I hate dealing with unexpected legal costs, especially when cash-strapped, as I had to when raising angel cash. Maybe I was naive, but sometimes people don't kn

I hate dealing with unexpected legal costs, especially when cash-strapped, as I had to when raising angel cash. Maybe I was naive, but sometimes people don't know how much it costs just to raise money (something that seems really standard) and that if you can't pay it, you can't close the deal. However taking it out of the funds given is a bit more fair at least, but make sure people are aware of it so they don't feel cheated. I would imagine someone would want to have their own lawyer look over everything anyway for this stuff before signing anything, but anything you can do to reduce cost is good. It's so minor and a necessity at the start, but has the huge chance to set off the relationship and optics on a bad start. It's like you are giving free consulting resources (your money though instead of time) for the chance to close a deal you want as the investor, keep the client happy and make it as lubricated a process as possible. Eat it so that it doesn't turn into something that feels like an early scam attempt that'll ruin the future of the relationship.