Originally Posted by
NoMoreScrapLeft
K...so I was contacted by a real estate agent to clean out a rental house. I met the agent over at the place and we agreed on $600 for about 75 cubic yards-I KNOW CHEAP!
So halfway through the job he said he had to go but brought me a paper with the owners address and name for the billing. Before the agent even left the owner showed up. He added about another 10 yards to the plie. I DID NOT CHARGE HIM EXTRA! Well we finished before the owner left. I tried handing him an INVOICE. He said "mail it to me". Well I did and 2 weeks later I still hadn't recieved a check. So I went to the owners house. He claimed he never received my INVOICE. I was prepaired for this and handed him a new INVOICE. He said he's get the check mailed out later that day. 2 weeks later and still NO check. I feel he could of paid me the same day I did the job as he was there when we finished. BUT NO! I feel he could of again of paid me when I hand delivered him a new INVOICE to him...but again NO. I feel like dumping a 200 cubic yards back off at the house.
What should I do?
The way I handle clean outs, is whoever contracts (contacts me) is who pays me. I don't go for the crap of the agent contacts me and the owner is paying me. If that is true, then I tell them to have the owner contact me at once.
They receive my estimate up front and I make a copy that is on my corporate letterhead.
From there, they acknowledge either with a signature, or via email conformation.
When I arrive, I take pictures before, during, and after.
Then if they are not there when I am done, I immediately send them the invoice due immediately in full and pictures of all work done.
Might want to try that next time. Then if you do, and something like this happens, go to the cops and ask for their advice..actually better yet, if you contact the magistrate they will tell you exactly what can be done.
I would definitely talk to the agent though.
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