See the job before anyone breaks ground.

FirstDig checks city building-permit records every hour and emails contractors and home-service businesses the new permits in their service area: roofing, solar, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, remodels, pools, new construction and 14 trades in all.

How it works

1. Draw your service area on a map and pick your trades.
2. FirstDig reads each covered city's permit open data about once an hour and sorts every new permit by trade.
3. The permits that match arrive by email: every morning on Pro and Business, weekly on Free.

Cities covered (61)

• Arizona: Maricopa County (unincorporated areas around Phoenix), Mesa, Tempe
• California: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Corona, West Sacramento, Marin County
• Colorado: Denver, Aurora, Douglas County (unincorporated areas), Adams County (unincorporated areas)
• Connecticut: Hartford
• District of Columbia: Washington
• Florida: Miami, Miami-Dade County (unincorporated areas), Orlando, Osceola County, Lakeland
• Georgia: Atlanta
• Idaho: Boise
• Illinois: Chicago
• Kansas: Overland Park
• Kentucky: Louisville
• Louisiana: New Orleans, Baton Rouge
• Maryland: Baltimore, Montgomery County, Prince George's County
• Massachusetts: Boston, Cambridge
• Michigan: Detroit
• Minnesota: Minneapolis
• Nevada: Las Vegas
• New York: New York City (NYC Department of Buildings)
• North Carolina: Raleigh
• Ohio: Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati
• Oregon: Salem, Bend
• Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown
• Tennessee: Nashville
• Texas: San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Collin County (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Allen), Arlington, Midland, College Station, San Marcos
• Virginia: Norfolk
• Washington: Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Everett, Pierce County (unincorporated areas)

Plans

Free, Pro and Business. Every account starts with 14 days of Pro, no card needed, then stays on Free unless you choose to pay.

Privacy

Alerts go to businesses only. Names of property owners and applicants are removed before anything is saved. We don't sell personal information and don't run ads.

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