Tools of the trade

[Tom Scott]

Today I visited my first rehab prospect. I took my pad and paper, flashlight and a tape measure. What other tools do you take with you? I thought a ladder may be useful, but might be overkill. The only thing I had a hard time measuring was the roof but I just added some slop into the measurement to be safe. Tom

[Jon Holdman]

Camera. Take lots and lots of pictures. Even better can be video. You can walk the property and talk about what you see then watch and listen to the video at your leisure.

I have a laser measurer that's often more useful when you're alone than a tape measure.

Binoculars can be handy for looking at the roof from the ground, as long as you're not dealing with very flat roofs.