Moving to Florida from New Hampshire - what am I in store for?

[anthonysolino]

Actually a larger company.

lets see you got, inglett and stubbs Titian, uptime spivey, penco I just moved to Florida 2 years ago from Gwinnett

 

[hbiss]

... honestly I know it seems intrusive but at the same token, we have problems with "hurricane contractors" coming down here and taking advantage of the public. they try to make it a little tough to obtain the license.

Forgot about that. It does make sense to keep the jacklegs out.

-Hal

 

[anthonysolino]

Forgot about that. It does make sense to keep the jacklegs out.

-Hal

after hurricane Andrew in 1992 a lot of "contractors" came down here exploiting the hell out of the insurance companies

 

[oldsparky52]

It's ridiculous that they require a minimum credit score. For what purpose? And I can say that there are a few guys starting out that don't have $10K in the bank. Does any other state or jurisdiction look at your credit score? I thought it was bad enough that NY want's to know that you are up to date with your child support payments or no license for you.

Gee, if a guy can't work how is he going to pay?

-Hal

IMO, if you don't have $10,000 in liquid assets (aka CASH), you probably shouldn't be starting out in contracting. You need to be able to handle some bad weather.

 

[bjp_ne_elec]

It's been a long time since I was licensed in FL so I may be out of touch. I could be that Lee no longer issues local master/contractor licenses. If you qualify, the best route is to get a state unlimited.
I would reach out to Mike Holt staff for guidance.

How do you reach out to Mike's staff?

 

[texie]

How do you reach out to Mike's staff?

MikeHolt.com

 

[Coppersmith]

How do you reach out to Mike's staff?

Mike's office is 90 minutes from my house. When I began studying for my masters I drove over there to buy some books. They seemed surprised to get a visitor but were friendly and I got my books same day instead of waiting for shipping.