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Cutting O'head is the safest route. One might argue that a recession is the process of cutting O'Head anyway Buying in bulk is fine, if you have the work to do. Which is the crux of this conversation. Buying bulk is fine, if you have the funds available>>>

I used to do that years ago. I like getting a deposit up front. It works better for me. 50% down and the balance upon completion. The deposits go into an escrow account and are there for the materials and some of the labor. We have an aggreement with>>>

My main selling point is one that pisses my wife off, I do all my work with no money down, sign the contract & pay in full upon completion.

I always stress for the customer to check references in this area from people I installed roofs for 13-14 years ag>>>

Walmart, eBay, Costco, and Home Depot have conditioned Americans to shop price. I don't know why roofers have a hangup with this. When the economy is bad, does Ford, American Airlines, Dell Computers raise their price? no, they lower their price and offe>>>