How posting a job works

Posting a job takes about a minute. You describe what needs fixing in your own words — no forms full of jargon, no need to know which trade it falls under. Photos help a lot: a picture of the leak, the panel, or the wall does more for bid accuracy than a paragraph.

You choose how many pros can reach you

This is the part most platforms do not give you. When you post, you decide whether 1, 3, or 5 contractors are allowed to bid. Nobody outside that number sees your job, and nobody can call you because you filled in a form.

Pick 1 if you already know who you want. Pick 3 for a genuine comparison without a flooded inbox — this is the one most people want. Pick 5 for a big job where the price spread is likely to be wide.

What a good description includes

• What is broken, and what it is doing — "leaking under the sink when the tap runs".
• How old the home is, if you know. LA housing stock varies enormously and it changes the work.
• Whether you have a preferred timeline, or whether it is urgent.
• Photos. Always photos.

What happens after you post

Verified local pros in the right trade see your job and can bid on it. Bids come back with a price, a scope, and a timeline, so you are comparing like with like rather than deciphering three different quote formats. You choose who to hire — nobody is chosen for you, and no bid obliges you to anything.

Your phone number and address stay hidden until you sign an agreement. You can message a pro through the app before that without handing over your details. See how bidding works for what happens next.