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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},"running-your-business","Running a Compliant Business",{"slug":27,"title":28,"description":29,"takeaway":30,"situation":31,"speaker":35,"speakerDescription":35,"speakerAvatar":35,"audioUrl":36,"choices":37,"citations":43},"graduation-scenario","What advice would you give a newly licensed Maryland contractor?","Build systems of compliance from day one. Written contracts, permits, honest advertising, and prompt payment protect your clients, workers, subcontractors…","Build systems of compliance from day one. Written contracts, permits, honest advertising, and prompt payment protect your clients, workers, subcontractors, and your own license better than any shortcut.",[32,33,34],"You've navigated contract disputes, permit challenges, difficult clients, shady competitors, MHIC investigations, safety hazards, subcontractor management, and everything Maryland home improvement law can throw at you.","A new contractor getting their license asks: \"Any advice?\"","You think about everything you've learned.",null,"/media/voices/graduation_scenario.mp3",[38],{"text":39,"verdict":40,"label":41,"explanation":42},"Three things: Document everything in writing. Pull permits for everything that needs them. And treat every client — from the flipper to the elderly widow — with the same professionalism. The law protects consumers, but it also protects contractors who follow it","note","Graduation","You've completed the Maryland Contractor Simulator. You understand not just WHAT the law requires, but WHY it exists and HOW to apply it in real situations. The MHIC exam tests knowledge. This simulator tested judgment. Remember: the contractors who succeed long-term aren't the ones who cut corners for short-term profit — they're the ones who build systems of compliance that protect their clients, their employees, their subcontractors, and their own license. Go pass that exam. 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