How do I get quotes without my phone ringing all week?
Your phone number is not on the bid card at all, and it reaches one contractor only when you choose them.
Quick answers
Is my phone number on the bid card?
No. Your phone number is not on the bid card at all, and it reaches one contractor only when you choose them and they confirm the connection.
Can I chat with bidders inside InstaBids?
Yes, you can message any contractor who bid inside InstaBids. Your phone number and email address stay hidden until you pick 1 contractor and they confirm the connection. The contact-detail filter can miss disguised contact details.
Is my home address shown to bidders?
No, your address is not on the card. A bid card can show your written scope and photos, and contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection.
How are bidders labelled before I pick one?
One stable label each, such as Contractor A, until you pick one bidder. Your view of each bid shows that label, not the contractor's name or logo, so you judge the price and the proposal.
What if my chosen contractor does not confirm in time?
Not a dead end. After you choose one bid, that contractor has a time window to confirm, and if it runs out you decide whether to wait or move on.
Will contractors call me after I post a job?
Not through the connection step before confirmation: a bid card can show your written scope and photos. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. The contact-detail filter can miss disguised contact details.
Who is bidding on my job?
Contractors in your trade, shown to you under a stable label such as Contractor A until you pick one bidder. Your view of each bid shows a label, not the contractor's name or logo, so you judge the price and the proposal.
How do I get bids without handing out my number?
Contractors who take part estimate from your photos and a written scope card, so nobody visits before you see any prices. Homeowners pay InstaBids nothing. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. The contractor you pick may visit once before settling the final price against the percentage the bid stated.
Can I message a bidder without giving my number?
Yes, message any contractor who bid inside InstaBids. The contact-detail filter can miss disguised contact details. Your phone number and email address stay hidden until you pick 1 contractor and they confirm the connection.
When does a contractor get my number?
Choose one bid. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection. That contractor then has a time window to confirm, and if it runs out you decide whether to wait or move on.
Does a quote form put me on a call list?
Typically yes, off InstaBids, because once your number sits on a quote form, whoever runs that form decides who calls it. Ask any site you use one question: who else receives this number? On InstaBids the answer is one contractor, the one you pick.
Does anyone visit before I choose?
Nobody visits to give you a number. The one contractor you pick may still come once, before work starts, to confirm the written scope and settle the final price against the percentage that bid states up front. Until then your address is not on the card, so there is nothing for a stranger to drive to.
What can I do before I ask anyone for a quote?
Keep your number off the form: ask for the written bid by email first, and hand a phone number only to the company you choose. Before typing your number anywhere, ask one question, which is who else receives it.
Start a bid card
Describe the job once, add photos, and use the written scope to describe the work. Contact details stay hidden until the homeowner picks a contractor and they confirm the connection.
InstaBids is in an early pilot in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We are still building our contractor network, so a job may not get bids yet. Your request page shows whether any bids have come in.
Last checked: 22 September 2026