For contractors and vendors, REINovation

Why this exists

We hear the same five things from trades every week.

Each one on the left is something a contractor told us. Each one on the right is what we changed because of it.

What you deal with nowWhat we do about it

Too much work one week, none the next

Work comes from investors on our platform, not one off calls

You finish the job and then wait to get paid

Each phase is checked and photographed, so the owner can pay you as you go

The scope is vague, and on site the job is bigger than you were told

The scope is written before anyone bids, so you price the real job

You drive across town and nobody is there to let you in

We hold the keys and we handle access

You call, text and email three people to get one answer

One coordinator, one line, one app

How a job runs

The difference is where the money sits.

Same turn, same eleven weeks, same total. The only thing that changes is whether you are carrying it or getting paid as you go.

Week 13579

How it usually goesOne scope, one invoice, one wait

The whole renovation, carried by you

$Everything, week 11

How it runs hereThree phases, three checks

Demo and prep

Paint and floors

Bath and punch list

$Week 3

$Week 7

$Week 11

The owner pays you directly at each phase, once we have checked it against the scope. The photographs are what make the check quick.

You bid a written scope

Line items, quantities and photographs, published before anyone quotes. Everybody bids the same document, so you are not competing against a smaller job than the one that is there.

14 line itemsQuantities 23 photographs

You see the whole job first

Address, photographs and condition notes before you drive anywhere. We hold the keys, so somebody is there to open up in the window you booked.

✓We hold the keys ✓Booked to a window

Bigger than the scope? Say so first

Send a photograph before you carry on. It goes to the owner as a change and it is approved or it is not. What we never do is expect you to absorb it quietly.

PhotoChange raised Approved or not

Photographs are what close it

An owner who cannot see the work argues about it. An owner looking at dated photographs signs it off. That is why each phase here is checked against photographs, not argued about.

BeforeDuringAfter All dated

If that sounds like how you already work, the application takes about three minutes.

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Who we work with

You do not need to be the biggest company.

You need to do good work and answer your phone. That is most of it, and the rest is on the list.

What we look for

Licensed and insured for the trade you are bidding
You show up when you said you would, or you tell us before you do not
You take the photographs, because that is how a phase gets checked
You price the scope in front of you rather than the one you hope it is
You say when a job is bigger than the scope, before you carry on
One person we can reach who knows what is happening on site

What takes you off the network

Going silent mid phase, which is the only thing we cannot work around
Submitting a phase that is not finished
Changing the price after the bid without a change the owner approved
Working on the property outside the scope and invoicing for it after
Letting the insurance lapse and not telling us

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Tell us your trade and where you work.

We will come back within three business days. If there is nothing in your trade right now we will say that rather than leave you wondering.

We check licence and insurance first Have the certificate to hand and it moves faster

First jobs are usually small ones A turn or a single phase, so the owner and you find out how it goes

Joining the network is free Owners hire you and pay you directly

Contractor application

About three minutes. Nothing here commits you to a job.

Start the application

Three business days to an answer either way.

Paid by the owner, directly. We check each phase against the scope and photographs, so payment is a schedule, not a negotiation.

Straight answers

What trades ask before the first job.

How and when do I get paid?

By the owner, directly, per phase. You submit against the phase when you finish it, we check it against the scope, and the owner pays you, rather than you carrying a whole renovation for one payment at the end. The photographs are what make the check quick, which is why they matter to you and not just to us.

Do I need to be licensed and insured?

Yes, for the trade you are bidding. That is not negotiable and it is the first thing we check, because the owners on our platform rely on it.

Who writes the scope?

We do, before anyone bids, with line items, quantities and photographs. Everybody bids the same document, so you are not competing against somebody who priced a smaller job than the one that is there.

What if the job turns out bigger than the scope?

You tell us before you carry on, with a photograph. We take it to the owner as a change and it gets approved or it does not. What we do not do is expect you to absorb it quietly.

How much work is there?

It comes from investors buying and fixing property through our platform, so it is steadier than one off calls, but we are not going to promise you a volume we cannot back up. Do good work on the first two and you will see the third.

Do I have to take the photographs?

Yes, and it is genuinely in your interest. An owner who cannot see the work argues about it. An owner looking at dated photographs signs it off, and payment is a schedule rather than a negotiation.

Who do I call when something goes wrong?

One coordinator. One line, one app, one person who knows the job. You are not working out which of four people has the answer.

Do I need to use your app?

For scopes, photographs and submitting against a phase, yes. That is where each phase gets checked. It is a phone app and there is nothing to install on a computer.

Anything not answered here, put it on the application and we will answer it when we come back.

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