Sweeten VS Consumers’ Checkbook

Sweeten is a free service that matches homeowners with general contractors for renovation projects in several major metro cities. It's free to use and their customer service team is great if you have some must-haves for your project (you want the contractor to handle material ordering, you need the project done by a certain date, etc.). Source: about 3 years ago

If you decide you need an appraiser, you can use the Appraisal Institute's "Find An Appraiser" feature on their website (www.appraisalinstitute.org). Other areas to look include checkbook.org, Angie's List, and even Yelp. Source: over 1 year ago

You can also check out appraisers.com, angi.com, checkbook.org, and yelp.com. Source: over 1 year ago

Would you mind looking at checkbook.org for my wife and I? We're leaning towards either Kaiser Permanente - Mid-Atlantic States - Standard (E3), Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - Basic (11), or Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan - FEP Blue Focus (13), but my office doesn't give me access to checkbook.org, so they want a fee to run the information. We're in northern Virginia, moving... Source: about 2 years ago

Thank you. Very helpful. Was just today looking into which FEHB HDHP HSA family coverage options were available in the D.C. area. I was using checkbook.org to search (nice tool). Source: over 2 years ago

The insurance plans are definitely overwhelming. A checkbook.org subscription was definitely worth it, we ended up finding a plan that meets my family's specific needs that I probably would have overlooked because it's rarely mentioned here, not a name I would have known, and hasn't invested a lot on website design. Some agencies offer a free subscription. Source: almost 3 years ago