A bit more about my story.

I’ll never forget how nervous I was when I finally told my parents that I didn’t want to work in the family construction and real estate management business.

It was the night of my graduation from Arcadia University, and not only was I taking a route different from the one they had planned for me — I was doing it at another real estate management firm in NYC. I had worked for my dad since I was a kid, copying blueprints and working in the office. It was great to earn money when I was a teenager and throughout college, but as the youngest of four kids, I had different career plans from my siblings.

There was no doubt that I would go into the construction business — just not in the one owned by my family. I wanted my independence! So instead, I took a job in Manhattan as a property manager for a big firm, and haven’t looked back. My path included owning my own Manhattan renovation/ relocation company.

Now, through North Jersey Home Maintenance Group, I am working with homeowners who do not have the time or inclination to do the necessary maintenance or repairs to their homes.

During my 35+ year career, I learned everything I possibly could about construction. I worked with large national developers to renovate buildings to turn them into condos, and I worked with high-end residential project managers. But it wasn’t until I returned to the workforce after taking a break from the construction world to raise my two children, that I realized I wanted to run my own business.

I started part-time and got certified as a home stager while getting my feet wet again with a construction company in the Bronx, always making sure that I was back in my New Jersey home in time for school pickup.

Renovating homes turned into complete home-management projects, helping homeowners do basic and preventative work. I developed a great rapport with them.  They call on NJHMG for anything and everything that needs to be done in their home, no matter the size of the list.  Having someone to call when they have an issue makes homeownership stress-free. 

For some of my clients, it can be turning an existing bathroom ADA compliant when they have a health issue or making other modifications just to update their home.  For others who might be traveling or snowbirds, having NJHMG to call on when an emergency arises is what we are all about.

When I’m not modifying homes, I enjoy pickleball, bridge, canasta, golf, and spending time with my family, friends and my dog, a Goldendoodle.

Linda Chinman Pollock

Named one of The Best General Contractors in Demarest, New Jersey.