About The Neighbor List

Built by a Veteran. Inspired by Experience.
After serving this country, I struggled to build a small business in a world of overpriced leads, paywalls, and cutthroat competition. The Neighbor List was born from that frustration and a belief that there’s a better way to grow through trust, not algorithms — and help others while doing it.

  • The idea for The Neighbor List came from a place of frustration and hope. Like so many small business owners, we were tired of feeling like the “big guys” were just making money off everyone else’s hard work. Every time we tried to grow, we were met with expensive leads, impossible competition, and platforms that cared more about their bottom line than the people doing the actual work.

    We started wondering… What if there was another way? What if referrals felt more like a friend texting you a trusted contact and not a fight to be the lowest bidder? That question turned into a dream. One where real people help real people, and business could still be built on trust.

  • We don’t have investors or a big launch. We just started where we were, with good intentions, a clear mission, and a community-minded vision. The Neighbor List was built to be different. No pay-to-play. No lead bidding wars. Just honest work, shared through relationships.

    We are building a simple system: when someone needs a service, we connect them with a local provider we personally vouch for. The provider pays a small referral fee after the job is complete. There are no upfront costs, no nonsense and a lot of trust. Some of our providers are just getting started. Others have been quietly serving their communities for years. Either way, we stand behind them because we’ve seen their work, we know their names, and we believe in what they do.

  • We’ve seen firsthand how one good referral can change the course of a small business. So we’re growing slow and steady, focusing on quality over quantity. We're building something people can actually trust, not just another platform.

    At the heart of it, we believe there are still enough good, hardworking providers out there who are willing to grow with each other, not at the expense of each other. People who are honest, who take pride in their work, and who are ready to build something sustainable together. We’re not trying to out-hustle each other. We’re here to lift each other up.

    As we grow, we’re adding affordable tools to help our providers stay organized and thrive. We're also continuing to listen, learn, and improve, because this isn’t just about us. It’s about every person trying to do honest work and every neighbor looking for help without the hassle.

  • This isn’t just a business model. It’s a mission. We believe that doing good work should also create good in the world. That’s why a portion of every referral fee—our fee, not the homeowner’s or the provider’s—goes directly to a local nonprofit or community organization. Just by using The Neighbor List, you’re helping make that possible.

    Each month, we rotate the causes we support, from families facing medical crises to veterans and other neighbors who could use a hand.

    Helping others is part of who we are. We’re not here to become the next tech giant. We’re here to build something that matters, something rooted in trust, generosity, and community. Because those values still belong in business, and we’re here to prove it.