Letting a contractor into your home or onto your job site is a trust decision made with very little information. Here is what to confirm first.
1. The name is real
Identity confirmation and alias checks reveal whether the person goes by other names — one of the most common red flags.
2. The address checks out
Address history tells you whether the person actually lives where they say they do, and how long they have been in the area.
3. Public records
Court and criminal record searches surface matters that are part of the public record.
4. The phone belongs to them
Phone consistency checks flag numbers registered to a different name or business — worth a question before work begins.
5. Their online footprint
Public profiles and web references either support the story you were told or contradict it.
- Contractor background check — what to verify before the deposit or the keys
- Verify someone — start a lookup with a name and a phone or email
- How a report is built — the six checks and the Clear / Review / Flag verdict
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