Press Kit
For journalists, podcasters, and editors covering Utah real estate, housing, home services, or pre-listing topics. Below is everything you need to quote, interview, or feature Kris Bowen and Handyman Jacks. For immediate inquiries, email hello@handymanjacks.com or text (801) 895-2084, Kris responds the same day.
About Kris Bowen
Kris Bowen is one of a small number of professionals on the Wasatch Front who holds both an active Utah real estate broker license and a Utah General Contractor license (DOPL #14195166-5501). The dual credential gives Kris a perspective most agents, contractors, and home-service providers don’t have: he sees the same housing stock through both the listing lens and the repair lens.
That perspective drives the work at Handyman Jacks, the Holladay-based handyman and general contracting company Kris owns and operates. HMJ specializes in pre-listing repairs across Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, Weber, Tooele, and Wasatch counties, the niche where a real estate moat and a trades moat compound.
About Handyman Jacks
Handyman Jacks is a Holladay-based residential handyman and licensed general contracting company serving the entire Wasatch Front. We handle the full range of home repairs and improvements for homeowners, sellers, landlords, and property managers across Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, Weber, Tooele, and Wasatch counties. Licensed Utah General Contractor (DOPL #14195166-5501) and fully insured ($1M/$2M general liability). One niche we’re particularly known for is pre-listing prep for home sellers, a specialty that compounds with owner Kris Bowen’s real estate broker license, but that’s one of many areas we work in, not the whole job.
- ✓ Founded: 2024 (operations) / Active expansion 2025-2026
- ✓ Headquarters: Holladay, Utah
- ✓ License: Utah General Contractor DOPL #14195166-5501
- ✓ Insurance: $1M / $2M general liability (Utah standard)
- ✓ Service area: Wasatch Front + adjacent Wasatch / Tooele / Box Elder counties
- ✓ Owner: Kris Bowen (Real Estate Broker + Licensed General Contractor)
- ✓ Website: handymanjacks.com
- ✓ Phone: (801) 895-2084
- ✓ Email: hello@handymanjacks.com
Topics Kris can speak to with authority
- ✓ Pre-listing repair strategy. What sellers in Utah should actually fix (and skip) before listing, including ROI ranges by improvement type and price tier.
- ✓ Utah real estate market through a trades lens. What gets flagged in Wasatch Front inspections, what buyers actually push back on, what holds up at closing.
- ✓ The 2026 Utah building code. What changed, what triggers permit requirements, where homeowners get tripped up, and the practical difference between handyman scope and licensed contractor scope post-update.
- ✓ Cost transparency in the home services trade. Real Wasatch Front pricing for the 30+ most common pre-listing services, sourced from primary data.
- ✓ Vetting handymen and contractors. The red flags Utah homeowners miss, the questions worth asking, and the insurance + license verification process most buyers skip.
- ✓ The realtor-handyman intersection. Why agents who don’t have a pre-listing trades partner cost their clients money, and how that economic relationship actually works.
- ✓ Running a sub-contractor-first home services business. The operational model, the unit economics, and what’s hard about scaling without W-2 employees.
Sample quotes journalists are welcome to use
“Most Utah sellers leave between five and fifteen thousand dollars on the table because they either over-prep or under-prep. They don’t have a framework for which repairs return multiples and which ones don’t. That’s the gap we built our entire business around.” , Kris Bowen, on the pre-listing prep gap
“The 2026 Utah code update didn’t change what’s legal in your house. It changed what triggers a permit going forward. For most homeowners that’s the practical difference, and most contractors are still getting it wrong on quotes.” , Kris Bowen, on the 2026 Utah building code update
“Garage door replacement returns 268 percent nationally in 2026. On the Wasatch Front it returns more, because Utah buyers treat garages as functional living space. The data that drives pre-listing strategy here looks different than the national average.” , Kris Bowen, on Wasatch Front pre-listing ROI
“When buyers ask ‘what’s the difference between a handyman and a contractor in Utah,’ the legal answer is straightforward. The practical answer is that the right answer depends on the price tier and whether your project will trigger a permit. That’s where the confusion is.” , Kris Bowen, on the handyman vs contractor question
Original data we can share
- ✓ The Wasatch Front Pre-Listing Cost Index 2026, quarterly-refreshed pricing data on 30+ pre-listing services across the Wasatch Front, with market-tier adjustments for Park City, Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, and outer counties.
- ✓ The Wasatch Front Pre-Listing Cost Report 2026, full annual report with ROI rankings and seller playbook.
- ✓ Pre-listing cost averages from 500+ Wasatch Front homes prepped for listing over the last 18 months (anonymized aggregate, available on request).
- ✓ Wasatch Front handyman labor rate benchmarks vs national medians (Q2 2026 data).
Press assets
- ✓ Logo: High-resolution PNG (request if URL needs update)
- ✓ Kris headshot: Available on request via email, formal and casual versions
- ✓ Job-site photography: Anonymized pre-listing scope shots available on request
- ✓ Boilerplate (50 words): Handyman Jacks is a Holladay-based residential handyman and licensed general contracting company serving the entire Wasatch Front. Founded by Kris Bowen, a Utah real estate broker and licensed General Contractor (DOPL #14195166-5501), HMJ handles the full range of home repairs and improvements, with a notable specialty in pre-listing prep. Licensed and fully insured. Serves Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, Weber, Tooele, and Wasatch counties.
- ✓ Short bio (50 words): Kris Bowen owns Handyman Jacks, a Holladay-based Wasatch Front handyman and licensed general contracting company handling residential repairs, improvements, and pre-listing prep. Kris is one of a small number of Utah professionals holding both an active real estate broker license and a Utah General Contractor license, giving him a useful dual perspective on the Utah housing market.
Contact for media inquiries
- ✓ Email: hello@handymanjacks.com (subject: MEDIA)
- ✓ Text: (801) 895-2084 (mention you’re a journalist; we’ll prioritize)
- ✓ Same-day response on weekdays. Most quotes turned around within 4 hours.
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