New Contractor opportunity

[Saul Galicia]

Hello all! My name is Saul and I have came across an amazing opportunity and I would like to see if anyone can give me some guidance.

I have an uncle that has been doing remodeling for about 30 years and is amazing at what he does, he even remodeled my home and brothers.

We were talking and he wants me to become a contractor and find him jobs. I have taken marketing courses and I was talking to him about it and he stated that he would appreciate if I can find him jobs. So now I am in the beginning of starting a contracting business, but idk where to start 😅.

I have marketing ideas but don't know where I should start. Start a LLC? Create an Angie's list to get him reviews to use on the website? I am confident in him and his quality but don't where to start

I would appreciate the help from anyone, thank you.

[Mike Reynolds]

Originally posted by @Saul Galicia:

Thank you for your reply @Account Closed

 I originally wanted to just do his marketing, but he stated that he would prefer for me to become a contractor that way I can help him w the insurance and paperwork aspect (I guess to simplify things for him) and to be able to grow and not just depend on him for a jobs.

Thank you for your advise, I haven’t found anything stating that I need to be licensed here in Texas 😃

I can help you Saul if you need. I was a contractor in Texas for decades. Now I just do my own thing for myself and a few select clients. 

There are 2 types of contractors in Texas. Bonded/insured and not. I have been both. I started my original company with less than zero (and hungry for more than beans and rice [literally]) and built it into a multi state enterprise. 

I dont want you to get discouraged but you have to want this really bad. Good work when you are just starting counts for nothing in todays world. The world wants Walmart prices and Armani results.  Dont fall for this in the beginning. If your uncle is an Armani then charge like Armani would. Dont ever make excuses for your quality or your price. If you start out as Walmart you will be Walmart for ten years or more. Ask me how I know. There are people looking for quality. They demand quality. They pay for quality. 

You dont need a state license in Texas. Use this to your advantage and dont be discouraged by this. There are soooo many that do only what is necessary to get a permit in this state. Be the one that goes above the norm. Most counties only require a $5000 bond (50 dollars) and 25 dollars for a county license. 75 dollars and you can build almost county in the state for a whole year. There are exceptions. Middle Texas like Austin, New Braunfels and that area. I have numbers to the chief inspectors for some of these areas but they dont like out of towners. You can win them over though. 

You need to find superb subs. Yes, they cost more in the beginning (you are Armani though, right?) but will save you sooooo much more on the final draw. They will be beholden to do what they need to do to make it right. Their name is their brand. Their brand is their living. They are professionals after all.  Dont fall for the cheap labor. That is the Walmart contractor. But vet all of the bids every job. You can get comfortable with a certain guy and he will take advantage of you if you let him.