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Bid the job with no margin or walk away after 3 bad payers?
Lost $14k on a Reno in Phoenix last year because I took a job from a guy who paid slow, then got stiffed on the final draw, so now I'm wondering if anyone else just walks from low-margin work when the client gives off bad vibes from the start?
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ninah101mo ago
Been there, done that, got the empty wallet to prove it. What worked for me was running new clients through a quick gut check before I even send a bid, like do they dodge talking about the payment schedule or get weird when I ask for a deposit up front. If something feels off, I just say my schedule is full and move on, because a job with no margin plus a slow payer is really just me paying them to work. I've walked from three jobs like that in the last two years and not once did I regret it. The money I didn't lose was worth way more than the work I didn't get.
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