If a man provides his employer information and number, is that enough if he does not have any provider references? How do I know LE can't set up a "fake business" line. This company is out of state so I can't imagine LE going to all that trouble, but it makes me nervous. This guy I am asking about says he works for a real estate company and on that real estate web site there are 77 agents listed with pics, but he is not one of them, although he does have an extension there. Is that suspicious?

Not a provider (obviously) but I'd ask him about it.  He might be new with the agency.  Call the general number and ask for him by name.  Always be safe.

You may want to post this on the provider board as well.

Taking a client without prior provider references or a known agency he has worked with is always a roll of the dice.....

In Phx many Possee members have regular jobs and as such makes employment not a good screening option....

It is always better to be safe than sorry.....