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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 4313238" data-attributes="member: 27284">Yes I agree.&nbsp; I said in principle and then it&#039;s ok to dole money out at various stages of completion.I&#039;m sure you&#039;re a good honest contractor, it&#039;s just that I&#039;ve been burned before, even went to a lawyer and said I wanted to sue.&nbsp; Lawyer said&quot;forget it, take your ******* and go on, you won&#039;t win in court&quot; etc.&nbsp; That&#039;s a bitter pill to swallow.I guess I should really say &quot;proceed with caution, deal with those with great references, etc etc,&quot;I have paid up front for material and supplies, no problem once I felt the contractor was reputable and up front.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s just too many times I&#039;d soon get hit up with &quot;need an advance now, I gotta make payroll, buy this buy that, really need it.&quot; &nbsp;I had one of those go sidways, I paid up front for supplies/materials/paint/etc, then the guy came back a few days later and &quot;prices went up, need another thousand or so to finish buying the materials.&quot;Got burned on that one, never finished the job, stopped returning phone calls. That&#039;s a disaster.Thank you for your comment.&nbsp; I&#039;m glad you spoke up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 4313238, member: 27284"] Yes I agree. I said in principle and then it's ok to dole money out at various stages of completion. I'm sure you're a good honest contractor, it's just that I've been burned before, even went to a lawyer and said I wanted to sue. Lawyer said"forget it, take your ******* and go on, you won't win in court" etc. That's a bitter pill to swallow. I guess I should really say "proceed with caution, deal with those with great references, etc etc," I have paid up front for material and supplies, no problem once I felt the contractor was reputable and up front. It's just too many times I'd soon get hit up with "need an advance now, I gotta make payroll, buy this buy that, really need it." I had one of those go sidways, I paid up front for supplies/materials/paint/etc, then the guy came back a few days later and "prices went up, need another thousand or so to finish buying the materials." Got burned on that one, never finished the job, stopped returning phone calls. That's a disaster. Thank you for your comment. I'm glad you spoke up. [/QUOTE]

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