{"id":15092,"date":"2007-08-26T21:11:47","date_gmt":"2007-08-26T21:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=15092"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:40","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:40","slug":"discount-for-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2007\/08\/discount-for-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Discount for paying Cash to contractor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi,<br \/>\nI am in the home stretch of   kitchen\/bath  renovation. Contractor is doing excellent work. Not worried about him walking off the job and job is on schedule. All has been legit.<br \/>\nI have been paying installments by check. There are 3 installments left for a total of about $15,000. last installment is due upon the jobs completion. I asked the contractor if we payed each of the last 3 installments in cash if they&#8217;d give us a better price for those 3 and he said he&#8217;d let us know in a day or so. If he agrees what should I expect the discount to be for the remaining $15,000? I&#8217;m not sure what to expect and what is fair. Any suggestions?<br \/>\nThank you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, I am in the home stretch of kitchen\/bath renovation. Contractor is doing excellent work. Not worried about him walking off the job and job is on schedule. All has been legit. I have been paying installments by check. 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