Apply to become a recommended subcontractor partner.
Southern Cities is a Charlotte-headquartered NC general contractor (License #107724) running investor rehabs, homeowner renovations, and permit-administration work statewide. We hire a small bench of licensed, insured NC trades for repeat residential work — most rehabs run on a 1 to 3 month schedule. Apply below; our team reviews every application personally.
Network standards
Licensed where required
Active NC trade or GC license for any scope that requires one.
Insured with current COI
Active GL (minimum $1M), workers comp where applicable.
Runs on documentation
Written scope, written change orders, photo updates at milestones.
Respects the cadence
Shows up on the scheduled day, flags issues early, closes out punch cleanly.
We run residential projects on a documented workflow. Our subcontractors do too.
We are not trying to build a directory. We maintain a small working bench of trades who can match our pace, our documentation, and our quality bar on active residential jobs across the Charlotte metro and greater North Carolina.
If you run a licensed, insured trade business and want a repeat general contractor relationship instead of chasing new leads every week, the application below is the first step.
Trade licensing where required
Electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and GC-classification scopes require active NC licensing. We verify licenses on the NCLBGC or NC trade-board public lookups before any job.
Insurance verified annually
General liability certificate of insurance and workers comp where statutorily required. We request the COI on file before the first job and reverify each year.
Documentation-first operators
Written scope before work starts, written change orders for anything outside scope, progress photos at milestones, and a real invoice at each payment event.
Clean communication cadence
Monday schedule check, mid-week progress note, Friday look-ahead. Calls returned same-day. Issues flagged before they become schedule events.
From application to first project
Apply
Fill out the partner application. We review every submission personally.
Verification
We verify license status, insurance on file, and call your references.
Intro call
20-minute conversation about scope coverage, rate structure, and availability.
First job
Paper-trailed first project. If both sides like it, you become a repeat partner.
Tell us about your company and the work you do.
Every field helps us decide whether there is a clean fit. Applications typically receive a response within three business days.