Vet three vendors before you sign one
Three bids sit on the desk, and the differences that matter are the ones no proposal mentions. Agent FM checks what the paperwork won't: the license on the state board, BBB standing, and the recent Yelp and Google Maps reviews read for patterns rather than one-off complaints, plus the quiet tells like name changes and a trail of dissolved companies. It builds the side by side in your sheet, gives you its read in three sentences, and flags anything it couldn't verify. The lapsed license surfaces before the contract is signed, not after the deposit clears.
Vet [vendors, e.g. the three HVAC bids from Hollis Air, TempRight, and Beacon Mechanical] before we sign one.
For each: verify the license on the state board, check BBB standing, and read the recent reviews on Yelp and Google Maps looking for patterns, not one-off complaints. Note anything odd, like name changes or a trail of dissolved companies.
Build a side by side in the sheet and give me your read in three sentences. Flag anything you couldn't verify.