Contractor Licensing FAQs

While the law in contractor’s regulation is black and white, how those words are interpreted has always been a ‘gray’ area where expert advice is often advised. Can a Sole Proprietor keep some parts of his license active while also qualifying someone else?  Maybe, maybe not as we all learn from his question… Q:  I frequently…

As suggested at the end of this column, knowledge or knowing is power, especially when you keep it under your hat! From our ‘fencing’ lesson we ‘brush’ up on some “C-33” rules for a consumer and then ‘identify’ an issue for Arizona license applicants to consider before heading south… Q:  I have a question that I…

Competition is often tight in construction bidding so knowing the rules and regulations is often crucial to keeping ahead of the curve in winning bids. Getting your license can also be complex or confusing, and the advice we share today may be helpful to many who also want to ‘experience’ what it’s like to have your…

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…