Operate a managed appointment-setting service that captures local demand, contacts each prospect, confirms identity, location, scope, timing, and budget, and schedules an estimate with a suitable contractor. Charge for an attended appointment rather than a raw lead, with automatic replacement when the prospect is unreachable, materially misrepresented, or absent.

Repeated complaints across competing marketplaces indicate that pay-per-lead economics have become increasingly painful for small operators. Human-assisted qualification can be launched as a focused service before investing in marketplace or software infrastructure.