Anywhere up and down the services chain (from solo freelancer to large consultancy) should do this. There's a cost to vetting potential clients and service pro

Anywhere up and down the services chain (from solo freelancer to large consultancy) should do this. There's a cost to vetting potential clients and service providers in the form of time. The sooner you can tell whether everyone is on the same page with regards to financial expectations, the better. I learned my lesson a long time ago when traveling for several hours to meet with a client looking for what amounted to $150k worth of work, and eventually telling me/us that they only had $5k.