[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":92},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-question-maryland-contractor-simulator-salesperson-license-check":3},{"site":4,"simulation":15,"topic":23,"question":26,"siblings":52,"prev":90,"next":91},{"name":5,"tagline":6,"title":7,"description":8,"guideTitle":9,"guideDescription":10,"ogImage":11,"disclaimer":12,"practicePitch":13,"citationsTitle":14},"Free MHIC Training","Maryland home improvement exam prep","Free MHIC Exam Prep: Maryland Home Improvement Contractor Practice","Free, narrated MHIC exam prep: 147 real Maryland contractor scenarios, every choice explained, with the law cited where it applies.","MHIC Exam Study Guide","Every scenario in the free Maryland Contractor Simulator, written out as a practice question: the situation, your options, how each choice plays out, and the Maryland law where it applies.","/og/free-mhic-training.png","Free MHIC Training is free study material for the Maryland home improvement contractor exam. It is not affiliated with the Maryland Home Improvement Commission and is not legal advice.","The free Maryland Contractor Simulator puts you in situations like these across a 40-day contracting career, narrated, with your license on the line. No account needed.","Law and codes cited",{"slug":16,"title":17,"subtitle":18,"description":19,"maxTurns":20,"characterCount":21,"scenarioCount":22},"maryland-contractor-simulator","Maryland Contractor Simulator","Learn the law by living it.","You just got your MHIC license application approved and you're starting your home improvement business in Maryland. Navigate real contractor scenarios — contracts, permits, clients, subcontractors, and inspectors. Every choice teaches you the law through consequence, not memorization. Master all five exam areas to pass.",40,20,147,{"slug":24,"title":25},"advertising-sales","Advertising & Salespeople",{"slug":27,"title":28,"description":29,"takeaway":30,"situation":31,"speaker":34,"speakerDescription":35,"speakerAvatar":36,"audioUrl":37,"choices":38,"citations":49},"salesperson-license-check","Does a home improvement salesperson need an MHIC license?","Yes. Under COMAR 09.08.01.05 a home improvement salesperson must hold their own MHIC salesperson license.","Yes. Under COMAR 09.08.01.05 a home improvement salesperson must hold their own MHIC salesperson license. If yours does not, stop their sales, have them apply, and review every contract they handled.",[32,33],"Brenda has been selling for you for three months. You realize you never verified whether she actually has an MHIC salesperson's license. She said she did when you hired her.","You check the MHIC database. She's not in it.","Brenda Hayes","Your salesperson who goes door-to-door generating leads. Enthusiastic but needs guidance on the law.","/media/characters/doortodoor_rep.png","/media/voices/salesperson_license_check.mp3",[39,44],{"text":40,"verdict":41,"label":42,"explanation":43},"Suspend Brenda from all sales activities immediately until she obtains her salesperson's license. Review all contracts she's signed — they may be voidable","best","Correct","Under COMAR 09.08.01.05, salespersons must hold their own MHIC salesperson's license. Operating with an unlicensed salesperson makes YOU liable for their violations. Every contract Brenda signed may be legally deficient. You should have verified her license before hiring. Now: stop all sales activity, have her apply for licensing (the salesperson exam is 35 questions), and review every contract she's handled.",{"text":45,"verdict":46,"label":47,"explanation":48},"Let her keep selling while she applies for the license — you can't afford the downtime","wrong","Wrong","Every day Brenda sells without a license is another day of violations accumulating under YOUR license. If a homeowner she signed discovers she was unlicensed, the entire contract can be challenged. The MHIC will hold you responsible — COMAR 09.08.01.07 says salespersons represent the contractor. Their violations are your violations. Stop the bleeding.",[50,51],"COMAR 09.08.01.05","COMAR 09.08.01.07",[53,56,59,62,65,68,69,72,75,78,81,84,87],{"slug":54,"title":55,"topic":24},"first-client-call","Do you have to give homeowners your MHIC license number?",{"slug":57,"title":58,"topic":24},"advertising-mistake","What must Maryland home improvement advertising include?",{"slug":60,"title":61,"topic":24},"vehicle-display","Does your MHIC number have to be on your work truck?",{"slug":63,"title":64,"topic":24},"business-name-on-everything","Where must your MHIC license number appear?",{"slug":66,"title":67,"topic":24},"social-media-advertising","Does a contractor's Facebook page need the MHIC number?",{"slug":27,"title":28,"topic":24},{"slug":70,"title":71,"topic":24},"brenda-training","Are you responsible for your salesperson's violations?",{"slug":73,"title":74,"topic":24},"salesperson-representation","Are you bound by a warranty your salesperson promised?",{"slug":76,"title":77,"topic":24},"competitor-badmouthing","How do you answer a competitor's false claims about your license?",{"slug":79,"title":80,"topic":24},"online-review-response","How should a contractor respond to a false online review?",{"slug":82,"title":83,"topic":24},"shady-competitor-steals-client","How do you compete with a far lower bid from a questionable contractor?",{"slug":85,"title":86,"topic":24},"multiple-bids-ethics","Should you use a competitor's bid to undercut them?",{"slug":88,"title":89,"topic":24},"green-building-upsell","When is suggesting upgrades good practice and not an upsell?",{"slug":66,"title":67,"topic":24},{"slug":70,"title":71,"topic":24},1792184484118]