Recently I wrote about my sister's saga when trying to her her home repaired for water-damaged floors and carpets. Because the house was being refinanced, the bank holding the mortgage took the insurer's check and was wouldn't release it (see previous blog). When the matter dragged on with no results, my sister became frantic. She contacted her insurance adjuster, Debbie Birkmeyer, who took over.
The adjuster, AKA “Wonder Woman,” obtained the check, placing it in my sister's hands so work could finally begin.
Because of the extent of the repairs, everything on the bottom floor of the house was put in storage, meaning my sister and her two children had been staying in a hotel. What I didn't realize, however, is how long they had been out of their house—six weeks in all!
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