Sued and lost how do i come back????

I recently lost a case after two years of going to court. My bond company decided that they wanted to pay the guy because they did not want to pay their lawyer to come to a conference call anymore. The roof was never changed all leaks were fixed BEFORE the judgement. Inspector was on my side, material company on my side but....im screwed. How can I get another bond so I can keep working???I have been completely broke for months and am lost as howto get going again. Anyone have any suggestions? I need to pay 9,500 to the bonding company.

I forgot to mention that I was able to start that roofing business in 1996 because I got tired of being a sub-contractor for local companies ( at low pay ), took a crew of roofers to another state where a hail storm had occurred and worked there for 18 months ( at double the pay ) saving enough money to start my own business when I got back. And no, we weren't beating on peoples doors. We were beating on the roofs with roofing hammers.

You've already started one time, you know how to do it, you know what mistakes not to make and what things to do. you can start all over again. just think of it as, yes, you have a $9500 debt, but this time you don't have to spend any money on tools, learning curve, mistakes, etc. so its a wash.

Your just gonna have to arrange your personal bills to be as low as possible and live "below" your means so you can save and work your way back up.

I started a full service residential company in 1996 that eventually grew into quite a machine and held its own for many years until the economy crashed in 2009. It's been quite an adjustment to live without the proceeds that business provided for all those years.

My oldest daughter started college just 2 years after the company went down and it hasn't been easy trying to see her through but I keep on grinding. I decided to try and make it on repair work and this has also proven to be quite a challenge. So far, success or failure is still in question but I plan to be there when it becomes known. Good luck to you! ;)

That's a good idea roofguy. I am and will continue to sub work until I rebuild my credit or save enough to get that bond posted. Yes I moved from Wisconsin to this red tape state they call California (bond required among other ridiculous things.) For now I am workin on keeping an ad in the paper..I used to be in the yellow pages, dad died in 08, stepmom was to stupid and closed my dads company after we built his name for 23 years. Yeah I miss my mentor. Thanks for the encouraging words. I tried a "job" at a production warehouse....I worked 3rd shift and made 8 bucks an hour, temp agency made 4 an hour on my 46 year old body. its not an option to get a job at my age im too used to roofing and love working at different locations.

it is when im broke and went bankrupt in 2010 , not to mention my last two teenagers are growin up and wife divorced me in 2013 its been a challenging 5 years im feeling beatin and havin a hard time getting up!

So I can only hope to get a loan to payback my 9500. Ive been roofin for the last 36 years and have never seen my dad get into any of this kind of crap....man its frustrating when I want to be legit and it seems like honesty was not my best policy in this guys case...damn real estate people.