Cash flow starts with consistency.
Karalynn and Jess explain how timely notices, early owner research, and a repeatable collections process move contractors to the top of the payment list, protect lien rights, and preserve leverage when a GC delays payment, disputes work, or heads toward bankruptcy.
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Key Takeaways
1. A consistent collections process makes contractors the squeaky wheel, which helps them get paid before companies that wait quietly on promises.
2. Sending notices before the legal deadline can improve cash flow because early notice often gets the attention of the GC and owner before the balance grows.
3. Notices must be sent by certified mail or another trackable method to the correct owner, GC, and hiring party, because one wrong party or address can invalidate lien rights.
4. Filing a lien can protect your payment claim even if the GC goes bankrupt because the lien gives you a path to pursue the property owner instead of being stuck in the bankruptcy case.
5. Contractors should keep working carefully on commercial jobs while preserving lien rights, because stopping work too soon can create a larger breach of contract problem than the unpaid invoice.
