Sentence 1: Josh had been working on building a home for a month now. 
 Sentence 3: Now all that was left was simply hiring someone to do the job for him 
 Sentence 4:  He looked in the papers and online for the best person to do the job 
 Sentence 5:  Once he had someone in mind he called them and set up an appointment 
 Option 1: He had all the plans drawn out and the measurements all taken. 
 Option 2: He had all the plans drawn out but not sure about the payment.