I have heard that ‘timing is everything’ in humor, but it is no joke when deciding on making changes in your contractor’s licensing as our first question illustrates. Timing is again the issue in our second question, but the answer goes well beyond his immediate need. Anyone with, or hoping to obtain, an LLC license will…
Contractors come in all sizes. Some work close to home while some contractors need licensing across the country. Several quality answers ‘qualify’ as expert assistance to contractors large and small. But first we begin with an important question on an LLC licensing… Q: I have been approached by another company interested in purchasing 60% of my…
Understanding the complex web of paperwork that is required of contractor’s isn’t easy. But, like a ‘house of cards’ when one piece of paper is ‘pulled from the deck’ the whole structure can fall. Who will take over your contracting business when you decide to retire? If it’s family there’s a waiver for that… Q: …
Is it possible to ‘go back’ to the future with a contractor’s license? As the ‘boomer’ generation reach retirement who will take over the companies they have built in their lifetime? With opportunity rising in the state and national economy contractors are getting back to the business of ‘assembling’ the elements they need to build… Q: …
We give a ‘hand’ to a contractor interested in getting a license in another state where fingerprints aren’t first on the list for ‘background’ checks. However I must ‘point out’ that it involves a definite window of opportunity. Another inquiry helps put the ‘contract’ into contracting… Q: Your Company helped me obtain my General contractor’s license…
Becoming a Qualifier has certain ‘qualifications’ in whatever form is chosen. Understanding the differences between RME/RMO may take an expert and an example of what can go wrong. A licensed corporate construction company can be ‘removed’ to create a new firm, but they will discover some thing’s can’t be ‘transferred’… Q: My Company’s Responsible Managing Employee…
Handymen need to remember the scope and limits of their work or they might find themselves ‘a dollar’ over the line and on the wrong side of the law. Licensed contractors also face significant penalties when projects go astray, including revocation of their license number. Wrapping it up we help settle a ‘buddy’ bet that offers…
A ‘general’ question starts out this Q&A, and for anyone who employs subcontractors a valuable lesson comes with the answer. We discover a ‘major’ glitch in the ambitions of another contractor and a handyman with a ‘minor’ problem… Q: I am a General Contractor and the supplier on one of my jobs from last summer recently…
Despite the obvious ‘suspense’ we step up to provide a ‘remedy’ for a contractor worried about ‘hiccups’ in applying for the LLC license. Just in time, we remind all our readers why it is critically important to keep the CSLB up to date on your business address. Failing to do so carries a potentially high price…