For contractors · Portland metro
Stop buying leads.
Bid on real projects.
Lead-selling sites charge you for a phone number that five other companies also bought. HouseRules is a bid board: homeowners post real projects with photos and budgets, and you bid only on the jobs you actually want. No lead fees, ever.
How it works for pros
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See the whole job first
Written scope, photos, budget range, timeline, and area. You know what you are bidding on before you spend a minute.
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Bid only when you want it
Price, availability, and a short pitch in your own words. Free while we grow Portland. Never a fee for a homeowner who ignores you.
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Limited competition
The homeowner sets a bid limit of 3 to 8. When it is reached, bidding stops. You are never one of forty callers.
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Get picked, get their number
When the homeowner picks your bid, you get their name, phone, and email directly. Nobody else does.
The Founding Pro program
We are new, and we are honest about it: what you claim today is position, not a full project board. When homeowner marketing starts, founding pros are already verified and first in line.
- #1First 10 verified companies per trade in the Portland metro
- #2Free to bid while we grow Portland, and grandfathered on the best terms whenever bid pricing does start
- #3A FOUNDING PRO stamp on every bid you place
- #4Direct line to the founder while we build what you need
Getting verified
Sign up with your CCB (Oregon) or L&I (Washington) license number. We check it against the state registry, usually within a day. Then you set your trades and service area and the board is yours. Every bid you place shows homeowners a license-verified business, which is exactly why they are here.
Founding spots go by trade. Claim yours.
Claim a founding spot