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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie
Customers are attracted to the idea of knowing what a job will cost ahead of time. But the contractors I knew would say that in forming a bid, they figure time and materials to get a number...and then take that number and double it. If things go wrong, they still get paid for the extra time. If things go well, they just make more money.
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Don't even think about doing this with the Japanese companies.
You need to quadruple the price.
They will call you out for a bid then call you out to see if you can lower it yet again.
Then maybe just maybe they will take it.
It makes them feel good that they talked you down twice so you go too high to begin with.
The contractor that bids too low cant go down so backs out.
Once you gain their trust they wont even aske other people to give a price because they like your work,
You are locked in.
Oh yes and they like little freebies too.
Can you fix this, sure do it in an hour on the time of your hard dollar job you are on.
How much?
On the house.
Did it for years made tons of money.
They loved us.
Worth