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7 Contractor Tips for Dealing With Insurance Adjusters & Owners

Levelset

If a contractor doesn’t receive payment, they can’t go after the insurance company – but they do have the right to file a mechanics lien on the owner’s property. Avoid insurance negotiations. Contractors shouldn’t be claims negotiators,” Brown says. Related: The importance of documenting your work with photos.

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Get An Attorney To Read Your Construction Contract – Every Time

Construction Law Monitor

Construction contracts are historically confusing documents and they contain a bunch of popular provisions with confusing interpretations like pay when paid clauses , indemnity provisions, claim notice requirements, and more. Provide the contract documents to us, and we’ll turn around a review in a day or two. Related articles.

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A Contractor’s Guide to Homeowner’s Insurance: Is Your Project Covered?

Levelset

Here are a few things to focus on when you sit down and read the entire policy document from beginning to end. Regardless of the policy, the Insuring Agreement is the section that will outline all the insurance company’s responsibilities after a weather event or other covered peril causes damage to a roof or exterior siding, as examples.

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A Contractor’s Guide to Homeowner’s Insurance: Is Your Project Covered?

Levelset

Here are a few things to focus on when you sit down and read the entire policy document from beginning to end. Regardless of the policy, the Insuring Agreement is the section that will outline all the insurance company’s responsibilities after a weather event or other covered peril causes damage to a roof or exterior siding, as examples.

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New Contractor Business Start Up

Contractor Bookkeeping

We strongly recommend a Subchapter S Corp (a Sub S) for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. Your business plan is a living breathing document that you will change and update as needed. You get out of them what you put into them.

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Unique Tips To Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

We strongly recommend a Subchapter S Corp (a Sub S) for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. Your business plan is a living breathing document that you will change and update as needed. You get out of them what you put into them.

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We Reduce Construction Company Start Up Stress

Contractor Bookkeeping

Get Organized - We strongly recommend a Subchapter S-Corp for tax advantages, protecting your personal assets in the event of a claim or lawsuit against your company and for future expansion. Your business plan is a living breathing document that you will change and update as needed. You get out of them what you put into them.