Congrats on having the cajones to cut the chord.  

.- Most contractors will cut corners, or worse, once they figure out they won't be watched closely:( Your job will also go to the bottom of their priority list.Monitoring progress is relatively easy: hire that same inspector to go by weekly or before any payments to take a VIDEO of:1) What was done2) Quality of workmanshipOne other thing you didn't ask about, payments to contractors.- They all want 50% down or as much as they can squeeze out of you. 

For the 10 year period spanning November 2014-2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9% in that period.With inflation nearing its 2% target and signs of a slowing labor market, The Federal Reserve recently made its third cut to the federal funds rate since the start of the COVID pandemic.

Sometimes it's best to cut your losses and move on.

For bigger jobs I have went with the "Have it delivered and I will cut the money to the driver".

Our County Court Clerk provides the forms right on their website and it is literally a 15 minute cut and paste event to fill out the eviction forms.

I cut off PMs that constantly try to find ways to add revenues by what I call trickery; selling some 3rd party service that they have contracted to all their clients, recommending small fixes turn into large one's,etc, make it difficult to get 2nd opinions. 

Hire a licensed and insured electrician there are codes that are in place to protect people and property it is a safety risk that you should not cut corners to save a few dollars on.

It looks to be heavily treed.Have you thought about having a timber consultant tell you if theres any value in having someone come in and cut down the timber? 

You will thank yourself it cuts down the calls by 90% in my experience.