How To Find a Great Contractor
How many of you have ever needed to hire a general contractor? Whether you're building or renovating? If you're working full time, this can be a daunting and most frustrating experience.
How are they doing their job? Are they keeping within your budget? Are they even showing up?
Paul Dashevsky and Jon Grishpul are here to help. They are the co-founders of GreatBuildz, a completely free service that matches homeowners with top general contractors that have gone through a rigorous 10 step vetting process. They even stay by the client side, from the initial call to finishing remodel to ensure everything runs smoothly.
In this episode we’re discussing…
· [2:32] They’re free service that matches homeowners with reliable contractors and how the client is supported
· [3:21] The experience they have in the industry and how the hiring process is so simple
· [5:29] 50% of people aren’t happy with renovations and contractors and how they did to change it, this is the genesis of Great Builds
· [8:42] How they only invite good contractors to their network, and how clients can trust on them
· [13:12] The 10 steps verification process for GC
· [16:08] How do they keep good contractors and they continue providing more clients
· [17:35] Do they have investors or only homeowners?
· [19:24] Their expansion plans due to the remodeling business is still growing
· [21:35] The way they get paid is one of their contractors to succeeds in doing a deal and securing a contract with a client.
GreatBuildz’ Top Tip’s
· “We support our clients and provide a personalized experience every step of the way to make sure that they are confident with who they hire, and also confidence with the process from start to finish of any type of large-scale renovation project”
· “One of the biggest pieces of value that we provide to our clients is just someone that they can trust that they can talk to, we typically always start with our clients with a phone call just to start out 15 or 20, sometimes even 30 minutes, so we can learn as much as we can about our client, what their project is, what they're looking to do.
· “Hiring one of the contractors that we refer, or if we can vet another contractor that they've found on their own, as long as we know that our clients are working with reliable, honest, hardworking professionals, that I think we're doing our jobs”
· “Good contractors are really hard to find because they don't advertise. And the reason they don't advertise is that people keep recommending them to other people. So, if you can find one of those guys, you're going to be in good shape. It's as simple as that”
· “We make sure that we interview multiple references for any contractor that we're working with some that have done work recently, so we can learn about what their experience was during the process”
· “But we noticed that with requiring our contractors to agree to the code of conduct, that allows us to ensure that we're only inviting the best contractors into our network, referring the best contractors to our clients, and ensuring that the work is done effectively, productively, and so on”
· “We want the homeowner to address any issues with us if they have any, and we're more likely to be able to get those resolved and get the GC involved, so, we continue to provide them, clients over and over and over again”
· “What we do is, as contractors come into our network, we ask them about their pricing. We asked their references, and we get a sense of what's the average kitchen remodel that you do, and some contractors will say, around 40. And some contractors will say around 70. Just, you know, it's materials, its clients, it's everything else. So, we put them in buckets”
· “If you know LA, there's no point in sending a $1 sign bucket guide to Beverly Hills and no point in sending at Beverly Hills contractor to somewhere where they don't belong. So. we really call ourselves a matchmaker, because we are trying to create a good match that way”
Mike’s Top Tips
· “I think that's fantastic. I think that's what we need, you know, I'm stressed enough, I'm busy enough. And if that's one of the things is like you pull it off, I know so many friends are they're putting off the remodel because I don't have the time, it's just too stressful”
Resources from GreatBuildz
ABOUT JON AND PAUL (GREATBUILDZ)
GreatBuildz is a completely free service that simplifies the contractor search by matching and connecting homeowners with reliable, thoroughly screened general contractors throughout Los Angeles and Ventura County. Founded by a team of real estate and construction professionals with multiple decades of experience, GreatBuildz connects each client with up to three contractors that are individually selected for their specific project, typically within 24 hours, and stays by the client’s side from the initial call through the finished remodel. Through its meticulous 10-step vetting process, all GreatBuildz contractors go through an in-person interview, a background check, reference calls, online ratings, an insurance check, and a signed commitment to upholding a 20-point Code of Conduct.
