this has happened to me over and over...its always a referal or someone i met at some networking event once..its never a complete stranger.
i get an emergency call from someone (typically a realitor or a duplex owner) and need me to go and fix their problem today....they are not there to sign or pay..
i send the bill and the 30 days goes past...then they dont answer their phone or return phone calls....then i threaten a lien and the money gets paid.
the latest one is a realitor who needed me the day before closing...he's 10 days late...2 phone calls w/ no return call...in 2 weeks he gets 1 more call and then a 'intent to lien' letter to the homeowner....in addition i wont sign the lien waiver until he pays $80 extra for the paper work...oh yea this is a $190 bill....he cant pay me a lousy $190....soon he'll pay $270
when you sell a house the realitor must sign off that all work performed in the past 5 months has lien wavers...how will the homeowner like it when he gets a lien notice after that?...
ive talked with my lien company...he says this story is common..
anyone else had this type of customer?
i know i wont ever again...my policy has changed
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