Handyman James
Construction Supervisor License #120385
Home Improvement Contractor #197410
Call or text (508) 306-1552
Handyman James
$50 per month, per property. Reach a licensed handyman at any hour by phone, text or email — and when something goes wrong at 3am in Waltham, there's no emergency callout fee waiting for you.
Sign upIf you own units here, this is the page that matters. The retainer is priced per property, so a three-unit portfolio is $150 a month for round-the-clock access to a licensed tradesman who already knows all three buildings — and no emergency premium when a tenant calls at midnight rather than at noon.
Turnover here runs to a calendar rather than a convenience. The gap between one tenant leaving and the next arriving is short, fixed, and expensive to overrun, which is a different problem from a homeowner's repair list.
Waltham carries a high share of two- and three-family houses, which changes the shape of the work. A lot of it is turnover work: patching, painting, fixing what the last tenant left, on a deadline set by when the next one moves in.
A 3am callout is billed at the same hourly rate as a Tuesday afternoon. No several-hundred-dollar surcharge for bad timing.
Phone, text or email, 24 hours a day. Not a call centre or a ticket queue — James directly.
Normal callouts often within hours. Emergencies, as soon as he can physically get there.
The same licensed tradesman every time, who already knows where your shutoff valve is.
Gutters, exterior and weatherproofing checked ahead of the seasons that cause the damage — not after.
Repairs and touch-ups handled between tenants, on your schedule, for owners who aren't local.
$50 per month, per property. This covers 24-hour access, seasonal walkthroughs, and removes emergency callout fees. Landlords with several units in Waltham pay per property.
Billed at James's standard hourly rate, plus materials and any other costs incurred. The retainer isn't a labour plan — it's what makes sure someone answers, and that calling at midnight doesn't cost more than calling at noon.
A single after-hours emergency callout from a contractor typically carries a premium of several hundred dollars before anyone picks up a tool. At $50 a month, one 3am call in a year and the retainer has more than paid for itself — and most properties have more than one.
“This man's dedication to his job is outstanding. He's well informed, professional, and transparent about everything he does.”
— Matthew, Lincoln, MAFill this in and James will call you to confirm the details and set up billing. No payment is taken through this form.
Repairs, fixtures, drywall, painting and the everyday jobs.
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