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Three ways to end a dispute over a modest amount, priced honestly. The one people dismiss out of hand is sometimes the right answer.
Continue reading Small claims, mediation, or writing it off. What each route costs in money and time
A document that has not arrived by the filing deadline has three possible answers, and the one most people pick is usually the most expensive of the three.
Continue reading Extension, rush the deadline, or amend later. Three ways to handle a missing form
The line between storm damage and an old roof is where most residential property claims are actually decided, and it is decided on paper rather than on the roof.
Continue reading A roof claim denied as wear and tear, and the three documents that reopened it
The most expensive fraud a household is likely to encounter arrives as a routine message from a person they have been corresponding with for weeks.
Continue reading The email that changes the wiring instructions, and why it arrives on closing day
An adjuster is applying a policy to a set of facts. Most claim disputes come down to whose description of the facts was written down first and in more detail.
Continue reading The adjuster is not your enemy and not your advocate. How to work with one
The first meeting with a preparer is a two way interview and most people treat it as an application. The questions below take twenty minutes and settle it.
Continue reading Interviewing an accountant, and the six answers that tell you whether to hire them