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Estimates and Payments

Reading the estimate: ACV, RCV, depreciation, supplements, overhead and profit, and how the money actually moves.

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What is the difference between ACV and RCV on a roof claim?Actual cash value vs replacement cost value on a Georgia roof claim, with a labeled example showing depreciation, the deWhat do you do when your roof insurance check names your mortgage company?Why roof claim checks name your mortgage lender, how loss draft departments endorse and release the money, what they askWhen does insurance pay overhead and profit on a roof claim?Overhead and profit (O&P) on roof claims: why estimate prices exclude it, when carriers usually pay it for general contrHow do you get recoverable depreciation released on a roof claim?How a roof claim's depreciation holdback is released: final invoice, proof of completion, policy time limits like 180-daWhat is a roof insurance supplement, and what usually gets missed?A roof supplement adds items the first estimate missed: drip edge, starter, ice and water, steep and high charges, wasteHow do you read an Xactimate roof estimate from your insurance company?Reading an Xactimate roof estimate: line items, SQ, LF and EA units, remove vs replace, waste, regional monthly price li

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