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UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS
Unlicensed Contractors Plague Real Estate Industry - The Real Estate Industry has created more unlicensed Contractors then ever in California. The old adage; “you get what you paid for”, rings more true here than anywhere else. Unfortunately the contractor is long gone when the unsuspecting buyer finds the flaws in the work. By then it too late…
"It's sort of like the Wild, Wild West," said Harold Tapley, general manager at a Northern San Joaquin Valley, California builder. “Illegal contractors often urge homeowners and Realtors to pull building permits, to allow them to work “under the radar”. Some use the ‘consultant’ loophole, pretending to merely advise homeowners, but are actually hiring subcontractors and supervising the jobs. Some contractors, even licensed ones, ask customers to pay in cash so they can circumvent taxes and workers' compensation costs. When it’s time to ask about guarantees or warranty on goods and services, where do you think you will come out in this arena?
The State of California and the IRS have very specific laws and penalty guidelines for businesses that engage in the illegal hiring of unlicensed construction workers, “handymen”, to do work otherwise required of a licensed contractor. In 2008 alone the California Consumer Affairs dept combined with the CA state contractors board has conducted over 100 sting operations posing as Realtors and unlicensed construction workers seeking jobs from Realtors.
Technology - Innovative technology is an important key to our success. Our constant innovation enables us to increase productivity, monitor quality more effectively, and develop new ways to meet the maintenance and needs of our customers.
Our new web portal allows you to quickly order services and know exactly when we will provide services or a bid. We utilize web-based and wireless technologies instantly distributing information to our staff in the field to quickly dispatch a skilled technician to your property. Emergency Services hourly billing? We monitor all employees the moment they arrive to your property via GPS time clock tracking that is immediately relayed back to accounting for accurate billing. You will only pay for the time that is actually spent working on your property. Digital photographic documentation of every procedure on every work order. If there is an immediate need for visual understanding of damage or condition- we have the technology to forward an image right from the site- real time inspections from your desk.
• Automated web portal order tracking and scheduling
• Real time reporting of work orders and appointments
• GPS time-card tracking for accurate invoicing
• Digital image documentation for all repairs and estimating
• On-time Direct billing to Escrow or other portals
• Finance options with extended payment options
Environment Awareness - Every well-run business needs strategic goals. We believe that those goals need to include things like sustainability as well as profitability. We make decisions every day, at home and at work, that impact the health of our families, our communities, our environment. No one is perfect—we’re all trying to do better—but we should try to do something more.
We at Bristol Restoration are concerned about what the impact of discarding the millions of gallons of household chemicals, paints and other hazards found at REO properties across America each month may do to our environment. To aid in the solution, we are doing our part to minimize their impact on the environment by recycling anything and everything we can.
We’re far from perfect, but hope that our efforts continue to create positive change and improve our sustainability with each passing year!