Remodeling Contractor: Best Referral Sources
Who should be sending you clients, and the rooms they are already sitting in.
Get the networking events worth showing up to
Tell us where you are. We will send you the best rooms for remodeling contractors and the next meeting dates. Add a ZIP and this page will also show your local chapters and which seats are open.
Most business owners network where their competitors are, not where their referral partners are.
Your own trade group is for learning. Your partners' groups are where the work comes from. Everything below starts with one question. When something happens that makes people need remodeling contractors, who else gets a call that same week?
Remodeling contractors sell to individuals and households, and most of the work starts when a homeowner decides to remodel. It is planned well ahead, so the introduction has to happen early. Most clients buy once, so the flow of new names is the whole business.
- Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Water damage / leakwhen a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
- Aging / care transitionwhen an aging parent needs a different living situation
- Storm damagewhen a named storm comes through
Who should be sending you clients
Who you should be sending clients to
Ranked by what starts the job, not by who sounds close to your trade.
The same list, turned around. Give first and the rest follows.
- 01
Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work65Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
Community association managers hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 02
Insurance Property & Casualty
They send you work63Trigger: somebody buys a house
P&C insurance agents hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 03
Property Manager (Residential)
They send you work62Trigger: somebody buys a house
Residential property managers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Plumber
They send you work60Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
Plumbers hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Moving Company
They send you work60Trigger: somebody buys a house
Movers hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 06
Home Inspector
They send you work60Trigger: somebody buys a house
Home inspectors hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 07
Interior Designer
You send them work58Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before interior designers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 08
Real Estate Agent (Residential)
They send you work58Trigger: somebody buys a house
Residential real estate agents hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 09
Attorney Real Estate
They send you work58Trigger: somebody buys a house
Real estate attorneys hear about it when somebody buys a house, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 10
Window & Door Installer
You send them work57Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before window and door installers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 01
Cabinetry & Countertops
You send them work72Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before cabinet and countertop companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 02
Window & Door Installer
You send them work68Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before window and door installers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 03
Tile & Stone Contractor
You send them work65Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before tile and stone contractors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 04
Interior Designer
You send them work62Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before interior designers do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 05
Impact Window & Door Contractor
You send them work60Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before impact window contractors do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 06
Flooring Contractor
You send them work60Trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel
You hear about it when a homeowner decides to remodel, before flooring companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
Where those people actually are
Ranked by how many of your best partners are in the room, and how much work each one can send you.
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: home inspectors, residential real estate agents, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
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Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home inspectors, residential real estate agents, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Chapter finder → - 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
BNI
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
The biggest referral group in the world. You meet every week. Only one person per job. They expect you to show up.
Chapter finder → - 04
LeTip International
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Weekly referral chapters. One person per job. Strong with trades and home services.
Chapter finder → - 05
Network In Action
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Referral groups that meet once a month. Good if you cannot give up a morning every week.
Chapter finder → - 06
Master Networks
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Weekly chapters with one person per job. They spend more time teaching than most.
Chapter finder → - 07
An independent local leads group
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Most cities have small leads groups you will never find online. A realtor or insurance agent usually starts them. Ask three people in your trade who they meet with.
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Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: plumbers, movers, and home inspectors.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder →
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners are in this room: home inspectors, residential real estate agents, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Find your local chapter →Give someone nine choices and they pick none. If you do one thing from this page, do this.
- 01
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: home inspectors, residential real estate agents, and real estate attorneys.
Join as a vendor and you are in front of hundreds of agents. They need people they trust at every closing. Ask about the vendor committee and the classes for new agents, not just the parties.
Chapter finder → - 02
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
Too big and too broad on its own. The value is in one committee. Pick one and go every time. The same fifteen people show up, and they get to know you.
Chapter finder → - 03
Prime Time Business Network
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
A South Florida referral group. Only one person per job in each chapter. So your competitors are kept out, and your referral partners have the other seats.
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An independent local leads group
Structured referral groupOne seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
Most cities have small leads groups you will never find online. A realtor or insurance agent usually starts them. Ask three people in your trade who they meet with.
- 05
Local Facebook & community groups
Online communityYour partners are in this room: plumbers, movers, and home inspectors.
City groups, condo and HOA groups, and parent groups. For home services this is often the biggest free source on this list. Most competitors post ads instead of answers.
Chapter finder → - 06
CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners' associationYour partner is in this room: community association managers.
South Florida has more condos than almost anywhere, so this room is packed with association managers. Vendors can go to the trade shows and the monthly lunches.
Chapter finder → - 07
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partner is in this room: community association managers.
Hundreds of association managers and board members walking a vendor floor, there to find vendors. One of the few trade shows where a booth actually pays off.
Chapter finder → - 08
Nextdoor
Online communityYour partners are in this room: plumbers, residential real estate agents, and window and door installers.
Neighbors asking each other who to hire. Answer questions without selling and the recommendations pile up on their own.
Chapter finder →
Let us be straight with you. For remodeling contractors, a weekly referral group is not the best pick. Your partners gather in professional groups instead, so spend your time there. We would rather say that than sell you a seat you do not need.
Is your seat open?
Prime Time takes one remodeling contractor per chapter. Put in a South Florida ZIP above and we will show you which seats are open.
Add a ZIP code at the top of the page to see which seats are open.
Prime Time doesn't operate where you are yet.
We have fifteen chapters in South Florida and none near you. Telling you to join would be bad advice. The rooms above are the real answer where you are. We can email you the one page version and let you know if we open near you.
Send me those roomsHave the next meetings sent to you
The rooms above are the answer. This is when they meet. Tell us where to send it and we will email you the next dates for remodeling contractors, with the one page plan.
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Your one-page action plan
Five partners, five things to say, three rooms. Print it and keep it in the car.
Networking plan: Remodeling Contractor
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel - Insurance Property & Casualty (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Property Manager (Residential) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house - Plumber (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a homeowner decides to remodel - Moving Company (They send you work)
Shared trigger: somebody buys a house
The three rooms to be in
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: home inspectors, residential real estate agents, and real estate attorneys.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
- BNI: One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.
- Your local Realtor board or association: Your partners are in this room: home inspectors, residential real estate agents, and real estate attorneys.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and residential property managers.
- Prime Time Business Network: One seat per category, so your competitors are excluded by rule and the seats around you are the partners above.