Subcontracting Out Interior Paint Jobs Is a Total Headache

Tired of chasing down subs who show up late or half-ass the prep work on these big interior gigs. Last week I lined up a guy for a 3-room job using Sherwin-Williams Emerald, and he bailed mid-sanding, leaving me to scramble with my crew. Saw a thread on r/paintingbusiness where everyone was venting about the same crap. How do you even vet these painters without wasting a ton of time? I've tried references but they always sound good until they flake. Now I'm thinking of just sticking to in-house for anything over two days. Anyone got a solid system for managing subs on paint projects? FML.

Sounds like my last sub who painted the trim with latex instead of oil-based, turned the whole kitchen into a sticky mess. Hired a clown with a ladder next time.