Permit Track Record pillar — pull-to-close ratio on public permit records

Where a jurisdiction requires a permit for roofing work, pulling it triggers an inspection, and a contractor who avoids permits avoids that inspection — so a contractor's permit history is a useful operational-discipline signal. Vfane's Permit Track Record pillar reads public records to count a contractor's pulled permits, finaled (closed) permits, and the ratio between the two. A high finaled-to-pulled ratio signals operational discipline — the crew shows up for the inspection, addresses any flagged items, and gets the permit closed. A low ratio can mean the contractor pulls permits to appear compliant but doesn't follow through to final sign-off. Permits are also structurally hard for storm chasers to fake because they require a Texas business address on file and leave a paper trail the city and county retain indefinitely. The pillar earns the V badge when permit history is visible on the public-records lookup with at least one finaled permit on record; volume and ratio feed the depth score. Homeowners weighing this pillar often use it alongside Business Insurance as a baseline operational-discipline check. [Source: Vfane TSE 2.0 pillar framework; public permit records]