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A current HomeAdvisor Pro review must begin with the legal relationship, because the legacy brand and current contractor agreement use different names. The HomeAdvisor Pro terms route now exposes Angi Pro Agreement version 1.4 and identifies HomeAdvisor Inc. doing business as Angi Pro.
For a contractor, that means the signed order, current Angi Pro agreement and account invoices matter more than an old review tied to a different HomeAdvisor screen. Evaluate the marketplace on competition, price, contract exposure and cost per accepted job.
Disclosure: theBuildd sells an alternative one-buyer lead service. We have not purchased or tested HomeAdvisor or Angi leads. “HomeAdvisor Pro reviews” appeared in Google US English suggestions checked 23 September 2026; that is an unsized directional signal, not traffic or product-quality evidence.
The current HomeAdvisor Pro document is an Angi Pro agreement
The legacy HomeAdvisor Pro terms URL fetched 23 September 2026 redirected to legal.homeadvisorpros.com and displayed Angi Pro Agreement version 1.4 as current. The document is effective 12 May 2026 and names HomeAdvisor Inc. doing business as Angi Pro.
It incorporates the contract signed during contractor onboarding. When the onboarding contract and general agreement conflict, the onboarding contract controls. That is where service categories, geography and commercial details can differ by account.
| Document or name | What it tells the contractor |
|---|---|
| HomeAdvisor legacy page or invoice | Which historic brand or account surface was used |
| Angi Pro Agreement | Current general relationship and platform terms |
| Onboarding contract | Account-specific categories, geography, price and applicable term |
| Rate schedule and invoices | What actually created charges |
| Credit records | Which disputed items received a remedy |
Sources: https://pro.homeadvisor.com/rfs/serviceprofessional/mobile/lead/mobileTandC.jsp and https://legal.angi.com/, fetched 23 September 2026.
What the current terms say about competition
The current agreement says a lead may go to multiple pros based on homeowner choice and that the customer may decide not to hire. Elsewhere, it describes competition involving approved pros, non-approved pros or affiliates under the applicable product path.
This is a marketplace model, not a one-buyer provider promise. Competition does not make every lead unsuitable. It means the contractor should price intake, response and estimating work into the acquisition decision.
Ask the account representative which lead paths are active, what the homeowner sees, how many pros may compete and whether another Angi or affiliate route can create an overlapping opportunity.
Pricing belongs in the contractor order
There is no one public HomeAdvisor lead price that applies across services and markets. The accepted order and account rate schedule control the actual commercial terms.
Capture:
- subscription or membership fees;
- per-lead, bundle or opportunity charges;
- prepayment or deposit;
- target-spend rules and exceptions;
- credit decisions;
- initial term and renewal;
- early termination fee, if the contract includes one; and
- charges that can arrive before termination takes effect.
The current agreement explains that an early termination fee applies when the onboarding contract provides one. It does not establish one universal ETF. Ask for the actual amount and calculation in writing.
Filtering is not a result guarantee
Angi’s current terms describe filtering processes while saying it cannot review every request individually. They do not guarantee homeowner data, successful contact, a hire or a specific number of connections.
That boundary should shape the test. A delivered request, reached homeowner, held estimate and sold job are separate events. Do not call a lead “qualified” without defining which checks occurred and which remain for the contractor.
The Angi Leads review covers the current marketplace product in more detail. The Angi versus HomeAdvisor guide owns the brand and legal-entity relationship.
Read the FTC history carefully
In April 2023, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order involving HomeAdvisor. The order required up to $7.2 million for redress and restricted specified misleading claims about lead source, quality and conversion. The underlying complaint described alleged conduct dating back to at least 2014.
HomeAdvisor disputed the allegations before the final order. The order is relevant diligence evidence, but it does not prove that every current lead is invalid or predict a contractor’s results. Its practical lesson is to put source, matching, hiring-intent and performance representations in writing.
Source: Federal Trade Commission final order and release, April 2023.
Run a current account test
Export the signed order, active services, locations, rate schedule, invoices, credits, renewal date and account status. Tag each paid opportunity through two-way contact, accepted scope, appointment, held estimate, proposal, sold job and collected gross profit.
cost per held estimate = net HomeAdvisor or Angi spend plus attributable intake cost divided by held estimates
cost per sold job = complete acquisition cost divided by sold jobs from the cohort
Keep legacy HomeAdvisor labels and current Angi labels mapped to the legal counterparty and source path. Otherwise one supplier can look like two independent channels in the CRM.
Who should keep or leave the platform?
Keep the account when the current order is acceptable and mature cohorts produce profitable work after charges, credits and sales labor. Marketplace reach and homeowner choice can be useful to a contractor with strong proof and rapid intake. Leave or renegotiate when the written terms or complete acquisition cost fail the business’s threshold.
Renegotiate or test an independent alternative when the failed condition is structural: recipient competition, contract exposure, price variation or qualification labor. Changing from a HomeAdvisor label to an Angi label alone does not necessarily change the underlying supplier relationship.
The HomeAdvisor alternatives guide compares different operating models. Contractors ending a legacy or current account can use the HomeAdvisor cancellation checklist and follow the active agreement.
Discuss a one-buyer alternative after exporting the account terms, charges and source-level job outcomes.
What separates an opt-in from a qualified lead
Opt-ins are the raw material for qualified leads, not a substitute for them. Any enquiry the platform bills you for gives your office a reason and a right to call. What happens on that call decides whether you have a qualified lead or a polite no.
For this work, a reached homeowner has to confirm:
- recipient count for the same record
- whether anyone reached the homeowner first
- service address and accepted trade
- your written project criteria
Decide who owns the qualifying call before you buy, because it changes what you are paying for. With base plans it is your office. With optional monthly dispatching our team contacts and qualifies the reached homeowner, then transfers live or books the appointment. Exclusivity is unchanged: one buyer per accepted opt-in, with no promise of contact, qualification or sale. The qualified contractor leads guide covers how to write the criteria down.