| Hard as it may be to believe now is the perfect time | | | | Before getting started you need to check your state |
| to start a home repair small business from home. As | | | | and local laws, some states require you to be licensed |
| the housing market slumps more people are hanging | | | | to do this type of work if your fees go above a |
| on to their houses and fixing them up. | | | | certain level. One word of advice is to get yourself |
| At the same time those who are trying to sell them | | | | bonded, this means that you are insured to cover the |
| are spending more doing those little extras to try and | | | | cost of any damage should something go wrong. You |
| entice buyers to sign on the dotted line. This opens the | | | | should be able to find a bonding agency in the yellow |
| door for someone who is very good at home repairs | | | | pages and they can help you with finding the proper |
| and remodeling. This can be anything from simple | | | | insurance. |
| painting, fixing a leaky faucet to putting in new kitchen | | | | Getting the word out about your new business is the |
| cabinets. | | | | hardest part of getting started; if you have been doing |
| To get started in the home repair business you should | | | | this for your friends for a while then word of mouth is |
| have at least a fair amount of skill in the fields of | | | | a great way to start. Since your business is going to |
| carpentry, plumbing, electrical and various other | | | | be aimed at the local area, get flyers printed that |
| maintenance areas. You will of course need to be | | | | advertise who you are and what you do and put them |
| handy with the tools of the trade. You probably own all | | | | in everyone's mailbox. Take them to the local stores |
| the tools you need but you will also need reliable | | | | and offices hang them on every bulletin board in town, |
| transportation, a good pickup truck or van is perfect | | | | while you are out doing this hand out business cards to |
| for this job. | | | | everyone you see. You cannot advertise your |
| Even though you probably already have most of the | | | | business too much. |
| skills you will need for this kind of work, you should | | | | Once you get started the golden rules are simple, |
| continue to improve your knowledge by attending | | | | arrive on time, do exceptional work and get it done |
| classes through your local technical school or | | | | within the quoted time frame. These are the biggest |
| community college, even the ones at your local | | | | complaints from customers who hire contractors to |
| discount hardware store can show you a few things | | | | work on their homes. As word of your work travels, |
| you did not know. | | | | the size of your wallet will grow exponentially. |