Investor · Royal Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2013 · 162 posts · 67 votes
11y
That is a good idea @Account Closed. I have a long list of "Do Not Use <name>" in my phone. Pretty sad.
The more organized ones will provide you a nicer proposal, but still take a long time and will be 30-50% more expensive. Insurance is the main key, but that may even depend on what you're doing.
West Palm Beach, FL · Member since 2015 · 85 posts · 4 votes
10y
Even though this is an old thread, hoping to get some feedback. We have been in the midst of handyman hell here in WPB. lol I have gone from word of mouth to even contacting handymen who have ads on Craigslist. Their lack of timely response is pretty worrisome! And quality of work has been "interesting" on some occassions.
I may have to result to placing an ad on Craigslist myself. Does anyone have additional advice of what red flags I should be looking for?
Contractor · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2015 · 4k+ posts · 1k+ votes
10y
Yes, avoid all ads on free websites such as that, or even other paid sites. Depending on what you need, there are a couple of tricks, if you want a headache free contractor, you need to pay for their workmanship.