I Showed Up At A Customer's House Who Didn't Pay!

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

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[@btqy]

You cleaned the house so the guy could get a better price.

[@megamikkila]

Also if they are not home. I ask them to leave a check, if its not on heating system we walk right out- to reschedule cost $50 more for wasted gas and time. If work goes over the original price , we call explain and usually fo work and hope they pay. I actually FIRE many customers. Few contractors using me, takes too long to pay, i fire. I fired 5 customers this year.

[@uprightfossil6673]

As a self employed carpenter I had a customer not pay for some kitchen remodeling. As he stalled paying I didn’t argue and he asked if I could do some work on the soffit. I agreed but said I was busy and gave him a week to come up with some money. When he didn’t pay I installed part of the kiln dried, custom milled very nice cypress. To this day I still laugh about that job. A friend who rented a basement across the street was hired to clean up that mess. Every board was cracked (no pre drilling) especially at the ends where the screws were so close to the edge the boards just fell after a few weeks. I still have some of that custom made cypress furniture from 24 years ago. The moral: doctors, lawyers, police and judges AND CARPENTERS can screw you. 😂

[@uprightfossil6673]

As a carpenter I always needed materials plus first day’s labor up front. Half the balance paid by dry in and full payment final day. One a house or addition was dried in, the homeowner was not in a position to have windows and doors removed for non payment and I never had customers who would not pay.( which is where you should start anyway)

[@Melicoy]

Where the gutter guard you didnt take down... sell out

[@AFVetteran]

He used you to prep his house to sell then bailed without paying. What a dirtbag.

[@cngameygamez]

Personally I have a policy that if your house is on the market you have 48 hours to make full payment upon completion of the job. If you file a lien after that 48 hours is up it will inhibit their ability to sale the house until paid. I know it sounds like a d-bag move, but it prevents stuff like this from happening.

[@StrokaReviews]

It's not, it's some shady people out here.

[@charlesg7926]

Agree 100%. My contracts mention this too!!!!! For normal clients we file lien and send to collections after 7 days, but if they are selling home, it’s 48 hours

[@charlesg7926]

Oh ya- never, ever sign a contract that requires you to sign a lien waiver prior to final payment, OR that says in the contract you need to sign a lien waiver prior to full payment. Also never sign one in order to get payment. Don’t sign one until after check clears

[@cngameygamez]

@Nkoreanspy Exactly, given that 48 hours is just being too generous. 😂

[@sirshanksalot1]

It’s business Bro!!

[@AbbieHoffmansGhost]

I'm a self employed carpenter. I had always worked on a crew or with a head carpenter. The first job that I had after I moved and became self employed I had a remodel of a living room and kitchen and several small things from this young woman. I thought that she was doing pretty good as she had a painter come in and remove all the doors to her kitchen cabinets and take them to his shop and re-spray them. She also had a company re-pave her driveway and walkway. She gave me a thousand dollars toward materials and labor to start. I padded out her walls in the living room and sheetrocked them. Trimmed out her three living room windows along with the baseboard and ceiling moulding as well as inside corner moulding. I fixed her pass through shelving between the kitchen and living room with all new shelves and trim. I removed the entry kitchen door, squared and plumbed the framing and installed a new, expensive door. And there were other small incidental items that I did as well. Now I'm getting close to being done. All I have left to do is cut and install crown moulding in the kitchen. I had a funny feeling so I cleaned up all my tools for the day and went home. I called the customer and told her that I would be over in the morning after getting the crown moulding and install it and I would be done. I told her the bill was between $1600 and $1700 plus the crown and labor to install which would only take a few hours. She said that she had a dental appointment that afternoon and she would come right over to my house and pay me. Guess what? Never heard from her again. Her mother and stepfather went to church with me and my wife was the pastor. And this woman attended as well until this happened. About week later her mother called me and asked what 'we' can do to address the situation. I told her that it was between myself and her daughter and the way to address the situation was for her daughter to pay me. Turns out that I was the low man on the totem pole to get paid for all the work she had done. I also found out that she had a long history of issues because she was bi-polar. But in the last fifteen years of being on my own this is the only time I got stiffed.

