Maryland Homeowner Edition: Getting the best Bid/ Estimate for your Home Projects


HOW TO: Posting a new project on EFynch.com and get the best bids for your home.

Thank you for choosing to post your new project on our community site for Maryland Homeowners. It really means a lot that you are working with us because we take Home Improvement very seriously. Your home is more than you investment, it is your castle and we want to help you treat it that way!

Here are a few things to remember in order to get the best, and most accurate listing.

1. Pictures-  The more pictures you post the better. Take them from different angles and in bright light. Try to get pictures up close and far away- the Pro will also want to see the work area and access to give an accurate bid.

2. Descriptions- Don’t be shy if you don’t know accurate terminology- use the pictures and your words to best describe what you see.. Be sure to write anything and everything you can see, feel, touch, smell, and history of the problem. Also include details about your house overall (single family, condo, 2 story, etc.) and describe the area for work to be performed (upstairs bathroom in back of house, narrow hallways).

3. Be prepared to answer questions- There is a difference between sales and questions. Remember in school when you were told “no questions is too dumb”? That is the case here- answer and ask every possible question you can think of. Do it through our chat system so there is a RECORD of the answers.

4. Review ALL Estimates- Remember, each bit of information is important and before choosing a specific Pro, ask what factors may increase or decrease the cost. ASK WHAT THEIR HOURLY RATE or MATERIAL MARKUP WILL BE IF THERE ARE CHANGES.

5. DO NOT GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION- when looking at bids be prepared for a few contractors to claim they want to do a quick “driveby". This can be done once you short-list or choose a specific contractor. We have far too many experiences with high pressure, home improvement salesman and EFynch wants to rid the world of this tactic.

6. Finally- Please post, hire, and communicate with the contractor strictly on the EFynch . Some guys may try to circumnavigate EFynch. This is for no reason but a way for them to escape oversight. EFynch is by far cheaper than any other online platform.
If a contractor throws out the old “pay me in cash” routine- RUN! In many cases cash for home improvement is ILLEGAL and any contractor willing to do this has a disregard for MHIC law, imagine what they think of the work inside and behind your walls.

Remember, once you post a project keep watch on the listing. This is your new domain and even if there are non-EFynch contractors you’d like a bid from- ask them to run it through our system (it’s free for them to bid as well). EFynch software is designed to help you compare apples to apples so it is important (and Free) to utilize this!

Enjoy and DOWNLOAD OUR APP!

*check "first post" for disclaimers.


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