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Funds protection, explained
How Home Sapien will work
We’re in early preview — not live yet. Here’s how it works, and what you can do today: get a free early cost estimate and join the list for your area.
Big home projects are stressful for one reason: you’re handing a lot of money to someone you just met, for work that’s hard to price. Home Sapien fixes both — a fair price from real competition, and your money kept safe until the work is done right.
1. Describe it once.
Answer a few quick questions: size, materials, the basics. You get an instant cost range, with your project ready to share. No site visit, no phone tag.
2. Pros bid blind.
A few vetted contractors in your area bid on your exact project — without seeing each other’s bids, and without your phone number or email. You compare real, like-for-like prices instead of chasing quotes. Because bidding is blind both ways, no one’s racing to reach your phone first, and no one can pull the job off the platform.
3. Work happens — funds don’t move.
Once you hire, your payment is held safely, not paid out, while your pro does the work. The money stays put until you say the job is done right.
4. You approve — your pro is paid.
Released to your contractor only as you approve the completed work. The pro gets paid when you’re happy; you’re never out money for work that isn’t done.
Your contact info stays private
Most “find a contractor” sites sell your phone number to five companies and let them fight over you. Here, your contact details stay private and bidding is blind. We’re paid through the transaction, not by selling your details, so we’re on your side. No spam, no lead fees.
Who does the work
Contractors are independent local businesses we vet — not our employees. The work contract is between you and the pro you choose; Home Sapien runs the marketplace and protects the funds.
We open area by area
We open one area and project type at a time, as soon as enough local pros are ready to give you real competition. Get your estimate now and leave your email. We’ll tell you the moment funds-protected bidding opens near you.
Common questions
Straight answers
Why give my email if you're not live yet?
So we can tell you the moment funds-protected bidding opens in your area. We open one area at a time. It's a single heads-up when your area is ready, not a drip campaign. No spam, never sold, unsubscribe anytime.
Is my card charged when I join?
Joining the list and getting an estimate are free, and there's no card involved. Money only enters the picture if you hire a pro once we're live near you. Even then, it's held safe and released only as you approve the finished work.
What if you never launch in my area?
Then you won't hear from us beyond the rare honest update, and one click unsubscribes you any time. We'd rather stay quiet than clutter your inbox — you only get an email when there's something real for your area.
How is this different from Angi or Thumbtack?
Those sites sell your phone number to several contractors who then race to reach you first. Here the job is the product: a few vetted local pros bid your written project blind, with your payment held safe until you approve the work. We're paid through the transaction when a funded job completes.
The waitlist
Just researching?
Join the list and we’ll tell you the moment funds-protected bidding opens in your area.