Guardian Photos of Your Hand
Guardian and perhaps a few other clients require us to knock on the door to determine occupancy. They are holding us to the photo of our hand knocking on the door as verification of occupancy. I have argued with them on this issue several times, and I am not winning the argument. Especially when our photos do not show any signs of proof of occupancy. Going to a property to knock on the door can be precarious, without being provided with what to say if someone does come to the door.
Since a photo of us knocking on the door is required, then that is all we are going to do. Pretend that you are knocking on the door but do not actually do it. Take a photo of your hand pretending to knock on the door. The main point of knocking on the door is to see if someone comes to answer the door so that we know it is occupied. But that leaves us with what to say once they do open the door. We now have a letter to bring with us just in case they come to the door. All we have to do is hand it to them and leave. Make sure that in the comments of the inspector form on the app, you write that you handed the occupant the Door Knock Letter.