We don't send you leads. We send you sold jobs.
HBC trade partners receive sold jobs, not leads. Every project comes with floor plans, photos, a written scope, and a budget the homeowner has already accepted before the trade is brought in. Partners pay nothing to join and only see work that matches their licensing, capacity, and quality bar. Apply through the trade partner page to be considered.
When an HBC homeowner is ready to break ground, we hand you a complete digital briefing package: floor plans, photos, written scope, and a budget the homeowner has already accepted. You're not bidding the job. You're delivering it.
15% on close · No upfront fees · Summit County only
You've been paying for leads that don't convert.
HomeAdvisor charges $20 to $100 per lead. You compete with four other contractors for the same homeowner, who hasn't thought through a real budget, hasn't seen what fair pricing looks like, and may not be serious about moving forward at all.
You invest 2 to 3 hours on a site visit and estimate for a project that was never really going to happen. Then you do it again. And again.
The industry average close rate on third-party leads is 20 to 30%. You're winning one in four or five. The other three or four were wasted time. HBC is different.
| The old way | The HBC way |
|---|---|
| Pay $20-$100 per lead, upfront | Pay 15% only when the job closes |
| Compete with 4 other contractors for the same client | You're the one trade we recommend for that project |
| Homeowner has no scope, no budget, no plan | Scope written, budget signed off, ready to break ground |
| Show up to a site visit with nothing | Arrive with floor plans, photos, and system data |
| Re-bid every job, lose deals on price | The price is set. You honor what we already quoted |
| 20-30% close rate | The work is mostly done. The job is yours to deliver |
An HBC referral comes with a complete picture of the home.
When we introduce you to an HBC homeowner, you receive a complete digital briefing package built from their Home Clarity Report, a 5-business-day, $4,500 expert assessment of their property conducted by Adam Kilgore personally.
What's in the briefing package:
You walk into the first conversation knowing more about that home than most contractors learn after three site visits. The close rate on HBC leads reflects that.
"I show up to a conversation that's 80% done. My close rate is nearly double what it was with HomeAdvisor."
Dave T., Trade Partner, Akron, Ohio
One flat fee. Seven things you stop doing the day you join.
When a project closes, you pay HBC 15% of the contract value. That's the entire fee structure. No subscriptions, no upfront cost, no pay-to-play. Here's exactly what that 15% replaces.
Sold jobs, not leads.
The homeowner has already decided to do the project. The scope is written. The budget is approved. They're ready to sign. You stop chasing leads that were never going to convert.
A complete digital briefing before you arrive.
Floor plans accurate to 1/8 inch. 360° photos of every relevant space. Full system documentation. Written project scope from a 27-year remodeling expert. You walk in knowing the home better than most contractors do after three site visits.
No competition.
You're the one trade we recommend for that project. The homeowner isn't gathering five quotes. They're meeting their contractor.
The pricing is already set. You honor it.
When we hand you a sold job, the homeowner has already seen and accepted a budget, and that budget came from your own pricing data. You're not bidding the job. You're delivering it at the number we already quoted. No re-negotiation. No surprises for the homeowner. No awkward conversations on day one.
A permanent record of your work.
Every project you complete for an HBC homeowner gets documented in their Home Clarity Hub. Photos, scope, materials, warranty terms, your name. When they sell the house in 12 years, your craftsmanship is part of what makes it more valuable.
Pay only when the job closes.
No upfront fees. No pay-to-play. No monthly subscriptions. 15% of the contract value, billed when the homeowner signs. If a project doesn't close, you owe nothing.
A vetted network. Not a free-for-all.
We screen, interview, and reference-check every trade in the network. The homeowner knows that. Your reputation gets a halo from being one of ours, and the network gets stronger every time another good trade joins.
Your work lives in the homeowner's Home Clarity Hub. Forever.
Every HBC homeowner gets a private portal. Think of it as an operating system for their house. When you finish a project, your work becomes part of their home's permanent record, and a permanent part of why their home is more valuable than the one next door.
Your project, documented for life.
Photos, scope, materials, warranty terms, the date you finished, your name. It all lives in the homeowner's Hub. When their kid needs to find the warranty 8 years later, your work is there. When they sell the house, the next buyer sees your craftsmanship in the listing.
Their house, on call. Forever.
The homeowner can open the portal from any phone, any time, and ask questions about their house. The Hub knows every measurement, every system, every material we documented. That's why HBC homeowners aren't shopping you on price. They already know what fair looks like for their home specifically.
HBC partners are the best in their trade. Not the highest-volume.
We partner with owner-operated businesses where the owner cares personally about quality. The kind of contractors who answer calls, send updates before clients have to ask, and treat homeowners' properties with the same respect they'd want for their own.
If that's you, we'd like to talk. If it's not quite where you are yet, we'd still like to talk, we're building a network for the long term.
Every partner is screened. That's what makes the referral worth something.
Application
Tell us about your business: trade, years in business, service area, average project size, and what you're looking to grow. This takes about 10 minutes.
Conversation
A 20-minute call with Adam. He asks about your process, your communication standards, and how you handle problems when they come up. Honest answers are what we're looking for.
Reference Check
We contact two or three past clients or contractors you've worked with. We ask direct questions about communication, quality, and follow-through.
Welcome to the Network
Once you're in, we brief you on the first client referral, including the full home documentation package, before any introduction is made.
(330) 203-1331
The leads you've been looking for are on the other side of a 20-minute call.
Tell us about your trade and your business. We'll tell you honestly whether we're a good fit, and what the first referral would look like for you.