What actually makes you different from Angi or HomeAdvisor?

Those platforms sell your contact information to multiple contractors who then call you. We don't do that. We talk to you first, understand your project, then handpick 2–3 contractors who are actually right for it. We're not a marketplace — we're more like a knowledgeable friend who happens to know every licensed contractor in LA.

This is really free? What's the catch?

No catch. We charge a small advisory fee to the contractor we place — only after they've been introduced and you've decided to work with them. You never pay us anything. Good contractors value a qualified, well-prepared client. They'd rather pay our fee than spend hours on calls with homeowners who aren't ready.

How do you actually pick the right contractor for my project?

We start by understanding your project in detail — scope, budget, timeline, the type of home you have. Then we go through our network and look for contractors who've done similar work in your area, don't have capacity issues right now, and have a track record we can actually point to. We call references, not just collect them.

I've already gotten bids. Can you still help?

Yes — this is one of the most common situations. Contractors format proposals in ways that make them hard to compare. We take everything apart and put it back together in a format where the differences are obvious. It usually changes which bid looks best.

Which parts of Los Angeles do you work in?

All of greater Los Angeles — Westside, San Fernando Valley, Pasadena, South Bay, Northeast LA, the Eastside. Permitting in LA is jurisdiction-specific, and our contractors know the differences between LADBS, Santa Monica, Culver City, Burbank, and the others.

What if I don't like the contractors you introduce me to?

Tell us what didn't feel right — too expensive, wrong specialty, something felt off in the first call — and we'll go back and find different options. We'd rather take another pass than have you sign with someone you're unsure about.

How do you vet the contractors in your network?

License verification through CSLB, insurance verified in real-time through TrustLayer, financial stability check, past project photos reviewed, and reference calls with actual past clients. We ask the uncomfortable questions — how did they handle a problem, did the budget hold, would you hire again. We accept fewer than 1 in 10 contractors who apply.

Our Vetting Process

We Turn Away More
Than We Accept.

Fewer than 1 in 10 contractors who apply to our network make it through. Here's what the other 9 couldn't pass.

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The Six Stages

What Every Contractor in Our Network Has Passed

This isn't a checklist we run once at signup. It's an ongoing process — and the bar to get in is intentionally high.

Stage 01

License Verification

We run every contractor through the CSLB database before anything else. Active status, correct classification for your project type, no disciplinary history. If it doesn't check out, the conversation ends there.

Stage 02

Insurance Verified Through TrustLayer

Not a PDF they emailed us. We use TrustLayer to pull live certificates of insurance directly from the carrier — general liability, workers' comp, auto. We confirm the coverage amounts and check that you'd be named as additional insured.

Stage 03

Reference Calls — The Real Ones

We call past clients and ask the questions most people skip: How did they handle a problem? Did the budget hold? Was the schedule close to what was promised? Would you hire them again? We're looking for consistent answers, not just good ones.

Stage 04

Past Work Reviewed

We look at photos and documentation from completed projects similar to yours. Not portfolio shots — actual project records. We're checking craftsmanship quality, scope complexity, and whether the work matches what the contractor is telling us.

Stage 05

Business & Reputation Check

Years in operation, complaint history, legal standing, financial stability. A contractor with great work and a history of not paying their subs is a risk we don't take.

Stage 06

Ongoing Credential Monitoring

This is where most vetting processes stop — and where ours keeps going. Through TrustLayer, we monitor insurance and license status continuously. If anything changes after onboarding, we know before you'd ever find out.

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Why We Use TrustLayer

Insurance certificates can be faked. PDFs can be outdated. We don't rely on documents contractors email us — we use TrustLayer to pull live verification directly from carriers and monitor it continuously. If a policy lapses at any point, we know before the contractor would even think to tell us.

Real-time certificate of insurance tracking — not static PDFs
Automated license verification through official state databases
Instant alerts if any credential changes or lapses

Monitored Continuously

Credentials don't just get checked at signup and forgotten. They're tracked in real time, so what was true when a contractor joined is still true when they show up to your project.

Automatic Disqualifiers

What Gets a Contractor Rejected

These aren't edge cases. They come up regularly. Any one of them is enough.

Expired or invalid California contractor license

Lapsed general liability or workers' comp insurance

References we couldn't verify — or that told us to keep looking

Unresolved complaints or legal disputes on record

Project photos or documentation that doesn't hold up to scrutiny

Financial indicators that suggest they can't complete what they start

Every contractor we introduce has passed all of this.

You don't have to do the vetting yourself. That's exactly what we're here for.

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We Turn Away MoreThan We Accept.