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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
There are plenty of profitable contractors who will do work before getting paid. Customers who don't pay are one of the many costs of doing business that contractors need to plan for. As a customer, if a contractor demands money in advance, it is a red flag that you are probably dealing with someone who is underfinanced, unreliable, and someone you should not be doing business with.
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So the small business owner, that can't (or won't) buy all the materials and pay for all the labor in hopes that the customer isn't some slickster retired contractor that thinks all landscapers are slime and deserve to get the shaft.... those little guys out the busting out the bulk of the work... you say are all unreliable because they ask for 10 or 20 % up front?
Even State and Fed. projects pay something upfront for mobilization. I know very few contractors that don't get anything up front, and they have very busy lawyers.