We're in Your Corner on Every Home Repair
HoodNest is the homeowner's advocate for South Florida. We turn contractor quotes and inspection reports into clear, data-backed answers — so you know before you owe.
Why We Exist
Replacing a roof or an AC system is one of the largest checks a family will ever write — and most people only do it once or twice in their lives. Contractors do it every single day. That imbalance of information is exactly why a fair price and an inflated one can look identical to the person paying.
In South Florida, the stakes are even higher. Insurers non-renew policies over a 15-year-old roof. Hurricane codes drive up costs in ways no national calculator accounts for. A dead compressor in August can't wait for three quotes. HoodNest was built so that no homeowner here ever has to guess whether they're being treated fairly.
Upload a quote or an inspection report, and our AI parses every line item and benchmarks it against what your neighbors actually paid. No phone calls. No lead selling. Just the number you needed.
What We Stand For
The principles baked into every analysis we run
Homeowners come first
HoodNest is free for homeowners — always. We make money on the contractor side, never by charging the family trying to figure out if a quote is fair. Your wallet is the one we protect.
Real local data, not national guesses
A roof in Hialeah doesn't cost what a roof in Boise costs. We benchmark against permits, anonymized quotes, and regional cost data from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach — never one-size-fits-all averages.
Show our work
Every analysis cites its sources. We tell you where a number comes from and how confident we are, so you can take it straight to the negotiating table.
Your data stays yours
We don't sell your information to contractors. No lead farming, no surprise sales calls. You upload a document, you get an answer — that's the whole deal.
What We Believe
Information asymmetry is the enemy
Contractors quote dozens of jobs a week. Most homeowners replace a roof once or twice in a lifetime. We exist to close that gap.
Pressure shouldn't mean overpaying
An insurance non-renewal or a dead AC in July is stressful enough. A clear, data-backed number keeps you from being rushed into a bad deal.
AI should serve the homeowner
We use AI to read 50-page inspection PDFs and dense quotes in seconds — then translate them into plain English and real costs you can act on.
Built for South Florida
We didn't start with a national rollout and a generic cost database. We started in the neighborhoods we know — Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach — where High-Velocity Hurricane Zone codes, salt-air corrosion, polybutylene pipes, and Federal Pacific panels shape what repairs really cost.
That local depth is the point. Our benchmarks pull from county permit databases, DBPR-licensed contractor records, property appraiser data, and anonymized quotes from real homeowners across 185+ ZIP codes. When we tell you a price is high, it's because we've seen what your block pays — not what some spreadsheet says about the average American home.
South Florida first. More of the Sunshine State soon.
Who HoodNest Is For
If you own or are buying a home in South Florida, we built this for you
Homebuyers
Turn an overwhelming inspection report into a prioritized, itemized negotiation tool before you close.
Current homeowners
Got a contractor quote or got dropped by your insurer? Find out what the work should actually cost in your ZIP code.
First-time owners
New to home repairs in Florida? We flag the insurance-blocking issues and hurricane-code requirements that catch people off guard.
How We Stay Free for Homeowners
Fair question — and an important one. HoodNest earns revenue on the contractor side: licensed, vetted pros pay to connect with homeowners who are actually ready to hire. You never pay a cent, and we never sell your information to make a quick buck off your inbox. The homeowner experience stays clean, honest, and free because that's the entire reason we exist.
Free for homeowners. Always.
See What Your Repair Should Actually Cost
Upload your contractor quote or inspection report and get AI-powered analysis with real South Florida pricing in under 60 seconds.
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