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I'm right with you on the call screenig Glan. I live and work in a very rural area. Many of my estimates are 10 to 30 miles away. Between the 30 minutes to a hour of just driving back and forth to the estimate to the $3 dollar a gallon gas price, how can you afford to just randomly drive around to a 'possible' estimate?
I screen the calls very well know. I have a set order of questions asked, I make sure they are aware of the design fee, and I make sure I get a idea of budget.
For some guys, maybe not as big of a problem. I know contractors who don't travel more than a 5 mile radius from their office for 80% of their work. I guess they can get away with going on questionable estimates. I find it to be a big waste of time and money.
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