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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the warning! How to look into a company exactly? Search for legal cases in DC/MD/VA? Do we search by the owner name or company name? Are there other ways, for instance the BBB? What about background checks? I am clueless but very wary of losing money.. [/quote]

On projects you should get a draw or payment schedule in the contract presented for your signature. Some are specific amounts and others can vary based on payments made by contractors. This sample is 10% upfront and the rest gets paid in stages as work happens.  If the contractor orders cabinets they have to pay the cabinet company a deposit- so you wash out the amount they paid to the cabinet company deposit.  The labor or work time involved for ordering and dealing with the cabinet company is out of the deposit [planning].   https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/payment-for-home-improvement-work/

That 10% could be 5-7%.  Another way to check companies is looking up permits.  If the project estimated includes walls down, new kitchen, moving plumbing and electrical for a weird total project cost of less than 10k...

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