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What happens after you send OttoServ a project?

After you send OttoServ a project, the first job is to understand the work—not automatically dispatch somebody. Otto uses your description, photos and project details to identify what is clear, what is missing, whether a licensed trade or site visit is needed, and what the next decision should be.

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Here’s what actually matters.

After you send OttoServ a project, the first job is to understand the work—not automatically dispatch somebody. Otto uses your description, photos and project details to identify what is clear, what is missing, whether a licensed trade or site visit is needed, and what the next decision should be.

1. Otto organizes what you sent

Your description is turned into a working scope: the problem or desired result, affected area, location, urgency, measurements/media you provided and the trade or project category that appears to fit.

2. Missing facts become questions

If the project cannot be scoped responsibly from what you sent, Otto asks for the specific missing information instead of inventing it. That may be a photo, measurement, product detail, inspection report or clarification about what you want changed.

3. The project gets the right review path

  • straightforward scope can move toward estimate/proposal review
  • licensed-trade work goes to the appropriate qualified professional
  • structural/complex remodel work may need professional review or a site visit
  • unsafe conditions are not routed as an ordinary service request

4. You review the real next step before work is committed

Submitting the project is not the same as approving a final price, schedule or dispatch. The point of the intake is to get from “something is wrong” to a scope and next step you can actually understand.

The next useful question

Who performs the work, and how should qualifications be checked?

The business responsible for each scope should be clear before work begins, and regulated work should be assigned to the appropriately licensed professional or business for that scope. “Someone on the crew can do it” is not a qualification standard.

Related questions in this guide.

Project evidence

What counts as useful proof of work?

Useful project evidence proves a specific thing. A finish photo can show appearance; it cannot prove concealed preparation. A permit closeout can show an inspection occurred; it does not prove every cosmetic detail. Good evidence matches the claim being made.

Before you commit

How should project pricing and scope changes be handled?

A project price is only as reliable as the scope and assumptions behind it. The clean way to handle changes is to separate the original included work from newly discovered conditions or owner-requested changes, then price the difference before the work proceeds when reasonably possible.

Put the guidance in context

Choose the OttoServ path that fits your role.

The library explains the work. These pages explain how OttoServ helps move that work from a question into an organized project path.

Homeowners & property ownersRepairs, improvements and property projects without doing all the chasing.General contractorsDefined work packages, overflow capacity and project support.Real estate investorsRehab, repair, turnover and property-work decisions.Subcontractors & field partnersScoped opportunities, clear terms and documented completion expectations.

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Requests are reviewed for scope, location, qualified availability and applicable requirements. Submission does not confirm price, scheduling or acceptance.

Planning guidance, not a site assessment, construction specification or substitute for project terms. Required licenses, permits, inspections and professional responsibilities depend on the actual scope and jurisdiction.

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