In this episode of AdjusterTV Radio, Matt and James talk Personal Finance as an Independent Adjuster.

• Disclaimer
• Questions from YouTube
• Bad cat adjuster jokes
• Steps to becoming a cat property adjuster
• What license should you get first? And what licenses should you get next?
• How state adjuster license reciprocity works
• How emergency state licenses work
• Hurricane forecasts
• What is the path to becoming a cat property adjuster that reduces dead ends
• Setting proper expectations for transitioning into claims
• How Inspectors on Demand works
• Getting started in auto
• RUD
• How to make money while you're waiting for a cat deployment
• How to quit your day job after you've decided to become an IA
• What if a deployment is canceled and you just quit your day job
• How to be realistic about changing careers into independent adjusting
• How much should you have saved before you transition to independent adjusting
• The importance of being on the same page with your spouse or significant other during a career change
• Getting on rosters and which adjuster schools and certifications should you get
• What is the first call list and how do you get on it
• How IA firm carrier certifications and other trainings are actually informal job interviews
• State Farm certification
• Listen more than you talk
• Why you MUST network
• Protect your cat earnings
• Post deployment recovery and relaxation strategies
• Hire a CPA
• 1099 vs W2
• Tax advice that you should ignore
• Matt got audited by the IRS.. twice
• James looks at cars with tape all over them

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