Laura, AL is like amazon.com reviews for local business and services. They also offer help if you have an issue with a company.

You can search the list for places with positive feedback. The larger the city/group of people using AL, the greater the odds that a

business will be listed/reviewed.

I was looking for real estate appraisers and found nadda.

Not yet. I don't have to pay a subscription in my area because it's not used as much here.