[@stuntchickentv]

when he said to door bell ringer "I am here to get my money!" Lady was like taken back! Took a min to process it! lol

[@DumbCarGuy]

I love quick books pro. I've had people say they never looked yet but when i check, they looked like 9 times.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

My favorite - I'll send them the screenshot

[@terryrussell830]

You didn't fall for the "Can you clean my house while I'm out of town" scam did you!! I get those text periodically.

[@jwhippet8313]

I'm that guy. I do that all the time. I pay half up front though.

[@KawasakiKent89]

Sorry to hear this happened to you sir! That sucks BIG TIME and yes you are right he is a dirtbag! Karma is a 🤫 I hope you get more and more business. God bless you, your family and business!

[@Parabola_PJ]

Very Ballsy to Getem at Work (I did commercial tree removal to get through college and post) we had a Doctor at the local Urgent Care who Didnt Pay so we Parked the trucks in the lot and I go in and ask for sonso and sonso quickly comes out and I'm like, "You kiddin me? Ya owe me 2850" (The waiting rooms heads snapped) and he just rolls it right out. People are always wanting things for free.

[@susanhudson8048]

I feel ya bro. When i had a home maintenance business i got a call from a customer who needed his moms bathroom shower remodeled but needed it done before he went back to NY. Mind you she lived in VA where i did. He was leaving the next morning, so i worked into late night. He stiffed me $100. Like you i just ate it. Saw his mom in the store months later and she was all smiles recognizing i was the one who did her bathroom. Her happiness outweighed any money he owed me.😉👍

[@truthseekerKJV]

Sounds like they planned to cheat you. They cleaned the house up before selling it, then moved and left you holding the bag.

[@HowsDaJello]

That’s definitely what happened

[@mr.skeptical3071]

I always get paid immediately upon completion of the job! Unless it's commercial, then you need to talk that over with the person who's in charge of paying you

[@robbeun3792]

Have soft washed >1,000 homes and have had zero deadbeats and zero bounced checks. Was thinking that ratio of honest paying customers was probably not the norm, but quite an impressive record by the people who hire guys like us.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

Very impressive

[@tac13001]

I appreciate this video, true real life situation. All you can do is all you can do.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

👊🏻👊🏻

[@ryanporter1819]

I run a plumbing service business. Back in 2011 a lady screwed me on a whole new water heater and water heater install. The way she did it, I could tell she planned it. Labor and parts were close to $900. I've dealt with bounced checks as well, but everyone paid the bounced checks and fees. Luckily, I found 99.5 percent of my customers pay!

[@blakelowcountryresidential3232]

I've got a lawncare company in SC. In my 2nd year I had a guy skip town and ignore my emails for 2 months about a $60 cut. After months of no contact and ignoring me he calls me and says he wants to prepay for 3 months of lawncare. You better believe that I've never stepped foot on that properety again lol, i took that money as time spent collecting

[@BlakWiseCracker]

Every state has a Tax Commissioner’s Office or Tax Assessors Office, just search for their name on the web to identify new owners and see if they actually sold the house or possibly renting it out. Could be he’s renting it out to friends or family. I’ve been doing pressure washing approximately 7 years and always do the job when their home and collect before I leave. Also I would still put a lien on the house somebody will or tell where dude move to. Possibly his realtor will rat him out.

[@danduran4981]

I would collect payment prior or at the time of service. If they don't trust you to do the work for $250 when you show up, then move on to the next customer. I'm sure you are busy enough.

[@mattscott7871]

We request a deposit 50% first to kickoff any project, the remainder due immediately upon completion of the work. Late fee applies after 15 days.

