The price questions
One: 'What is the total, out-the-door cost for the job I just described?' Two: 'Does the tech honor phone quotes, and what could change the number on-site?' Firm answers to both are the strongest single filter in the industry.
The identity questions
Three: 'What's the business name on the invoice and the license?' Four: 'Where are you actually located?' Brokers stumble on both — the invoice name and the ad name often don't match.
The method questions
Five: 'Will you attempt non-destructive entry first?' Six: 'If drilling becomes necessary, what does replacement hardware add to the total?' Honest shops treat drilling as documented last resort, priced before it happens.
The accountability questions
Seven: 'Are you licensed and insured, and can the tech show it on arrival?' Eight: 'Do you warranty the work, and for how long?' Neither question offends a professional; both offend the other kind.
Why this list works
Scam operations depend on ambiguity surviving until your door is open. Eight specific questions collapse the ambiguity in two minutes — and the outfits that answer them cleanly are, reliably, the ones worth hiring.
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