have you tried craigslist? i found someone for ~$500 for 5 hrs. BUT he turned out to be kind of shady (when we met, he didn't have the contract like i requested, but still wanted me to write him a check for the deposit). after that we went with denon & doyle- i wanted someone reliable who i could trust and for me, it was well worth the extra money. check them out.
mmort06- funny thing... dan is actually the guy we met with who wanted the deposit but had no contract to sign first. im glad everything for you worked out with him.
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