[@davebrookbank4831]

A relator did that to me many years ago, I went to court and won but they didn't want to pay until they found out they couldn't sell anything until I was paid.

[@SuperPapa44]

I do a.c. and I have an invoice signed before I start any kind of service and will not leave unless I'm paid or I remove either the whole system I changed or any part BUT I can't leave because it will go to the court's to collect so just call the police when they refuse to pay and they ALWAYS wind up paying.

[@surveyordave]

filing a mechanics lien on their property gets their attention ever single time.

[@Mitch2294]

I own a heat and air company and have to do that kind of stuff a couple times a year man it’s stressful chasing people for money. For some reason I feel like crap hounding people but they are the ones that should have paid there bill. I envy your persistence though.

[@davidburden2360]

Charge more call first after email then go in for a nice chat, then they pay when you set up tent in there front yard

[@lewisbolman7862]

I would get half up front, call it a good faith deposit. Tell them it covers materials. And if thats all you get, well better than a sharp stick in the eye

[@Madseason6x9]

I do HVAC side work. I always sign a contract stating customer pays for equipment, I will pick up and deliver. Work will be completed within eight hours in most circumstances They pay equipment cost up front and half labor, pay other half upon completion. One year warranty I will return and fix any issues. Most times a skilled tech won't have problems if they don't occur in the first year. After 3-5 that's aged and happens. Written contracts cover your ass. That's all you need if goes to court

[@TymOLaughlin]

i see some panels on that bad boy ask mr. delinga if he needs a cleaning recoup some losses

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

👊🏻👊🏻

[@johndough7039]

OBVIOUSLY: 50% deposit would be smart

[@issimondias]

I foolishly didn’t follow up a number of invoices, as I just assumed they’d be paid. I checked and found that they hadn’t, and then found that the individual had sold all of his posessions and moved to the Philippines. I won’t do that again.

[@tonynguyen5990]

It would seem like he had the pressure washing done because he was selling his house. He had that all planned out.

[@austintaylor7483]

Love the content and love what yall do. Quick question, what is the difference between your "How to Wash: The Complete Guide" and the course "Pressure Washing Blueprint". Because it seems like the Core 4 are a part of both courses.

[@MadeMeSmile1]

When a costumer doesn’t pay me, I offer an extra free deep cleaning of their lawn with bleach. 12.5% SH

[@piushorning4869]

if he moved and left a change of address with the post office there is a method to get that new address, check with you local post office on the ways to recover that information

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

Ok

[@motleyassortment5512]

You should always ask for payment before you start work. People's financial situations change from week to week or day to day if you work as an independent contractor. Get your pay first than start the work, have them book and pay through website. The Bagster trash removal, always have people pay first online through their website before they come and haul your trash away. No payment no work!

[@vp0617]

You could ask the court to find him. They could see if the USPS got a forwarding address for the guy, and bam, you found him.

[@plumbobmillionaire6246]

Sorry to hear that man. At least it wasn’t too much money, but it’s still very insulting.

[@saeed6811]

Add late payment charges in your invoice. This way, legally you can have them pay you extra money for not paying you on time.

[@SaltburnJurassic]

This is why you should ask for a deposit, make them sign an contract of service and if they don't pay, contact a local debt collection company.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

You can do that with out any of that

[@tomcole4736]

Love the PBR Hat, That was my grandparents go to beer with a shot of bourbon, Boiler Maker.

[@BadBrianMaxey]

I painted a guys house and bought the paint and primer and painted it he refused to pay for it so I took my power washer and removed the paint job completely while the police watched me and they told him you should have paid him now he has the right to repossing the paint job 😅

[@thomasbrown7609]

$250 for a house seems like a deal of a lifetime lol!

[@Martz7]

Sometimes is not about the money, is about the principal, you do the job you get paid. No one likes to work for free dude

[@23mistakes]

That always sucks, the worst part of being in business for yourself is deadbeat customers.

