As Management returned to work, after sending Labor thousands of work orders to complete over the holidays, vendor managers realized two things: Many of the work orders were not completed and Contractors had simply quit. And with the month of December setting a record of over 300,000 illegal aliens flood across the US southern border, NAMFS members honestly believe that there is nothing to be concerned about. The reality, though, is that if NAMFS members begin deploying these people, the reports will fly to Homeland Security. And once the audits start, there is no way in hell their Clients will risk their financial licenses in order to protect them. The reality is that even after the hundreds of millions of dollars in pay raises given to NAMFS members and Prime Vendors from Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and HUD the question presents not just why they refuse to pass a single penny on to Labor, but why attempt to deploy illegal aliens?
The International Association of Field Service Technicians (IAFST) recorded record profits on behalf of its Membership this past year. In a year end Newsletter, they reported a month-over-month increase of $45,000 and year-over-year profit increase of $540,000 for only five firms in the pilot project. The combination of digitally accredited education with completion dates met have benefitted both Labor and Prime Vendors, alike.
Building upon the great strides that the IAFST has made this past year — a year of the lowest volume in the history of our Industry — they are now introducing several new programs. First, the IAFST has a Job Board located here. Several of the opportunities are set your own pay such as in the Broker seeking addresses to already performed inspections as well as the On Demand Inspections which are in a name your own price setting.
This is just the beginning of change unfolding in our Industry. The reality is that with HUD 309 inspections paying out $65 each for about 15 minutes of time and the rolling sweep On Demand inspections netting as much as $500 a day, Labor has begun to disengage from the NAMFS five dollar inspections currently available.
