How To Avoid Home Repair Scams

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The FREE “Hire A Pro” service at HousePacket.com can connect you with reliable contractors and save you from becoming the victim of yet another dishonest home improvement company.

However, you may still be asking yourself, what scams am I at risk for?

“You can trust me”
While you can visit HousePacket.com to be connected with trustworthy home contractors, there are many scammers that operate outside of our network. For example, one of the most common scams is when a home repair contract seems just a little too good to be true. The contractor may make promises of pro bono work or upgrades and verbally agree to complete the work that you want, exactly the way you want it, but once the contract is signed these promises disappear. You can avoid this scam by carefully looking over documents and contracts prior to signing and making sure to confirm every service.

2. “I’m going to need the money for materials up front”

Home improvements can be pricey, but you should be paying for finished products, not just promises. Sometimes dishonest home contractors may request that you provide them with a lot of money up front for “supplies” or “renting machinery”, then once you’ve made the down payment, they perform low-quality work or disappear altogether. You can avoid this scam by never paying more than 10% of the total cost up front, or by visiting housepacket.com to be connected with a trustworthy home contractor from the start!

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