When it comes to trusting those that are considered to be professionals in their field whether it’s the mechanic, the health provider, or even a home inspector, it may not be in your best interest to hire the preferred service providers referred by the insurance companies or your realtor. Often these referred providers pay to be on a list of preferred service providers. They ( the referred providers) may even be family members thereby bringing on a conflict of interest, blood is thicker than water, so everyone involved in the deal, minus the un-expecting client, will profit from the service with a more favorable outcome for the referrers, and this holds true for any service provider who wants to remain on the preferred vendors list.
You do not have to use the preferred vendors suggested to you. Find a qualified service provider that you feel confident about hiring, read their testimonials, ask for referrals from friends, family, and work colleagues.
When you do find a qualified service provider be sure to do the service a compliment and suggest them to your friends and family, fill out any customer satisfaction surveys that may be provided by the service provider to help them better serve their clients. It is your investment so why would you intrust it to sub par, self-proclaimed, cheap (another blog), service providers.
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