Middleman connects homeowners with credential-checked plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and handyman professionals. One flat diagnostic fee, a firm quote before any work starts, and your payment held securely until you approve the finished work.
No phone tag, no mystery pricing, no paying strangers up front.
Describe the problem in the app and get a free, no-obligation estimate range instantly. Book a visit — right away or scheduled for a time window that suits you — with a flat $50 diagnostic fee. That’s all you pay to start.
A background-checked pro — license-verified for trade work — accepts your job. You see their name, credentials, vehicle, and live arrival status the whole way.
After the on-site diagnostic you get one written price — labor, parts, and fees itemized — with a market check showing where it lands against real Central Florida prices for the same repair. Your $50 diagnostic visit (your pro’s $40 + the $10 booking fee) paid for the visit and isn’t deducted from this price. No surprises, ever. Decline and owe nothing more.
Every quote comes with a market check: a simple slider shows where the price lands against real Central Florida jobs for the same repair, so you know whether it’s typical, below, or above — before you approve. Your payment is then held securely by our payment processor (Stripe) while the work happens; the pro is paid only after you inspect and confirm the job is complete. If something’s wrong, open a dispute and your payment stays frozen while our team reviews it. Every approved job is backed by your pro’s 30-day workmanship warranty: if the fix fails within a month, file a claim in the app and your pro returns to make it right at no charge. The market check, the payment protection, and the warranty only exist when the job runs through Middleman — that’s the point of paying in the app.
Describe the issue once — our Scope Assistant asks the smart follow-ups, your pro arrives prepared, and every dollar is visible before you approve it.
Our interactive demo puts a homeowner’s phone and a pro’s phone side by side. Post a job, then switch seats: accept it, quote it, and get paid — sample data only, nothing real, no signup.
Plumbing, electrical, and HVAC pros are license-verified for their trade, and every Middleman professional — including handymen — has insurance verified and a background check completed before they can accept a single job.
Leaking fixtures, clogged drains, running toilets, low water pressure, water heaters, and more.
Dead outlets, tripping breakers, light fixture and ceiling fan installs, panel issues, and more.
AC not cooling, heat not working, thermostat installs, airflow problems, and seasonal tune-ups.
Small non-trade fixes — drywall patches, doors, TV mounting, furniture assembly. Jobs up to $2,500.
You always know the price before anyone touches a wrench.
A pro comes out, finds the real problem, and writes a firm quote. It pays for the on-site diagnosis, separate from the repair price.
Labor + parts, itemized in writing, plus a 5% service fee. The price you approve is the price you pay.
Your payment is held by our payment processor and released to the pro only after you confirm the work is complete.
Common, well-defined jobs have one flat price — no $50 diagnostic, no quote to wait for. Book instantly, pick a time window that fits, and the all-in total — service price plus the 5% service fee — is shown before you book, and that’s exactly what you pay.
Card and bank (ACH) payments are processed securely by Stripe. Middleman never stores your card details. Wondering what your repair usually runs? Browse the Clermont price guide — typical ranges for 20 common jobs ›
Middleman Pro sends real, paid jobs to licensed plumbers, electricians, and HVAC techs — customers have already secured the $50 diagnostic fee before you accept — it’s captured the moment you take the job.
One flat 7% referral fee on labor + parts. No subscriptions, no per-lead charges, no bidding wars against six other contractors.
Every job in your feed is a real customer whose diagnostic fee is already secured. Accept it and the visit is yours — first come, first served.
The customer pays the full quote up front — held by Stripe — before you start the repair. No invoicing, no chasing checks — payouts go straight to your bank via Stripe.
Credential-verified pros only — we check licenses and insurance and run background checks before your first job.
Cancel an active search any time and the hold is released. After a pro accepts an ASAP job: cancel before they head out and you're fully refunded; once they're driving, $25 of the visit fee covers their trip; once they've arrived, the visit fee compensates their visit. Scheduled visits cancel free until 24 hours before the appointment — inside 24 hours the visit fee is kept (your pro reserved the slot). After the diagnostic, if you decline the quote, no further charges apply — the diagnostic fee covers the visit.
Repair payments are never sent directly to the professional. Funds are held by our payment processor and released only after you inspect the work and confirm completion in the app.
Every approved job is covered by your pro’s workmanship warranty for 30 days after you confirm completion. If the work fails or stops working in that window, file a claim from the job screen with a description and photos — your pro returns to make it right at no charge to you, and if they can’t or won’t, escalate in the app: Middleman reviews the claim and can arrange another repair or a refund at the contractor’s expense.
If work is incomplete or not as quoted, open a dispute from the job screen — the payment is frozen immediately. Our team reviews the job record, the quote, and the conversation, then resolves it: either the work is corrected, the payment is released, or your money is refunded. Most disputes are resolved within 3 business days.
Approved refunds are returned to your original payment method. Card refunds typically appear within 5–10 business days; bank (ACH) refunds may take slightly longer.
Every pro applies with their credentials and business details. We verify trade licenses (plumbing, electrical, HVAC) against state records and proof of insurance before they can see a single job. Background checks run through a licensed third-party provider and screen the business owner or principal — on team accounts, each technician passes their own check before being assigned a visit. In the app you always see who's coming — name, photo, license number where applicable, vehicle, and plate — before they arrive.
The trip and a professional on-site assessment of the problem, ending in a firm written quote. The $50 is two charges: your pro’s $40 visit charge — the visit is their service, and you see their business name and license number the moment they accept — plus Middleman’s $10 booking fee. It isn’t deducted from the repair price. If you decline the quote, you owe nothing more — and the visit becomes a credit for another Middleman pro to assess the same job.
No. The quote you approve — labor, parts, and fees, itemized — is the price you pay. If the pro discovers genuinely new work, they send a revised quote and you approve or decline it before anything continues.
Your payment is held by our payment processor (Stripe) when you accept the quote. It's released to the pro only after they mark the job complete and you inspect and confirm it in the app.
Open a dispute from the job screen and the payment freezes immediately. Our team reviews the job record, quote, photos, and conversation, then either has the work corrected, releases payment, or refunds you. Most disputes resolve within 3 business days.
Every approved job carries a 30-day workmanship warranty. File a claim from the job screen with a description and photos — your pro has 7 days to schedule a free return visit to make it right. If they decline, don’t respond, or the fix doesn’t hold, Middleman reviews the claim and can arrange another repair or refund you, at the contractor’s expense — not yours.
Well-defined jobs — clearing a drain, installing a ceiling fan, an HVAC tune-up — don’t need a diagnostic visit. Routine Care gives them one flat price: book instantly, pick an arrival window, and you pay the listed price plus the 5% service fee — shown as one all-in total before you confirm. Payment protection and the 30-day warranty apply just the same.
Yes — drywall patches, door and window repairs, TV mounting, furniture assembly, and similar non-trade fixes. Florida’s handyman exemption allows this kind of minor, non-trade work when the whole job stays under $2,500, and Middleman enforces that cap in the app. Handyman pros have insurance verified and background checks completed like every other Middleman professional.
We're launching first in Central Florida (Clermont and the greater Orlando area) with plumbing, electrical, HVAC, and handyman services. Join the waitlist and we'll email you the moment we're live in your area.
Nothing up front. No subscription, no lead fees. Middleman keeps a flat 7% referral fee on labor + parts when you complete a paid job — you keep 93%, paid out to your bank through Stripe.
Middleman is launching soon. Join the waitlist and we'll email you when we go live — homeowners get priority booking, pros get first pick of their service area.
Prefer email? Reach us anytime at mm@middleman.llc — we answer every message.