I hired Soni to smooth my popcorn ceilings and he was reasonably priced, did an excellent job with the ceilings, started promptly and was done in a reasonable time, was pleasant to work with, and threw in a couple of small unrelated touch ups without any additional charge.
Not only did he get the ceilings beautifully smooth but he primed and painted them afterwards, saving us a ton of hassle. We had some light staining in one room under the texture and he covered it up no problem.
Our place looks WAY better without the popcorn ceilings - it now shows as a much larger, brighter, higher and more up to date space and the upgrade was totally worth doing. The results totally exceeded my expectations. Do this if you can - it’s awesome.