Check online at the county site to be sure they are licensed and insured..tell them you will have a written contract... no handshake deals....do not deal in cash it messes up your accounting really fast...tell them you will match up every receipt you get with materials on the job...lastly I have had good contractors who all the sudden be it  the drugs or alcohol or whatever kicked in and then they just stopped being good and ripped me off so references are ok but just be aware some of these guys change seemingly overnight 

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Inspection-Camera-WIC-1229G/39097776Whistler WIC-1229G Diagnostic Inspection Camera $393.3' flexible camera tube9mm wide angle lens2.4" LCD monitorImage rotationWater-, alcohol-, gas-, diesel- and oil-proof cameraMight be a useful tool for some of you DIYers out there.

Moreover, I've been very busy trying to get "restaurant carry" (carrying a concealed handgun in establishments that serve alcohol) passed here in Ohio.With the little time I have left over, I'm still running my rentals and still dealing with my share of scumbag tenants, druggies, and felons.

Maybe they will cut out some alcohol and weed on the way. 

(drugs, alcohol, gambling, church).

There has never been a conversation about a property being a "meth lab" or smelling alcohol during a showing since I started investing in Cleveland. 

I totally respect if someone has a personal reason for not wanting to meet at a place that serves alcohol as a primary beverage and can rework the plan to accommodate anyone with that preference.

Maybe "finder" for "bird dog" as in the link I posted a few days ago, but say "wholesaler" to anyone outside this site (or select REI circles) and they think about products (tobacco, alcohol, automobiles, etc.) not property.

I've seen one location on the top 10 list for alcoholic beverage sales in Texas. 

However, the more we discussed this, I found out that the "school" was technically a school, but was also a rehabilitation facility for drug and alcohol abuse.