Every restoration company encounters a certain percentage of projects that turn out to be undesirable, unprofitable or uncollectible. I like to call these jobs the rotten eggs of restoration. 

Oftentimes this can be the direct result of restorers failing to prequalify or vet potential jobs when they are still leads. The definition of prequalifying or vetting a job simply means to make a careful and critical examination before committing yourself, your resources or your manpower.