[@infiniteaaron]

Just an interesting thing to think about with money that may improve the outlook on it. Instead of calling the money "your money," consider it as "the money you were given by Hashem (G-d)." It's helped me, in many cases (with money and material possessions overall), to realize that if something like this happens, it's unfortunate, yet everything happens for good.

[@Michael-we9vp]

I've been screwed out of thousands of dollars over the years when I had a landscaping company.

[@chuckgates1171]

I got money on my mind I got my mind on my money.

[@akaredcrossbow]

1 dollar or $300 dollars you set up something if they’re not going to be home. A check in the mailbox or prepaid on an app. If the check is not there or it’s not prepaid then no work. Yes they can write you a bad check, but then at least you have proof that you were there and then try to do something about it. I have followed customers to the bank or atm plenty of times. Every customer I talk to is told payment is due when the job is complete with cash or check. If someone says they don’t have a check or cash I know they are trying to screw me, then it’s off to the bank we go no matter what!

[@randallcurtis1]

Go get some chap stick when you get your next check . I know you make enough for a couple dollar chap stick .

[@williamosullivan5920]

Simple you want your house washed. pay first and then we wash your house on the same day and if you're not home and the money's not in the our account the house doesn't get washed until the money is there. from Australia

[@kellywawro3132]

That’s so unfortunate I’m sorry to hear that. My company does electrical service same thing happened to us the realtor called and needed work done so that they can close on the house and he won’t return the calls the new owner won’t pay it to the old owners responsibility it’s been a year and no money😢

[@Mayamax3]

Cash on the barrelhead in situations like that.

[@CrabRackune]

*cheers* to your hat!!! 👍

[@marierussell7583]

Some low life people around. Your such a lovely guy, so sorry this happened to you.

[@georgeford6439]

Watch videos on how they handle it in the UK.....

[@wendellgreenidge3362]

That is a f’d up situation and sorry to hear a hard working individual like you had to deal with that nonsense

[@troymorgan2401]

Wow, 15 days. 3 days max. They confirmed when I sent the estimate and they new upon completion to pay. Sucks you had that happen to you and good for you for confronting.

[@life-pm5xl]

What if they did the work and said my deductible was $1500 but turns out to be $2500 from my insurance. What do I do? I already paid $1000 up front because I thought it was $1500. My insurance couldn't tell me because my house was going into foreclosure. There's no way I can pay another $1k.

[@JohnDoe-do5me]

THAT IS WHY I COLLECT AS SOON AS I GET DONE

[@TrendyBromando]

I just showed up at a customers job and house today cant find or get ahold of him. Turns out he has a $77,000 lien from a local contractor.... Yeah i did work for the wrong guy...

[@ottomueller4425]

That's what I was thinking they left their jobs and I just knew they most likely moved.

[@tonyharlow630]

Put a lien on it, lets'um know you mean business!

[@samueljimenez6264]

This video made me nervous just watching you knocking on the door😂.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

Haha

[@gam9063]

Always take a deposit for work to be done that way you have their card details 😊

[@albertengles3130]

That's a good one did you say testicular fortitude that's so freaking awesome

[@richardcooney7789]

You Can sell debts like this to a !! Factor !! who will go after them . For ever .

[@Handyman247llc]

Wow almost 1 year to collect $250.00, I wish I had your problem! I filed a lien on a commercial property for $$$$.00 and it has taken me 10 months and only a trickle of money in return. Since the lien in in place I will ride it out until The lien expires. I will admit sometimes you think they are legit customers and they broadswipe you with an ounce of pure stupidity you never saw coming. Thank you for sharing

[@ryanwhite4912]

Get him big guy

[@mechsupernova]

September 10th of LAST year? Why wait so long to show up at their house? I know this video is 6 months old but man for $250 I'd be at their house every afternoon waiting.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

$250 is really not a lot to me, that is no excuse but it's all relative. When I was first starting out, I would have been more concerned, but now my business will gross well over a million so it's not really an issue

[@Heli4213]

Awesome video

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

Thanks!

