Quote: (02-09-2016 08:27 PM)TheFinalEpic Wrote:
TL;DR.
Write a contract and have them pay you 50% up front, to cover at least the labour and materials component. Don't start work or purchasing materials until you have this money in your bank account.
State that the materials (until paid in full) are your possessions and you can simply rip them out of the end delivery if there's any argument over payment.
Source: Dads been in business dealing with six figure and seven figure contracts before I was born, he wrote the contract that I supply to my customers.
You offer good advice as well, but I think both stories are worth the read, they are geared to business newbies like me and to show how business relations and operations work in the real world. It's always advantageous to know these things.