I see it in the way a contractor might interact with my wife instead of me, or the way customers in my 'day job' will treat my second-in-command.

Real estate in Rochester commands a very, very steep premium. 

They are a "We Buy Houses" type company and then it looks like they are working to develop a network of potential end users that they could offload properties to.

I have googled and found several online, but nothing with actual reviews from users/investors.

This is a reaction to their plummeting user base / customers.

One of my goals is to also use real estate to help build up the communities around Indy.

The issue with PayNearMe is that new users of it must have a minimum of 200 units or some number in that neighborhood.

I spoke with the watch commander and they're very aware of the situation, so I asked if they'd do an area check in the evenings as another possible way to catch them in the act.

Jason Howell You can use Real Estate Valuation Websites such as Zillow, Realtor.com, or Trulia.

I then have the Contractor break down their pricing by these Categories which is used as a Payment Schedule to pay the Contractor.The Contractor is then paid once the work is completed in each Category generally at the end of the week.You also may want to consider holding back 5 to 10% retainage which will help keep the Contractor motivated to complete the work.Here's a Payment Schedule Template in my fileplace:https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/drobertson/file/payment-schedule-template