work.thanohano44 said:You should have that certification anyways because you may come into contact with these properties. Safeguard, FAS and FAFS had us do this 2 years ago. I'm not aware of any national that doesn't have this requirement.
Thanks for the tip Linda, but because I could not bear the time & expense of obtaining a lead paint cert., the registration process ended with them. Despite their "flat rate" all-inclusive initials jobs, which lke cyprexx, is hit or miss, my local listing agents all agree BAC is going to be a substantial player in my town, once they sort out all their foreclosure problems. So its kind of unfortunate things had to end b4 they began, because I believe most of the time the flat rate initials would have turned out favorably and would have been plentiful.a1propertyclean said:There is another thread regarding WSR and, if I recall correctly, I believe the reviews were unfavorable.
You might want to search the other threads and see what's been said before signing up with them.
Linda
thanohano44 said:You should have that certification anyways because you may come into contact with these properties. Safeguard, FAS and FAFS had us do this 2 years ago. I'm not aware of any national that doesn't have this requirement.
Really? Odd.BPWY said:NONE of the nationals I've been a direct vendor with have ever required it.
5 bros, safeguard, national field network, ocwen, cyprexx and I can't remember who all.
Last April when I was still dong rehabs for Cyprexx, they pulled all of my orders and made me get certified for lead. Maybe if you are only doing trashouts they don't bother you? But if you are doing any kind of repairs they make you get certified.BPWY said:NONE of the nationals I've been a direct vendor with have ever required it.
5 bros, safeguard, national field network, ocwen, cyprexx and I can't remember who all.
can you be more specific about how much "no big deal" cost you in your time, gas, food and enrollment fees? I already heard one person's accounting, but it never hurts to get a second opinion / experience. Either way, the cost is prohibiting for me.FremontREO said:...No big deal to get the RRP Cert. Its old news. .
Yep, and the fines are substantially more.Splinter hands said:In MN. the class will cost you about $200 and the firm cert another $300.
Well, i got it 2 years ago because i would rather not take the risk of having my crews get sick from working in unsafe conditions and then fined for it. That can kill a business.SmrtyPnts said:Hi.
No MFS requires a lead cert. WSR just sent us an e-mail saying that BAC has "delayed work orders" until January. Probably because no one is willing to spend a few days and $500 to get a cert that is only required by one company with no guaranteed work and a bad reputation.
We have been doing rehab work for years and no one has ever asked about a lead cert.
Yup...just got the same notice, despite my bagging the last few "webinars" and telling them I could not pop for the cert.SmrtyPnts said:Hi.
No MFS requires a lead cert. WSR just sent us an e-mail saying that BAC has "delayed work orders" until January. Probably because no one is willing to spend a few days and $500 to get a cert that is only required by one company with no guaranteed work and a bad reputation.
We have been doing rehab work for years and no one has ever asked about a lead cert.
Agreed but in our contracts, we sign off that we meet all requirements to operate and complete the work within regulations and guidelines in the areas we perform work.SmrtyPnts said:Oh, one more thing about this: Why doesn't WSR get a lead paint cert for themselves, and then train their subcontractors on lead safety? I am annoyed by things like this. BAC is not willing to pay the rates required to hire a general contractor, yet they want to require their PNP folks to have all the certs of a general contractor.
Just annoying is all.