Hey everyone,
   I’m a newbie, to the board and to the hobby. In fact, I’ve never had an encounter with an SP, but I’ve been thinking about it for a while. Just like everything I do, I’m in the process of researching it now, but I had a few questions to the more experience hobbiest before I do it. I see a lot of posts about LE and stings and such and my questions are mostly directed in those directions.
1.) I have a couple of SPs that I’m thinking about seeing, but I want to know how you guys decide if a SP is legit or not? I see a lot about reading reviews and the more reviews the more likely it’s not, but is that really true? What if LE is monitoring these boards and knows which SPs are reviewed a lot and bust her so that she’s now working for them to bust the hobbiests?
2.) Do the more pricier SPs tend to not be LE or assisting LE?
3.) One of the SPs I was looking at has a lot of ads running on multiple sites, and a lot of reviews on this board too. Her site is really well done, like professionally and the # is plastered all over the site in big letters. Does this make it more likely that she’s LE?

I would love to hear from anyone. As like most of you, I have a lot to lose if caught so, I would appreciate any advice on how not too.
Thanks guys...drpsych

If you're doing research as you say you are you should be or soon be reading past remarks in this forum.  Look back 300 hundreds days and you should have plenty of material to go over.  

As in all aspects in life there are no absolutes.  For me, as a general rule I wouldn't see a provider in a hotel/motel unless I had booked the room.  I can't say I've never gone that route, but I wouldn't do it again.  Too risky.  Even seen Cops?  I was scared to death my first couple of times I indulged in the hobby and nervous as hell too.  But, after a while you get a feel for what's going to happen.  If you've made the donation and the provider is naked or you are, it's pretty much a green light and you're back to defcon 1.  Just don't say anything explicit, ever. Let the provider do that.  Personally, I'd be more trusting of a provider who didn't mention anything explicit.  Because if you agree to see a provider for a "sensual time" or whatever they might say, you haven't actually agreed to sex or even a hand job.  

You just have to start getting your feet wet and eventually take the plunge.  Definitely, stick with the reviews.  I've had some good to great times before TER, but I've also had some less then desirable ones as well.  See my first review for a story about the later.  I'm glad I found TER.  I rarely even look at provider websites directly anymore.

I always leave the money in an envelope. I also wait for the provider to get naked first. There is apprehension on the providers part especially if she has told me to get comfortable and I am still clothed, but the minute I see her come out of the bathroom disrobed I do the same.
Aren't some signs that it could be a sting, is if the provider starts asking you specific questions as to what you want? Especially if she is still clothed??
I think booking the hotel room is a good idea, except what do you do if the provider is on tour like many of major porn stars?
Then outcall is not an option. It will be incall.