I started my business in 2001 right after the twin towers fell. It was a bad time to start but I was ambitious and within 6 year I had 5 trucks in the road. I wasn't happy though. I'm a master plumber and not a baby sitter. My customers missed me and I missed them. My employees we're not me and I dropped back to just myself in 2011 and I am a happy man for it. I don't make as much as I did and don't have as much free time but I am a whole lot happier and so are my customers.
Before signing a contract verify contractor's license with Maryland Home Improvement Commission (MHIC) to make sure the license is still active. You may verify online or by phone:
toll free: 1-888-218-5925
Baltimore area: 410-230-6231
Address: 1100 North Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Any home improvement contractor should provide you with current general liability insurance certificate. In order to be working at your home the contrator must have a copy of a current worker's compensation insurance certificate.