It's a lot of phone calls and then asking for referrals from everyone.

Does anyone have good referrals for someone who can do that affordable and reliably?

, through referral from friends who knew we were buying houses, at the closing table buying one house, we asked if they had any others, and more than once the answer was "Yes" and we bought a second property from the same seller!

I'm happy to help and even may have a lender referral if you need it.

Unfortunately, BP is full of people paid to give referrals.  

You just need to actually call people and ask for referrals nonstop

Any referrals for good builders would be greatly appreciated!

We had foundation issues -- if you need any referrals for that, let me know.

Can you get people on the phone, are they confident in their answers, will they provide track record, referrals, etc.  

Do scheduled and unscheduled inspections.Good referrals works well.