TOPIC: Credit Cards

I have been accepting CC's for the last 6 yrs.  Visa and MC.  I offer a 10% discount for all military and seniors.  If they don't pay at the time of inspection, I add $$$.  Actually I will not release the report without payment and a signed contract.  I have had realtors ask me to take the payment out of closing and been burned by a sale fail(more than once).  No way, no how would I go to closing again.  I do feel that accepting CC's is beneficial for all parties.

Rob

The thing with accepting CC's is it allows your client to not have to pay all the money up front, which makes them more likely to use you. They are making a huge purchase and spending money all over so it helps to be able to put it on the card at times. The thing is, if you lose one inspection a year because you didn't accept credit cards, you've lost too much!

Dom, you just hit it on the head.

Dominic,

Got a call from the cc bank for training . i'm currently iin your time zone ; WA! Just came down fromthe mountain .

Guess you got things up and running!

TTY this weekend.

Hey David,

Make sure you go by and bug Stephen and Peter! I'm actually looking at moving up there, it's beautiful. Much better than down here in so cal. Once you get your information from the bank with your alias, client id and password let me know and I can set up your account.

I used the credit card the other day for a client for the first time.  I like it.  If I had inexpensive internet on my phone I'd use that on location.  Today a client came to another inspection to pick up her report.  This was the second inspection for her--she didn't buy the first house (thank God for HIs) and I offered her the opportunity to use her card since she didn't have cash/checkbook.  I gave her the report and told her to mail me the money.  She came back 30 minutes later with a check.  So, the CC would have worked again.  It was just the gesture I guess.