inspector

field inspector

appraiser

CIS Group of Companies LLC

Initially, we got hired for a project (2 months). You work as an independent contractor with no benefits. After that project ended (high volume, relatively straightforward, ex: you go, take the outside photos of a home and leave, easy upload in the system) we started to work as a regular contractor. After that, the pay was inconsistent and low for the amount of time and work involved. Basically, the pay was the same that we got for the project but the work significantly increased with more demands(make calls, set up appointments more steps in completing an inspection, more demands on uploading, etc). As a property inspector, you are paid for each inspection and when they are spread out you spend more time driving than making money. Not to mention that appointments it's killing your income since completing more inspections is significantly less. To make a real living you have to make a minimum of 30 inspections a day ideally 40 -50 a day. With demands growing you can barely make 20. After that you have to upload everything on-line with robs you of precious hours. It can take you up to 3 hours to upload 20 homes. You are not paid for uploading since you paid a fixed amount for the house. So after you spend a great deal going and making an inspection you come home and spend another great deal of time to upload the photos. I quit after that. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
I have a really good manager and a lot of freedom with my schedule. The pay is reasonable, considering the industry when compared to the other companies out there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
There is a schedule based on due dates for inspections. When there is a high load of cases, it can be nerve wracking. Right now, i stress when I see the gas price fly up because we pay for all of our own expenses as a 1099 employee.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I seldom speak with anyone but the territory manager, and he is great to work with and goes out of his way to help with any issues I may have. You are really in business for yourself in this job, so you create your own job culture.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It depends on the day. You need to call some customers to alert them when you will be in the area, so there is some time devoted to that, but after you are in the field taking pictures of properties driving to an area and doing as many properties as possible to make your day profitable. You are paid by the case, so you need to do as many cases as possible.

I was an inspector for over a year for CIS Group. Management was great to work with. The only issue you will find is you can make a top of around $3,800 month but its not consistent You can spend 12 hours a day that is including 9 hrs in the field and the rest of the eve inputting cases. The case load was around 250-300 cases per month but the pay was very poor for most cases. After buying fuel, lots of miles on your vehicle you might clear $1,900 to $2,100 per month after expenses. You will have to use your own (very dependable car) you are not paid for your fuel. If you can live on that low of income the stress level is lower than owning your own company dealing with the public (which is what I had to go back to) The Manager I dealt with was an awesome guy who lives in Montana. If I could base my job on him alone it would be a five star rating, but based on the pay, time with family, and expenses out of pocket I would rate this job a 1 star. My wife and I both where inspectors we also had to work for 3 other companies to make money and of course minus your fuel, hotel and etc. we made $20 k apiece. I loved what I did just could not make it.

I'd highly recommend nobody contract with this company. They actually expected me to drive 45 miles 1 way to a job that had 18 assignments within the single inspection that would take a seasoned inspector a total (from time of arrival to the site until departure) about 1hr and 15 minutes, and for a whopping $35. Gas here is $3.15/gal at 20 miles to the gallon for my truck, and so after factoring in my gross hourly average, it came out to a bit over $16/hr. Just for context, most fast food joints here pay $15/hr. So, a company that's getting hundreds from the insurance carrier for this same job, these charlatans who have 0 expense because they sub out the work are paying me about 12-15% of the invoiced amount. Talk about worker exploitation. There's literally every other job in your search that is either as bad or better than this one. None are worse. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The work/life balance is great here. My schedule is incredibly flexible and the managers always work with me if I have to adjust it. I like the people I work with, and the training has been exceptional in the last couple of years.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Meeting the daily production goal. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Working from home  has kind of eliminated the work environment aspect of the question. However the culture is nice here. The managers have a very open door (Teams) policy and the people I work with have been pleasant, helpful and kind. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Meeting a daily production goal and quality goal. Communicating with team members and the managers

This company is growing so you have a chance to grow with it, but the pay is not that great, even after your hired as a permanent employee. They tend to keep people on as temps as long as possible, so you have to have lots of patience. There are also work from home opportunities available once you are permanent, but you will still have to go into the office at least 2 days a week. Their system is buggy and freezes up a lot and they need to update their computers.

Independent contractor status, non-office working environment. 
People are friendly.  Freedom to get the inspections done under your schedule.  Problem:  amount of inspections and payment per inspection related to your commute.  If you are in a traffic congested city do not take a territory you don't live in! You will work for minimum wage or less!  What they call a "sketch" is really a high level detailed dimensioned plot plan (and requires considerable time).  Their proprietary internal drafting software is similar to a "free download" CAD program - slow, cumbersome, few features.

I enjoyed working with my coworkers; they were good to me. Advancement felt like a challenge because I was not aware of an established structure for demonstrating growth or value. Instead, advancement seemed to be based on staffing needs during busy seasons. However, I felt secure in my job once I gained experience. A typical day was stressful for me; the workload felt relentless. To be fair, I believe some of the pressure was due to the nature of the insurance industry. Time and resources seemed insufficient for training and preparing me to manage the high number of diverse and fluctuating accounts for which I was responsible. The quality of my work suffered more than I would like to admit because of these factors.

No improvement for past 7 years in fee schedule.
Increasing requirements and shorter turn times for same fee is common practice. 
Inadequate support.
Inaccurate field forms.
Condescending attitude towards field reporters.
Lack of attention to detail on their part but demands detail from field reporters.
Appears to say what is needed to get new client, but has record of inadequate preparation and loses accounts.
Be prepared to continually put out money for new equipment for ideas that have a record of not working out.
Check out reviews of Mueller Services to get a comparable idea of CIS Group.

The company definitely has the volume to provide a decent living for someone who works in this field of work and in the rural areas.  However, since I began working with the company, I was assigned an excessive amount of past due cases and continue to be assigned past due cases with no sense of support, direction or even appreciation from management.   They continue to make me feel as though I am not doing my job and it's my fault these are all past due and have to be extended.   I absolutely love what I do but I have felt a big weight on my shoulders since the first assigned bag log and continue to have that weight with no support so to speak from my manager.  

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Inspector 29 salaries reported	$2,501 per month
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Appraiser 4 salaries reported	$2,050 per month

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