Start Here: License → Roster → Deploy
By Errol Dobbins · 9-year licensed independent adjuster · Updated June 2026If you just got licensed (or you're close) and you want to deploy this season, here's the whole path in order. Work it top to bottom. Each step links to the deep guide.
Get the right license, in the right order
Home-state resident license, or a Designated Home State (Florida/Texas) if your state doesn't license adjusters. Then the hurricane corridor.
Licensing guide →Learn Xactimate well enough to deploy
You don't need mastery. You need to not send back files a desk reviewer has to fix. Start free.
Training →Build your roster packet
The doc set every firm asks for, gathered once. Grab the free checklist and build the folder this week.
Free checklist →Get on 15–25 firm rosters
One roster is not a plan. Apply broadly, follow up, and be the fast "yes" when the availability blast goes out.
Roster guide → Roster directory →Fund and pack the deployment
Know the cash-float math and pack the kit before the call — not after.
The money → What to pack →Get the free Roster-Ready Deployment Packet
The doc set, folder map, availability-blast template, and cash-float math — the checklist built by an adjuster who filled the packets the hard way for nine years.
Download free →