quote "I even bet someone could make a business out of giving estimates. If the roofers charged $150 for an estimate, then bid the job so high no-one would take you seriously. That would be about $150hr for no work involved, except taking a ladder off the truck. Pretty good money for nothing.
I would like to thank the author of this incredible idea. Why didn't I think of this myself? I am going to take out a gigantic yellow page and just drive around charging for overpriced estimates. No more permits, no more inspections, no more general contractors, no more deadbeats, no more .......