Hi - I just tried to submit a decently long question and got an error message. I'm not sure if it went through or not, so I'll try to summarize briefly. A customer is trying to prematurely exit a signed construction contract on a residential house. Between the signing of the contract and now, I had started some preliminary work like dirt work, tree removal, permitting, door and window schedule, etc. The customers' original bank returned a very low appraisal. The second bank of their choosing (Iberiabank) requires a very invasive process for the builder (me) to be on their approved list. I balked at this requests but told the customer I was willing to work with the bank if they felt strongly about using them, but recommended another bank in town who I thought would be better. At this point the customer emailed that he would like to put the project on hold and asked that I send him an invoice for the work done to this point. After receiving my invoice, he said he would not pay until her received detailed subcontractor invoices (not a clause in our contract), and that due to my unwillingness to work with Iberiabank (not true) that he was cancelling the contract. I would like to know the best way to go about 1) getting paid on my invoice I have submitted (~$6,000) and 2) seeking damages for lost opportunity and lost profit (~$100,000).