How to find commercial real estate contractors?

[Jamie Onufrak]

Hey everyone, 

How do you find contractors to complete commercial real estate repairs (e.g., repaving a parking lot). Is there a convenient angieslist list equivalent for this?

Thanks for your input! 

[Christian Decker]

@Jamie Onufrak

This will take some leg work but the best way to find these guys is to go out and find the ones who are doing the job you need. Need a parking lot repaved, drive around till you see someone doing it and get their card. Need a good TI group? Pull permits on recent Tenant Improvements in a building that has been recently leased. Need a flooring guy? Look for new construction and take a photo of the side of their van or get to the construction site before they start work and ask them for their card.

The good guys are out doing projects, so go find the projects they are working.