Unpopular opinion: the $2,100 cash offer I took in Fort Worth was the worst deal I ever did
I was at a Tuesday night meetup at a hotel off I-35W in Fort Worth last month, and this guy in a Dallas Cowboys hat waved $2,100 cash in my face for a roof repair job I had bid at $4,800. I took it on the spot, then spent 14 hours chasing him for the final $600 after he claimed the leak came back, and I never saw a dime. Now I ask for half up front and a signed scope on paper, so has anyone else here gotten burned by a cash buyer who only pays in full when it suits them?
Wait, the guy paid you the whole $2,100 though, right? Sounds like the $600 he stiffed you on was the last part of the $4,800 you bid, not part of the cash offer.