I know a guy that works a lot for Home Owners Associations. He does roofing, painting, concrete work, paving, carpentry - a real jack-of-all-trades. He tells me (I have no reason to think he's lying) he gets 50% upfront. I tell him I'm in the wrong business.union said:iam going to do a work for 11000 and i need to know how much do i have to ask in the begening. thank you please help me