TRAITS OF A GOOD CONTRACTOR • Provides everything in writing. • Will not take a deposit or start work until everything is agreed to in a signed contract. • Contract reads like a proper legal document and allows for contingencies (clauses that detail how unusual circumstances will be handled, such as if you want to exit the contract, or if the contractor needs to make a substantive change to the original plans). • Highly organized and professional. • New business is primarily by referral. • Does a great deal of local work. • Will provide references for past work (e.g., phone
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