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Home & Local ServicesJuly 17, 202610 min

Remodeling leads missing ideal clients fix your targeting now

A strategic look at how home remodelers can stop competing for volume and start attracting the homeowners ready to invest $80k or more in their next project.

There is a quiet frustration running through the remodeling industry right now. Business owners describe the same scene: their phones ring, their inbox fills up, and yet the leads coming through the door are not the clients they built their reputation for serving. They want three bids. They haggle over price. They're gone by Tuesday. Meanwhile, the homeowners who are ready to invest $80,000, $100,000, or more in their kitchen or whole-home remodel the clients who will refer their neighbors, who trust the process,...

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Home & Local ServicesJune 14, 202610 min

Kingston, New York Opens a Faster Path to Rooftop Solar

A small city just became the first in New York to offer instant solar permits and the idea behind it could save homeowners thousands.

The house on the hill in Kingston, New York, looked like a good candidate for solar. Plenty of roof space, a south-facing pitch, and a family wondering why their electricity bill kept climbing. But before a single panel could be mounted, there was paperwork to file, a trip to city hall to endure, plans to resubmit, and weeks of waiting for someone to review them. In many American towns, that bureaucratic journey can add thousands of dollars to a project that was supposed to save money in the first place. That...

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