Enlightened Restoration Solutions

05/30/2026

Guess who’s back?! Hitting the Cleveland area.
Rick McGuigan is hosting and he doesnt disappoint!

📐 Ready to level up your Xactimate skills?

Join RMS and industry expert Ben Justesen for a hands-on, two-day Xactimate Training designed to help restoration professionals improve estimating accuracy, speed, documentation, and profitability.

📅 July 22nd–23rd, 2026
⏰ 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Eastlake, OH
💲 $650 per attendee

This training is perfect for owners, estimators, project managers, and office staff looking to create cleaner estimates, improve workflows, and maximize revenue opportunities.

⚠️ Limited to just 20 attendees for a more interactive learning experience.

Don’t miss your chance to learn from one of the industry’s leading estimating experts.

SIGN UP TODAY: https://www.restorationmadesimple.com/live-trainings/july-22nd-23rd-boots-on-the-ground-xactimate-training

05/30/2026

Online training for CAT 3 and sewage type losses. Can’t go wrong for something you can do at your office for a couple of hours!

Category 3 & Sewage Training – Live Online
📅 June 5th, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (MT)

Join RMS for a focused Zoom training covering the essentials of Category 3 & Sewage remediation for water damage mitigation professionals. This class will cover proper containment, cleaning procedures, disposal methods, and best practices for handling high-risk jobs safely and effectively.

Perfect for new owners and water damage technicians looking to strengthen their job site knowledge and improve field performance.

💥 FREE for RMS Clients – No registration required!
💲 Non-Clients: $150 per attendee - Register Here https://www.restorationmadesimple.com/live-trainings/june-5th-2026-category-3-sewage-training-2-hour-online-mtn-time

09/28/2025

Hey everyone 👋 — Ben Justesen here.
I’ll be in Indianapolis this November with my good friend Chris Laney hosting a 3-day Estimating Master Class at Midwest Remediation.
Over the years, I’ve seen too many good contractors lose money or get bogged down in disputes because of:
Poor documentation (garbage in, garbage out)
Line items that don’t reflect the true labor/materials
Estimates that take forever to get approved
This class is hands-on. You’ll actually practice estimating, compete in friendly challenges, and leave with 50+ pages of my own field-tested manuals and processes that I’ve developed over 20+ years.
When: November 12–14, 2025
Where: Indianapolis, IN
If you want to tighten up your estimating, speed up cycle times, and protect your margins, grab your seat here:
👉 https://e3drying.com/docusketch-estimating-master-class/
Would love to see some of you there.

05/12/2025

I was able to present at the 2025 Restoration Convention & Industry Expo about what the AGA’s Independent Pricing Taskforce has accomplished and continues to work on. To show an example of how to use some of the AGA tools, I role played a scenario between contractor and adjuster. Robb Harrell with DocuSketch did an amazing job playing the adjuster and we had fun.
Virtual Vision Computing, LLC took my wife and I out to dinner later that night with a few friends and it was so nice.
Great conference! A lot of vendors, new ideas, great takeaways, beautiful venue.

03/08/2025

03/08/2025

What a great week! Had an impromptu snowmobile day with good friends. Thank you to Shane Olsen and his family as well as the Judy’s for showing me an awesome time.
Really appreciate Elite Restoration for asking me to teach a class and host the location.
Twin Falls is such a neat place and I am grateful to have so many friends in the industry.

02/17/2025

Class schedule for this year is out:

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02/17/2025

During this water damage season, what is your biggest estimating challenge?

09/29/2024

Need to up your estimating game? Have an estimator that needs to boost their profits? Feel like there should be more that you get out of Xactimate? We have the answers and show how to justify your scope of work and your pricing.
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09/23/2024

Xactimate tips and tricks, how to create a price list, how to create the best estimate and get paid, and more. Last 2024 class, Oct 8-10.

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