Originally Posted by R8ers (Post 9690536)

I know exactly where you are coming from... Brother in laws have been contractors for years... Pay as you go is a good practice ...

Originally Posted by Phobia (Post 9690548)

That's fine with me. But I'd say you're a very unique person. Most of my clients don't want anything to do with any of the process. They just want it to look like the picture when we're done and they don't care how it gets that way.

Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 9690556)

Yeah they divided the project into 4 phases. They finish one phase and we pay them. Here thats standard down here for a project lasting more than a week or two.

Originally Posted by R8ers (Post 9690406)

What kind of dumbass gives money to people out of the blue...


No money until the job is done...

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 9187354)

This.


Why even take the check if he has to come back to you to get it signed? He must be an idiot.


I would have told you to take your business elsewhere if you didn't want to put money down, though. Way to much liability on me if you back out.

Originally Posted by R8ers (Post 9690564)

sad part is the law is on the side of the customer...

A contractor can come in and do excellent work and still not get paid if the homeowner files bankruptcy ... The contractor can't even go back and undo what he done.

I see both sides

Originally Posted by http://winstonandwinston.com/?page_id=316

Unsigned Check
BY JAY AND ARTHUR WINSTON, WINSTON & WINSTON, P.C.

A check that is unsigned may be deposited by the recipient by endorsing on the reverse side of the check the payee’s signature and guaranteeing to the bank the signature of the maker of the check. When the check is presented to the maker’s bank, the bank accepts the check and transfers the funds. The maker who receives the debit on the bank statement will not contact the bank since he or she believed the check was signed. The maker who did not sign the check deliberately will contact the bank which, in turn, will contact the depositor’s bank and assert no signature. The bank will charge the depositor’s account and the depositor will be in no worse or better position than if the check was returned to the maker for signature. The only expense incurred is the charge of the bank for returning the check.
If the unsigned check is returned by mail to the debtor for signature, the debtor may never sign the check and send it back to the creditor. Sometimes the debtor does not sign the check intentionally as a ploy to stall for time. For this reason, we recommend guaranteeing the signature and depositing the check, as described above.

Copyright © 2000, 2001 Winston & Winston P.C. All rights reserved.
Revised: July 29, 2003

Originally Posted by http://www.ehow.com/facts_7639487_can-bank-process-unsigned-check.html

Unsigned Checks
In many cases, a bank will process an unsigned check. They may require the bearer to write "Over" in the signature line, and "Lack of Signature Guaranteed" on the back, above the bearer's signature. Some banks may even process an unsigned check without verifying signature. If you wrote an unsigned check, which you didn't wish cashed, you must contact the bank immediately, typically within 30 days. In some cases, banks will not honor checks which have not been signed by the maker.



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Originally Posted by Saul Good (Post 9199872)

...especially when you figure that everyone on this site is 6'4, 220 and runs a 4.45.

Originally Posted by go bowe (Post 9690831)

pshaww!

i'm 6'9", 330 lbs of pure muscle and run a 4.0 40!!

and 109 reps with the weights at the combine before i decided to be an nfl gm...

Originally Posted by Halfcan (Post 9690693)

If you still need work done PM Phobia. He does excellent work and has Many references including myself.

Originally Posted by Sully (Post 9690840)

This
A few years back, someone close to me needed some work done relatively quickly, and relatively cheaply. I had heard enough about Phil on here that I got in contact with him. I had to explain that this person was very difficult to deal with, and what she needed done. He explained exactly what his plan was, and followed through. He knew which shortcuts would make the bill cheaper, but also look good.
I dropped out of the process after that, but in asking, I heard the job was done well, except for her typical bitching about everything in life.