Common questions. Straight answers from Adam.

Hometown Builders Club is Summit County, Ohio's home advisory and vetted trade partner network. We connect homeowners with the Home Clarity Report and a network of vetted local contractors who arrive already knowing the home. Founded by Adam Kilgore, a licensed Ohio general contractor with 27 years of Summit County remodeling experience.

The Home Clarity Report is a $4,500 comprehensive home advisory service delivered in 5 business days. Adam personally visits your home for 2 to 3 hours, then delivers a 30 to 50 page written report, architect-grade floor plans, a full 3D exterior model, a 360° photo tour, proactive replacement pricing for every major system, complete owner's manuals, detailed project scopes, and lifetime access to your Home OS dashboard, including a direct message line to Adam and an AI home assistant trained on your specific property.

Adam Kilgore is the founder of Hometown Builders Club and the Home Clarity Report. He is a licensed Ohio general contractor (Summit County License #GRB130313) and EPA Lead Safe Certified renovator (#R-I-22516-00004). He has 27 years of residential remodeling experience and was named to Remodeling Magazine's Top 550 Remodelers Nationally. He owns AK Renovations and lives in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio with his wife Erin and their four children. Read more about Adam.

A home inspection tells you what's broken. The Home Clarity Report tells you what to do about it, and everything else. Inspections are compliance checklists that identify defects. The Report provides full renovation strategy, realistic local pricing based on 27 years of Summit County experience, project sequencing guidance, and a permanent advisory relationship. Inspectors check boxes. We build roadmaps.

Because the value it delivers is worth significantly more. The total stated value of everything included exceeds $14,000. Clients save an average of $16,100 on their first major project after receiving the Report, a 3.6 times return before counting the lifetime value of the advisory relationship. Your home is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Report costs less than 1% of that. It's not an expense, it's the smartest insurance you'll buy on this house.

No. The Report is yours. The recommendations are honest regardless of who does the work. We offer vetted contractor introductions because we believe they're the best fit for the projects we scope, but there's no obligation to use them. You can take the Report to any contractor you choose.

HBC primarily serves Summit County, Ohio: Hudson, Bath Township, Fairlawn, Richfield, Montrose-Ghent, Silver Lake, Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, Copley, Tallmadge, and Peninsula. We also serve Medina County, Portage County, and southern Cuyahoga County, including Brecksville, Broadview Heights, and Strongsville. If you're unsure, call us at (330) 203-1331 and we'll let you know. See our full areas served page.

The Home OS dashboard is your private client portal, included with every Home Clarity Report at no additional cost, forever. It houses your complete report, project pipeline, equipment registry with model numbers and warranty dates, owner's manuals, maintenance calendar, document vault, and a direct message line to Adam. It also includes an AI home assistant trained on your specific property. When you sell your home, the entire dashboard can transfer to the new owner.

It means one person to call, forever. Need guidance on a future project? Want a second opinion on a contractor's bid? Wondering whether to replace your roof or wait? You call or text Adam. No additional fees for reasonable advisory consultations. One point of contact for the life of your home.

A kitchen remodel in Summit County, Ohio typically costs $40,000 to $150,000, depending on cabinetry, countertops, layout changes, and finish level. The Home Clarity Report includes pre-scoped kitchen budgets specific to your property, based on 27 years of local pricing data. Clients use those budgets to vet contractor bids before they sign anything.

The hardest part of any renovation is knowing whom to trust. HBC vets every trade partner in its network. Homeowners who complete the Home Clarity Report receive contractor introductions paired with a complete digital briefing package, so the contractor arrives already knowing the home. This eliminates the bidding chaos that costs homeowners money and time.

HBC trade partners receive pre-qualified referrals from homeowners who have completed a Home Clarity Report. Those referrals come with a complete digital briefing package, floor plans, written scope, realistic budget, and 360° photos of the relevant spaces. Partners pay a referral fee only when a project closes: $200 for projects $1K to $3K, $400 for $3K to $10K, and 5% for projects over $10K. An optional AI back-office subscription ($997 to $2,500/month) adds automated proposals, follow-up, and client communication. Learn more about trade partner membership.

The realtor partnership is free to join. We partner with realtors who close 10 or more transactions per year in the $300K to $800K range in Summit County. Book a 20-minute call with Adam at (330) 203-1331 to discuss the details and confirm it's a good fit. Learn more about the realtor partnership.