The gamble is up to you, but in reality, you are selling the house without a warranty any way, most likely.If it is a small job, like a deck...I charge for the materials up front, with a rough in draw (about 50% of the balance) and balance sue after final inspection.

If your going to be offering at a discount price, where theres little stock, and you pretty much hold all the cards, then I'd take that gamble.

Now perhaps this is fallout of the "protecting tenants at foreclosure act" and the bank has chosen to list the property before the tenants have to leave.

If you work hard at it, regardless of you chosen path, and have a little luck, its a way to make a living.

When you hire someone who is not insured or licensed to do anything you are gambling with your entire future.

Business entities (when chosen wisely) have two benefits:1.

This is a REAL business and it takes real capital like most other businesses.I don't mean to sound harsh but it upsets me when people think it's ok to gamble with other peoples home/shelter.

I started out fast. I had a 5 year plan and condensed it to 1. As a result, I made a few mistakes all at once vs. make a mistake, learn, make another, learn from that, etc. Okay, lesson learned, but "compression" is i...

All in all in most anything is a gamble and I guess the best we can do is find the safest bet possible.

That is the purpose of the DBA.However, I would rethink the new name you have chosen.