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After buying their first home, Debra Cohen and her husband face the unenviable task of finding reliable contractors Home Improvement. Fed up with blindly picking names from the Yellow Pages and waiting for contractors who do not show up, it occurred to Cohen that if she and her husband had trouble getting contractors, other homeowners in the community is facing a similar situation. This sad reality has led to the creation of a unique service that is now in a profitable cottage industry developed for the United States and internationally. After extensive conversations with lawyers, business consultants, contractors and insurance agents, Cohen, 38, started Hewlett, New York-based home remedies of NY Inc. from his home in February 1997. The parent who stays home using a loan of $ 5,000, a computer and a fax to the renovated part-time to start. Immediate response from homeowners was tremendous, and after three months of business, she repaid the loan. His gross income in the first year were almost $ 30,000.

Today, home remedies is a contractor referral service that matches homeowners with reliable home workers repair. The appeal to the customers that the company tedious task of identifying and screening qualified contractors take, checking to ensure they are adequately insured and licensed, and as the link between the contractor and the owner as part of a job . home remedies provides a win-win situation for both parties: Services are provided free of charge to owners and contractors represented by home remedies only pay a commission for work they secure. At first, Cohen worked approximately fifteen week at 20:00, she is now approximately 30 hours per week. Last year sales of more than $ 100,000 home remedies. Cohen additional income by selling manuals and packages on how to participate in the work of reference.