Roofing 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 roofers 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 roofers, who else gets a call that same week?
Roofers sell to both individuals and businesses, and most of the work starts when a named storm comes through. It moves fast, so being the name already in hand matters more than being the cheapest. Most clients buy once, so the flow of new names is the whole business.
- Storm damagewhen a named storm comes through
- Water damage / leakwhen a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
- Home salewhen somebody puts a house on the market
- Home purchasewhen somebody buys a house
- Renovation projectwhen a homeowner decides to remodel
- Compliance deadline or inspectionwhen an inspection or compliance deadline lands
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.
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Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo)
They send you work87Trigger: a named storm comes through
Community association managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
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Insurance Property & Casualty
Two-way81Trigger: a named storm comes through
You and P&C insurance agents both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 03
Commercial Property Manager
They send you work76Trigger: a named storm comes through
Commercial property managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 04
Facility Manager
They send you work73Trigger: a named storm comes through
Facility managers hear about it when a named storm comes through, before you do. This one sends you work rather than trading it.
- 05
Plumber
Two-way71Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
You and plumbers both get the call when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 06
Attorney Real Estate
Two-way69Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and real estate attorneys both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 07
Property Manager (Residential)
Two-way68Trigger: a named storm comes through
You and residential property managers both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 08
Title Company
Two-way67Trigger: somebody puts a house on the market
You and title companies both get the call when somebody puts a house on the market, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 09
Home Inspector
Two-way65Trigger: somebody buys a house
You and home inspectors both get the call when somebody buys a house, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 10
Public Adjuster
Two-way65Trigger: a named storm comes through
You and public adjusters both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 01
Water & Storm Damage Restoration
Two-way67Trigger: a named storm comes through
You and restoration contractors both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 02
Tree Service
You send them work66Trigger: a named storm comes through
You hear about it when a named storm comes through, before tree services do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 03
Mold Remediation
You send them work65Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
You hear about it when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, before mold remediation companies do. Expect to give more than you get back here.
- 04
Plumber
Two-way63Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
You and plumbers both get the call when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
- 05
Public Adjuster
Two-way63Trigger: a named storm comes through
You and public adjusters both get the call when a named storm comes through, usually the same week. This one goes both ways.
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Drywall & Stucco Contractor
You send them work62Trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
You hear about it when a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking, before drywall and stucco contractors 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.
CAI (Community Associations Institute)
Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
Condo and HOA managers, board members, and management companies. One manager here can control hundreds of homes. They have a membership just for vendors, so you can join.
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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CAI (Community Associations Institute)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
Condo and HOA managers, board members, and management companies. One manager here can control hundreds of homes. They have a membership just for vendors, so you can join.
Chapter finder → - 02
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
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 → - 03
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and commercial 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 → - 04
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, title companies, and home inspectors.
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 → - 05
Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents and public adjusters.
Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.
Chapter finder → - 06
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers and residential property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 07
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 → - 08
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 →
CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
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.
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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CAI Southeast Florida chapter
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
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 → - 02
CAI chapter trade show & expo
Event or trade showYour partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
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 → - 03
Your city or county chamber of commerce
Chamber of commerceYour partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and commercial 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 → - 04
Your local Realtor board or association
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: real estate attorneys, title companies, and home inspectors.
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 → - 05
Independent Insurance Agents (Big I)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: P&C insurance agents and public adjusters.
Insurance agents. They get the first call after almost any damage, and they talk to the client every year at renewal.
Chapter finder → - 06
IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management)
Your partners' associationYour partners are in this room: commercial property managers and residential property managers.
Property managers for apartments, offices, and mixed buildings. Vendors can join and go to chapter meetings.
Chapter finder → - 07
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.
Let us be straight with you. For roofers, 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 roofing 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 roofers, 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: Roofing Contractor
The five people who should be sending you clients
- Community Association Manager (HOA / Condo) (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Insurance Property & Casualty (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Commercial Property Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Facility Manager (They send you work)
Shared trigger: a named storm comes through - Plumber (Two-way)
Shared trigger: a pipe bursts or a roof starts leaking
The three rooms to be in
- CAI (Community Associations Institute): Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- CAI chapter trade show & expo: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and commercial property managers.
- CAI Southeast Florida chapter: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- CAI chapter trade show & expo: Your partners are in this room: community association managers and public adjusters.
- Your city or county chamber of commerce: Your partners are in this room: community association managers, P&C insurance agents, and commercial property managers.