You're putting a healthy chunk down up front here or you're not going to get anyone to show up. Even the illegal crews won't take a job without a chunk up front now.
Many have gone to agreeing on a price or rate and then just having the customer pay for the materials themselves. It seems like a lot of people like these "cost plus" deals as they're easy to explain and understand. The materials are often now delivered to the actual site so possession can never become an issue either.
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