Shut down, update! Until then I remain open and ready to assist. Let’s start with a couple cautionary tales from contractors… All CSLB testing centers and public counters are still currently closed due to COVID-19. They will remain closed through January 15th and possibly longer. I will continue to update readers as the situation continues to be reassessed. Please note…
I repeat, due to COVID-19, all individuals living in the State of California are currently ordered to stay home or at their place of residence, except for permitted work, local shopping or other permitted errand, or as otherwise authorized. In response, the CSLB has closed all public counters and testing centers for at least three weeks, which…
2020 just won’t go away. It’s one step forward, another step back for all! As many have heard, due to COVID-19, all individuals living in the State of California are currently ordered to stay home or at their place of residence, except for permitted work, local shopping or other permitted errand, or as otherwise authorized. In response,…
Sometimes we all need a ‘strong’ friend as a NV applicant learns. Another former contractor must ‘experience’ the suspense every angler has when throwing a line into the water with his application, while a “C-29”on the ‘fence’ discovers he better get down… Q: You are helping me with obtaining my Nevada license and in going over the…
Sometimes the ‘waiting’ is the hardest part for a contractor. After that lengthy question, a ‘quick’ one! A happy answer for a ‘suspenseful’ issue and another contractor comes up short in ‘owning’ my answer… Q: You helped us back in 2016 when the former owner of our business retired, and my Partner and I took over as…
While a “C-17” can help us take ‘stock’ of a company sale, it’s a qualified answer I give him. An attorney, who is losing sleep about a family matter, gets a ‘knock-out’ response and doesn’t miss a ‘step’… Q: I am wanting to sell my window business which is a Corporation. It will be an Asset only…
Let’s take a look around the ‘landscape’ and see what’s cooking! I will ‘for sure’ know the answer to a complicated question which is good news for this two-state contractor. Unfortunately, another gets a little bad news on the purchase of a contracting business with lots of ‘collateral’ loss… Q: Can a ‘C-27’ (Landscaping) Contractor install an…
Sometimes there’s only one way around a ‘hazard’ in contracting. Another contractor gets an answer but still needs to, old-school expression, ‘drop the dime’ and talk with me. I discover I can’t answer the last actual question but can point the way. That’s another reason an expert is a ‘good call’ because they may not have that…
Something old and something new! In the many years I have assisted contractors here I still get questions we have not answered in this space. Check out our other resource at cutredtape.com to see past Q I ‘man’ up on a question that requires many ‘coats’ to cover, while it’s ‘good news/bad news’ on a contractor’s…