Or to put it another way, what evidence do you have that the market is inefficient?
Or to put it another another way, how will you overcome the fundamental economic rational actor motivation? Qualified tradespeople will prioritize: repeat customers such as real estate companies and landlords; large jobs over small; and high paying work over guaranteed affordable prices.
The best tradespeople are busy serving good clients. The best clients are busy keeping good tradespeople busy. There are business relationships.
The home repair market is a market for lemons on both sides. Inexperienced amateur clients and contractors who can’t stay busy.
Ok. I am sure there might be a longer play. I am curious about that. The “don’t you wish home repair was free” pitch not so much.
I home owners insurance that wasn’t a terrible waste of money would be good. Maybe allow for homeowner ratings on services rendered.
Currently home warranties are bad because they provide the worst, cheapest repairs possible; slowly; and reject many things. I would like to have a real home warranty, but tried three companies and they were not good. My favorite was they just couldn’t repair my hvac and said I had to keep paying $75 to send out different repairmen to try to fix it.
Home owners insurance claims are often fulfilled by vetted contractors. It is another non-lemon sink that increases the ratio of lemons in the open market for homeowners.
Or to put it another way, what evidence do you have that the market is inefficient?
Or to put it another another way, how will you overcome the fundamental economic rational actor motivation? Qualified tradespeople will prioritize: repeat customers such as real estate companies and landlords; large jobs over small; and high paying work over guaranteed affordable prices.
The best tradespeople are busy serving good clients. The best clients are busy keeping good tradespeople busy. There are business relationships.
The home repair market is a market for lemons on both sides. Inexperienced amateur clients and contractors who can’t stay busy.
Ok. I am sure there might be a longer play. I am curious about that. The “don’t you wish home repair was free” pitch not so much.