talking to contractors

Here's a checklist to help you remember what to ask when interviewing a contractor.  #1. ask friends and neighbors for referrals to someone they might have used. #2.  call the bbb #3.  ask me on my blog by way of e-mail. now ask the referrals. #1. how close was the original estimate to the final cost? why the difference?#2 was the job completed on time? #3.  Was the job cleaned each night and at the end of the job? #4. Did the contractor stay with the job until the end? #5. What was your overall experience like? #6. Would you hire this person again? Now ask the contractor. #1. are you bonded, lic. insured, etc? #2.  Do you belong to any associations? ie; bbb. or hba.  What's your specialty? I don't want a tile guy doing my roofing.