How to Vet Your General Contractor Most homeowners have the same quiet fear when starting a project: “What if I hire the wrong contractor?” You’ve heard the horror stories — projects that drag on for months, budgets that double, and contractors who vanish halfway through the job. You don’t want to get screwed again. You just want someone who actually does what they say they’ll do. Here’s the truth: good contractors aren’t hiding — they’re just hard to spot because the bad ones talk louder. Befor