Stop publishing your home as your contractor business address.
Get a real California street address for your business. Your filings, invoices, and website show the business address. Your family’s address stays private.
$99 a month. Billed monthly, shown up front.
¿Prefieres español? Habla con nuestro equipo en español.Statement of Information
California business filing: available to the public
- Entity name
- Ramírez Builders, Inc.
- Street address of principal office
- 1427 Maple Ct., Riverside, CA
Business address on file - Mailing address
- Business address on file
- License no.
- 1098765
- Status
- Active
- Phone
- (951) 555-0142
- Address of record
- 1427 Maple Ct., Riverside, CA 92503That’s your house.
Illustration. The business, license number, and address are made up.
Anyone can find your home address in 30 seconds.
If your house is your business address, this is what a stranger sees.
- The state publishes it.CSLB makes your address of record public. Type a name or license number and it’s on the screen.
- So does your corporation.Secretary of State filings are public records, addresses included.
- Data sites copy it in bulk.Companies scrape the license database and republish it on sites you’ve never heard of.
- You don’t pick who looks.A customer angry about the bill. A stranger who saw your truck. Someone who wants your tools.
- Every day it stays up, more copies get made.The sooner you switch, the fewer places your home shows up.
10 reasons contractors use a virtual office
You work on jobsites, not in an office. You still need a business address that isn’t your house.
Your filings are public
Put your home on your corporation filing and anyone can look it up. Put your business address there instead.
Customers look you up
Clients and competitors check your records. They should find a business, not your driveway.
Keep angry clients off your porch
When a job goes sideways, the dispute goes to your business address, not your family.
Your mail doesn’t wait for you
Checks and notices get received and logged while you’re on the job.
Never miss a deadline letter
One missed lien notice or tax letter can cost more than a year of service.
Bid like a bigger company
A business address on your estimates looks established. A home address or PO box doesn’t.
Keep business and home separate
Running your corporation apart from your personal life is part of doing it right.
Move without the paperwork
Change homes, keep your business address. No re-filing, no new letterhead.
Keep your home off your listings
Your website, Yelp, Angi, and BBB show your business address, not your house.
Office address, no office rent
$1,188 a year, not a lease on an office you’d never use.
How it works
Tell us your uses
Corporation filings, invoices, website, bank, insurance, mail. We start with what you need the address for.
Get it in writing
You get a written list of what the address covers for you, and what it doesn’t, before you pay.
Activate your address
We set up your account and mail preferences, and help you make your first address update.
Your mail comes to us
We receive it, log it, and let you know it arrived, so nothing important sits unopened.
Not incorporated yet? Pick your address before you file.
The address you put on your corporation filing becomes public. Setting up your business address first means you never have to clean it up later.
Many sole-proprietor contractors also pay more tax than they need to. An S corporation may lower that bill, depending on your profit and situation. Run your numbers in two minutes and see.
Incorporate with your address already set
- Sole prop to S-corp conversion
- Your business address on the filing from day one
- First year of annual compliance
- Bilingual team, English or Spanish
Each service is itemized and priced separately. You choose what to add.
One plan. No surprises.
$99 / month
- A real California street address, not a PO box
- Mail received and logged for you
- Notice when mail arrives
- Mail forwarding or pickup
- A written list of what your address covers
- Help in English or Spanish
Billed monthly. Your price is shown before you sign up, and nothing is added without your OK.
Questions contractors ask
Is this just a PO box?
No. It’s a real street address. A PO box can’t be used in many places a business address is needed.
Can I use it for my contractor license?
Ask us before you change anything with the license board. Each agency has its own address rules, and we’ll go over your situation on the call.
Do I need to be incorporated?
No. Sole proprietors, LLCs, and corporations can all use it. If you’re planning to incorporate, set up the address first so your home never goes on the filing.
What happens to my mail?
We receive it, log it, and let you know it arrived. On your call, we’ll set up how you want it handled.
Do you have help in Spanish?
Yes. Our family team handles calls and setup in Spanish. Choose Español in the form above.
This page explains our virtual office service. It isn’t legal, tax, licensing, banking, or insurance advice. Rules for each use of a business address vary, and we confirm your specific uses with you before you sign up.
