If you took a ruler and drew a rectangle the width of Kansas stretching eastward through DC, you would have the template for this winter’s worst storm when it comes to both ice and temperature. Here at Foreclosurepedia, we will be looking at zero and below zero wind chills where our normal lows are in the 30s. If normal preservation standards, such as winterizations, were followed it wouldn’t matter much. The problem today is that the average contractor is unfamiliar with precisely how critical it is that all of the water is evacuated out of both the lines and assorted appliances such as dishwashers, toilets, dishwashers and the water heater itself. I primarily work with investors today and in the past five homes purchased, all had water in the lines with three of them still having full water heaters.
The IAFST University has been working towards unanimity in Industry training since 2016. In fact, it is the only digitally accredited training utilizing both Departments of Education 
and Labor’s accepted Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL). CTDL is the family of de facto standards for making descriptions of credentials and other resources available as data for search and discovery and cross-system interoperability. You can think of the CTDL as a large dictionary of terms that is at your fingertips for creating descriptions where you can use all of the terms or only those terms that meet your needs. This is the IAFST University’s licensing page and IAFST University’s CTDL Page is here. For years, the Industry has relied upon non verifiable testing primarily available from NAMFS. The reality is that the NAMFS testing is more targeted to Management and it was impossible to digitally verify credentials. Further, there was no expiration date nor ability to verify continuing education. IAFST University has brought this to an end.
The reality is that NAMFS leadership has failed to keep up with the times. While NAMFS has never worked with Labor, the reality is that even Management has fallen dramatically behind the times when it comes to both education and technology. The soon to be released application for a dedicated NAICS, by the International Association of Field Service Technicians (IAFST), is but one example. It has been fought against for at least three decades due to the fact that it would force scrutiny upon both wages and training by the US government. This year, take the time to research the IAFST and make the move to an Association that cares about its Membership for more than the dues they pay!
