Trust & Safety at PrimeTurn

Built for trust at every step.

ID verification, insurance proof, background checks, secure payments, address gating, and a real moderation team. Here's exactly how PrimeTurn protects every property owner, contractor and realtor.

How we protect you

Eight layers of trust

ID-verified contractors

Every contractor uploads a government ID and live selfie. Our review team manually approves matches, with optional AI face-match scoring as a second signal.

Insurance & licensing on file

Pros submit proof of insurance and applicable licenses with expiration dates tracked. Badges automatically downgrade when documents lapse.

Background-check option

Contractors can opt into a background check; passing pros earn a Background Cleared badge visible on every job they bid on.

Approved before bidding

Bids are gated by an active subscription AND verification status. Anonymous accounts cannot bid on or message about live jobs.

Secure payments via Stripe

Subscriptions and any future payouts run through Stripe. Card data never touches PrimeTurn servers.

Address gating

Full property addresses are revealed only to the awarded contractor and the property owner — never to losing bidders or the public.

On-platform messaging

Chat is restricted to the property owner and the awarded contractor. We never sell, share or scrape your contact info.

Disputes & admin review

Either side can open a dispute on a job. Our moderation team can review messages, freeze payments, suspend accounts, and remove listings.

The verification process

From sign-up to verified pro

Most contractors are fully verified within 24 hours. Here's exactly what happens — and what's enforced at the database level.

  1. 01

    Sign up & confirm email

    Free account. We require a verified email — no anonymous sign-ups.

  2. 02

    Submit verification documents

    Government ID, live selfie, insurance certificate. Reviewed within 24 hours by our team.

  3. 03

    Earn your trust badges

    ID Verified, Insured, Background Cleared and Featured badges appear automatically as eligibility is met.

  4. 04

    Subscribe to start bidding

    An active contractor subscription is required to submit bids — and our RLS policies enforce this at the database level.

What every side gets

Trust guarantees by role

For property owners

  • Only ID-verified, subscription-active pros can bid
  • Address only revealed to your awarded contractor
  • Direct messaging stays on platform — no scraping
  • Open a dispute any time; admins can freeze payments
  • Public reviews after every completed job

For contractors

  • Every job is from a real, signed-up property owner
  • Bid waves limit exposure — never 12 contractors per lead
  • Fairness scoring rotates new pros into early waves
  • Insurance & license badges build buyer confidence
  • Reputation score and reviews follow you across categories

For realtors

  • Realtor approval requires license number + state
  • ZIP exclusivity tracked & enforced for Elite plans
  • Seller leads routed only to approved realtors in coverage
  • Saved-vendor network of pros you've worked with before
  • Realtor reviews surfaced on your public profile

When something goes wrong

How disputes work

1

Open the dispute

Either party on an awarded job can file a dispute with one of six categories: payment, quality, no-show, communication, scope, or other.

2

Admin review

Our moderation team reviews messages, attached evidence and job context. Both sides get a chance to respond.

3

Resolution

Outcomes range from refunded subscriptions to account suspensions or bans. Resolution notes are recorded on the dispute record.

Need help with a job that's already in flight?

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Trust isn't a tagline.

It's enforced in our database, in our review process, and in every job posted on the platform.