Don't sign until you
know who you're hiring.
License status is the easy part. We also pull complaints, BBB history, and verified reviews from across the web, then hand you one clear verdict so you know who you're actually dealing with. In your inbox in 1 hr or less. $14.99.
Every report is run manually. Requests after 4pm ET deliver next business morning.
Complete contractor verification — license, complaints, BBB, and reviews in one report.
Get your report for $14.99 →A valid license tells you almost nothing.
Most homeowners do one check. They pull up the state board, confirm the license is active, and move on. That's the check that tells you the least.
The real signal lives somewhere else. The pattern of disputes. The BBB strikes. The three customers who left warnings on three different review platforms about exactly the thing that's about to happen to you. All of that is sitting on four other sites, each with its own search interface, and the process changes state by state. Most people never look.
A CheckLicensed report pulls all of it into one place.
Licensed doesn't mean safe
An active license means a contractor cleared the minimum bar to register with their state. It says nothing about their complaint history, their disciplinary record, or whether six previous clients hit the exact wall you're about to hit.
The information is scattered on purpose
License board in one place. State complaints database in another. BBB somewhere else. Review aggregators on top of that. Four sites, four interfaces, and the rules change by state. We know how to work all of them.
You get a plain-English verdict
Every report closes with one of three calls: clear to proceed, proceed with caution, or do not hire. You don't have to interpret anything yourself.
What you get
Six sources. One report. One verdict.
Most verification stops at the state license board. Yours shouldn't.
Apex Renovations LLC
California — CheckLicensed Report
Verdict
Clear to proceed. No red flags found across all 6 verification sources.
Sample report — actual data redacted
- State license status (active, expired, revoked, or not found)
- License classification and authorized scope of work
- Disciplinary actions and enforcement history
- Disciplinary actions and complaints on file
- BBB rating and complaint history
- Verified customer review summary across platforms
“I used to just eyeball the state board and call it ‘due diligence.’ That cost me three weeks and $9,000 last summer when a GC had disciplinary actions I didn't know how to find. Now, nobody touches a property until I run the report. At $14.99, it's the cheapest insurance I buy.”
Three steps. Under an hour.
Tell us who to check.
Contractor name, license number if you have it, and the state they work in. That's all we need.
We run every check.
License board, state complaints database, BBB, and the review platforms. We cross-reference everything into one picture so you're not bouncing between tabs trying to figure out if the John Smith with 14 complaints is the same John Smith you're about to hire.
Read your verdict.
A clean report hits your inbox, usually inside an hour. License status, complaints, ratings, and a plain-English call telling you where things stand.
All 50 states · Under 1 hour · 100% money-back guarantee
★★★★★ Verified customers
Homeowners, investors, and property managers
“I was literally 24 hours away from signing for a $38,000 kitchen remodel. I'd checked the license and it was active, so I thought I was good. But the report found four BBB complaints from the last year, all the same story: deposits taken, timelines blown, and the guy just stopped answering. I walked. The second guy I ran came back clean, and he's actually doing the work now.”
“We manage 62 rentals, and our owners expect us to know exactly who we're sending to their houses. I can't spend all morning jumping between four different websites every time a roof needs work. I just pull a report, forward it to the owner, and the approval takes an afternoon instead of a week.”
“The report flagged a pattern I totally would've missed. The license was fine, but the summary found the same complaints about the same foreman across three different platforms. Turns out the owner just rebranded under a new LLC to hide his history. I asked him about it and he got weird immediately. Saved me a deposit I wasn't getting back.”
Anyone about to sign a contract with a stranger.
Homeowners.
You're about to let someone into your house and hand them a check for $20,000, $50,000, sometimes more. Thirty minutes of research before that happens is a reasonable ask. We do it for you in under an hour.
Real estate investors.
Rehab timelines live or die on who you put on the job. A contractor with a pattern of disputes, abandoned projects, or a quietly expired license isn't a risk you can budget around. Run the check before you hand over the keys.
Property managers.
Your owners trust you to vet the people walking onto their properties. One report per contractor. Know what you're working with before anyone starts swinging a hammer.
Common questions
What's actually in a CheckLicensed report?
Four things. State license status (including classification and scope of work). Disciplinary actions and complaints on record. BBB rating and complaint history. A summary of verified customer reviews across the major platforms. Every report closes with a plain-English verdict: clear to proceed, proceed with caution, or do not hire.
How is this different from just checking the state license board myself?
An active license is one data point. It doesn't show complaint history, disciplinary actions, BBB strikes, or whether previous customers left consistent warnings on review platforms. Those checks live on separate sites with different search interfaces, and the process varies by state. We do all of it in one report.
How fast do I get it?
Most reports land in your inbox inside an hour during business hours (9am to 6pm ET, Monday through Friday). Weekend and evening requests go out the next business morning.
What states do you cover?
All 50. Every state runs its own licensing system. We know how to work each one.
What if the contractor isn't licensed at all?
That's exactly the situation this service is built for. If we can't find an active license, we say so clearly, so you know before you sign instead of after you've already paid a deposit.
Can I check multiple contractors?
Each report covers one contractor. If you're holding two or three bids and trying to figure out who to run first, try our free bid comparison tool. It flags scope gaps and obvious red flags so you know which bid is worth the deeper look.
How accurate is the information?
We pull directly from official state licensing records, state complaints databases, BBB listings, and the major review platforms. When sources disagree, we flag it. We don't smooth over the disagreements. We surface them so you can see what you're looking at.
What if I'm not satisfied?
100% money-back guarantee. Email us for any reason and you'll be refunded the same day.
Built for people who've been burned — or are determined not to be.
$15 now or $15,000 later.
The complaints are already out there. The disciplinary actions are on file. Three review platforms have honest warnings from real customers sitting on them right now. All of it is public. The only question is whether you look before you sign, or find out after the drywall is already open.
“Honestly, I mostly bought it because I was so anxious about the whole thing. It came back clean and had that ‘clear to proceed’ note at the bottom, which was exactly what I needed to sign the contract without second-guessing myself.Worth it just so I could sleep that night.”
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