REAL ESTATE
Compiled by Debora Vrana, Times correspondent
Building a Network: Anne Armstrong and her husband, Robert, have started a new service in Orange County called Contractors Referral Network. The idea is to protect consumers against scam contractors.
The service is free to residential and commercial consumers, while contractors pay a $300 fee to belong. The 6-month-old company, based in Laguna Hills, does on-site inspections at 12 work sites completed by a firm and checks the contractor’s license with the state.
“We’re doing some estimates for people with earthquake damage, but we specialize in Orange County. But some of our contractors are willing to go to Los Angeles,” Armstrong said.
