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Signing 20 founding pros — Tampa Bay, FL

A BMW tech
should get the BMW jobs.

Only the cars you want to work on. ProperMech is your funnel — local BMW owners land straight on your phone. You keep 100%: no lead fees, no cut.

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Built by a mechanic. Tech to tech.
FOUNDING OFFER 20 FOUNDING SPOTS · TAMPA BAY

Founding pros in Tampa Bay ride free.

We're signing 20 founding pros in Tampa Bay — every trade welcome. First 10 ride 6 months free, next 10 get 3 months free — then membership from $39/mo (mechanics) / $19 (other trades). No per-lead fees, no commission — you keep 100%.

3 months free Estimates, booking & invoicing Go-Independent Starter Kit
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The pitch, tech to tech
Tired of flat-rate and dealer politics?

The work was never the problem. Opening a shop costs a fortune and the business side eats your day — ProperMech fixes both.

1

Pick your specialty

The cars you already know — BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, Mini. Start lean with the tools you have.

2

Jobs come to you

Local customers who want exactly your specialty land on your phone. No per-lead fees, no race to the bottom.

3

Keep your money

A flat membership — no cut of your tickets. You set your rate and you keep it.

Your business, one app
Estimates, booking, invoicing — done.

The part every good wrench hates — quoting, scheduling, getting paid — handled in one place. Start today with the customers you already have. It's free.

ProperMech Pro — a new customer request and estimate on your phone

Run your own customers through it — free

  • Send clean estimates. Build an itemized quote your customer approves right on their phone.
  • Book & invoice in-app. Schedule the job and get paid directly — no shop, no back office, no 9pm paperwork.

Then we bring you more

  • New local customers who want exactly your specialty land on your phone — no per-lead fees.
  • Look pro from day one. Every quote and invoice carries your name.
The math
Same wrench. Very different paycheck.
At the dealer

Flat-rate, someone else's customer

  • Paid book hours, not the hours you actually work — and you eat the comebacks.
  • You see a slice of a $150–200/hr labor rate; the dealer keeps the rest.
  • Warranty work pays next to nothing.
  • The customer is theirs, not yours.
On your own, on ProperMech

Your rate, your customer, your money

  • You set the labor rate and keep it — a flat membership, no cut per job.
  • Customers pay less than the dealer and you still earn more per hour.
  • Send estimates and invoices from your phone in seconds.
  • The customer is yours.

Rates illustrative — plug in your own. Remove the dealer's overhead from the middle, and both sides win.

Why we built this

We do the work.
It's time we owned it.

We're mechanics. We do the diagnosis, the skill, the hours, the comebacks — and someone else cashes the check. The dealer bills a small fortune an hour and hands you flag rate. You built the reputation; they kept the customer.

ProperMech is built by mechanics, for mechanics. The people who do the work should own the work — the customer, the rate, the money. You don't need their shop. You don't need their permission. You need your skill and your customers — and we hand you both.

Warriors for mechanics. Let's take the trade back.

★ FOUNDING BONUS

The Go-Independent Starter Kit

Going out on your own is the scary part. We hand you the playbook so you start clean and legal — not guessing. Yours free as a founding tech.

Set up your business (LLC / entity)
Garage-keepers & liability insurance
The minimum tool list for your marque
Getting paid — invoicing & payments
How to price your labor
Mobile vs. renting a bay
Simple bookkeeping & taxes
Licensing & permits checklist
Questions
Going independent — answered
How do I start my own auto repair business without opening a shop?
You don't need a full shop to begin. Start with the makes you already specialize in, using the tools you already have, working mobile or out of a small or shared bay. ProperMech brings you local customers who want exactly your specialty, and the app handles your estimates, booking, and invoicing so you stay on the car. Scale into a building once demand is proven — don't mortgage your house on day one.
How do I get customers without a shopfront?
Customers search ProperMech for a specialist by their car's make, and the request comes straight to your phone — no per-lead fees, no competing with 50 shops on price. If you already do side jobs, bring those customers onto the app too.
What if I'm not a "business person"?
The app is the business side — scheduling, customer messaging, estimates, and invoicing. The Go-Independent Starter Kit covers the rest: entity, insurance, tools, and getting paid.
What does it cost?
A flat membership, no cut of your tickets. Founding techs in Tampa Bay ride free to start — the first 10 get 6 months, the next 10 get 3 months, starter kit included. After your free run, membership from $39/mo (mechanics) / $19 (other trades), and it never takes a cut of your jobs.
Which trades and areas?
Launching in Tampa Bay, FL. Brand mechanics, window tint, detailing, wraps/PPF, and paintless dent removal (PDR) pros all get a profile and jobs that come to them.
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Free months for founding pros. Built by a mechanic.

Run a shop, or work at one?

Shops dispatch their techs and post openings from any computer — propermech.com/shop. Looking for a bay to wrench in? See who's hiring at propermech.com/work — your reviews follow you, shop to shop.