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DA**Client says: “Can I get an itemized list of every dollar and hour you spent?”**
Don’t scramble to find a stack of receipts in your truck or dig through your inbox.
**Do this instead:**
Set the precedent *before* the job starts.
✅ Walk your client through a sample invoice.
✅ Show them how you track labor, materials, markups — and what they’ll see each billing cycle.
✅ Ask: “Are you comfortable with this format?”
✅ Get their signoff *before* the first check is cut.
Because clear communication *before* the job starts means no surprises halfway through — and no need to defend every dollar under a microscope.
It’s not about hiding anything.
It’s about being so transparent, so organized, and so professional *up front* that they never feel the need to question you down the line.
Set the tone early or you’ll be stuck proving yourself later.
@davidwintzer
