The home services problem

I bought a home, now what?

Buying a home, especially your first home can be overwhelming. It is the most expensive purchase you have probably ever made and it requires a lot of love and attention to maintain it; you wouldn’t want your most expensive asset losing value!

Imagine you just moved in, have a bunch of boxes to unpack and are in the process of setting up all your utilities (which is a pain to figure out). You search online to figure out how to get your electricity, water, gas, trash, security, insurance, and internet set up, and hopefully you find a site that can collect all of those requests in one place - then you’ll really be in business! 

But what about your other home service needs?

There are SO many other things that your home needs, you just can’t think of everything. Sure, you know you probably need yard work, regular cleaning, maybe pest control (pool cleaning if you have one); whether you do it yourself or get someone else to do it. Hold on again, you probably need to have your A/C, furnace serviced occasionally, gutters cleaned and so much more. Did you know that even your dishwasher has a filter you need to clean?

Keeping track of all of the routine and maintenance tasks your home needs can be a huge challenge. Maybe you do a bunch or research and create a detailed schedule of all the things you need to do. Maybe you rather not bother and hope for the best; which could lead to costly repair bills. An A/C replacement can cost $10k-$20k! So whether you are super type-A or rather not be bothered, you really need to keep track of all of the typical home needs. 

Getting started

A great place to begin is using an aggregation service to find your utilities - which may or may not be available in your area. Alternatively, there are plenty of sites that will help you compare each service individually, if you have plenty of time to spare! 

Now comes those routine things you need to do like lawn mowing. Sure you can ask your neighbors, but how do you think they found them? Do you really trust you will get good service and a good deal? What if you have a nice home and you know they will just charge you more? You can always go to an Angi or HomeAdvisor to find service providers. The downside, they typically sell all your data and you get spam calls from providers which each have their own questions, pricing and service nuances. Which makes for a lot of  wasted time playing phone tag with provider after provider. Surely there is an easier way…

Put your home on autopilot

Chappy provides a great alternative.

Chappy does the hard work for you

Chappy collects the information up front in seconds so you can get bids sent directly to you. No spam calls, no keeping track of what each provider told you over the phone. Review all your bids in one place. You can see each provider’s rating, pricing, frequency of service and any notes they may provide regarding how they perform their services. That way you can have a more accurate picture of what you are getting.. Chappy only shares your contact information with the provider you choose to do business with. 

Your service schedules are managed

Another benefit is Chappy will show you your schedule of service providers coming to your home. No more wondering, “Is my pool guy coming Thursday or Friday? Did my pest control company come out this quarter? It has been a while…”

You’ll never miss a payment

On top of all that, it’s a hassle keeping track of if you have paid your provider or not. Some might request a Venmo payment, leave an invoice with you, take a check or if they are a little more advanced, send you an e-payment request. Chappy puts each of your services on autopay, so there’s never any need to worry about remembering who or how much to pay. If you ever have any issues, you can always reach out and hold payment until it gets resolved. 

Here is how Chappy compares to other avenues of finding home services:

If you’re looking to outsource your to do list, Chappy is a one-stop-shop for all your home services needs. Whether you need home cleaning, lawn care, or even a private chef, Chappy makes finding a provider easy and convenient.