Cost of E & O insurance

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Another bad sign for a client-

They yell at their kids in anger while you're there. Chances are they will not do well under the stress of construction if just a kid being a kid stresses them out.

That reminds me of another bit of advice, make sure children are not present at client meetings. I had to learn to insist on this the hard way. Clients constantly distracted by their kids will very often not remember much of what you said, nor even what they said, leading to miscommunications that can cost money. It's good to be clear from the start that these meetings are critical and too important to have less than their full attention.