Quote Originally Posted by davewindsor View Post
I agree with a $72 license. One of the advantages of dealing with someone licensed [[at least from what I know in Windsor) is that you know they are bondable.
That's why I check to make sure every contractor I work with is bonded and insured. Ask them to email you their cert, call the company and verify. Many insurance companies have automated call centers to verify insurance numbers, it really isn't hard.

Think of it this way - you should do the same thing for the license. Just because they have a piece of paper saying they are licensed doesn't mean anything, you still need to call to verify. If you are going to do that with a license, might as well do that with insurance. So what is the license buying you?