It is your safest and best bet.

stick to TER reviewed girls!!!!!

TER is an amazing resource! You'd be a fool not to use it. But if your going to ignore all that, See someone who will take the time to talk to you over the phone. If they're rushing you through a phone conversation its a strong indication of how your session may go. Isabel #99353

I glance at the CL ads as a form of amusement only. The odds are very low that you will find a legitimate provider there. WAY too many scams, and the occasional LE. Forget it.

BP is a LITTLE better, but still far too risky without TER reviews. I see women continue to post on BP that were revealed to be rip offs on TER. I guess those particular women are preying on the men who haven't seen those reviews.

Finally, if she appears TGTBT, 99% of the time she is. If the photo looks like it came straight from a magazine, it probably was. Look at the picture. Does it look like something you could take yourself with a typical digital camera? That's proof of nothing, but a professional looking shot makes me wary.

"What's less likely to be LE?"

 What do you mean by that?

"What's are some general rule of thumbs to find a good provider w/o TER?"

 No real rules of thumb for girls without reviews.

Go through the posts on this board and the legal board. Learn what YOU can and cannot do, what you can and cannot say without breaking the law. Learn what a provider can and cannot say without breaking the law.

Get yourself setup with a verification service so the ladies can trust you.

Google phone numbers and names. LE stings are usually on string of posts in one location. A woman who has consistent ads in many locations over time is usually not LE. She may not be any good, she may be a rob, but she is probably not LE.

Incalls are more LE's style due to logistics. Multihour dinner dates are not LE's style due to resource investment vs. one single client arrest.

Those are a few considerations.