By Paul F. P. Pogue
From Ask Angi
Nearly all contracting jobs go smoothly. You hire them, they do the work, you pay them, everyone moves on happily. Nonetheless, every so often, you run into an unscrupulous contractor who only has dollar signs in their eyes and thinks you’re the perfect mark. And in times of bad weather, they tend to emerge even more. Arm yourself with information and keep a lookout for the red flags that indicate a contractor may be about to scam you.
THE FLAG: “We had some materials left over from another job. We’ll give you a good rate on a driveway resurfacing job if you hire us right now.”…