[@youngeshmoney]

$250 is a good deal tbh

[@rogermendez7266]

Cash up front right? Zelle. Get payed now. I'll be back tomorrow if no pay same day.

[@sirshanksalot1]

For that business model, I’d say “have your check in hand” upon completion.

[@edwhitson9873]

The house is already dirty as heck

[@oldegolfer5146]

Yo Mike - Quick books doesn't help if you take way to long to follow up. For crying out loud they already moved.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

Huh?

[@MrRaErickson]

He got you to clean it right before he sold it lol

[@MySpam-v1t]

just try to find his new work and send an email to his boss so he can foward it :P - my experience always people need to pay full upfront. The ideal client has no issue with it.

[@incaboy1951]

I put a mechanics lien on a house I sheetrocked and finished. I waited five years and one day I got a call from the realty trying to sell it. I got my money. It was worth the wait!

[@ThomasJones-sz3sx]

I hope you got interest on the money after five years!!

[@brianwells4507]

​@ThomasJones-sz3sx it's not easy to put a lien on a property? You gotta file paperwork at the County Clerks office, the owner has to be served a court date. Either in person or registered mail, etc. Plus you need the pin number or legal description of the property? At least in Chicago suburbs from my experience? But new construction where there's a Title Company representing the bank, that's a breeze! You're going to get paid no matter what? Even if there's a dispute on the work the subcontractor did wrong? You see it backs the owner into a corner because he can't take possession of the property until all sub's are paid in full.

[@incaboy1951]

@@brianwells4507 Tn. is a totally different world from Chicago. Down here we take care of business. One may have to wait for 5 years but my lien, which took 10 minutes to file finally paid off.

[@MrBollocks10]

We did that. It cost small fortune. We never got anything. I wouldn't go down the legal route again. I'd do what this guy does.

[@zeusfloreus]

Khan says, "Ah, Kirk, my old friend, do you know the Klingon proverb that tells us REVENGE is a dish that is best served cold?".......

[@lovera3878]

As a homeowner I would never do this to anyone. If I cannot afford it I just do not do it. It is embarrassing to stiff people, not to mention plain theft.

[@georgeschillinger6299]

See ya lol

[@MusicforMe123]

It's not that he cannot afford it, this is just plain theft. Premeditated theft. He has the money cause he just sold a house, but he just scammed this poor business owner out of $250. Should expose this guy and his wife, these are not nice people and the public should be warned.

[@Drumsticksmcgee]

We the people pay more for others bull&$#+-.

[@2pugman]

I pay a contractor a small down payment and full payment on the day of service.

[@drummersnare6276]

Some people have no shame.

[@jojojeep1]

I’ve been a house painter for 43 years, and I own a few pressure washers. I understand what you just went through. I make a habit of not doing business with anybody unless I see them and meet them face-to-face I’ve had people try to explain the job via text and I want nothing to do with it. Every time I did a job the way you just did it I got the same result. Anyway just keep trucking brother

[@robertdavis3433]

Hello. Im in hvac. If the owner of the home does not show up to meet me personally that is a huge red flag and I do not do the job. I'm surprised that this contractor does business without meeting the homeowner that is not very smart

[@lawrenceweston922]

Great tip!

[@um8440]

@@robertdavis3433 I have been an owner before and im a plumber, i would txt a guy that i need job done out of state, he done the job i pay him via paypal or whatever, cc is another payment too, u dont need to meet them is what im saying.

[@themrmoy40]

​@robertdavis3433 what about if tenants live there and the owner of the property calls your business to work on the a.c. then when you billed him, he doesn't pay. do you go after the tenants??

[@Meatwad.Baggins]

I dropped an employee off at a house with a pressure washer one time while I and my business partner were working at another location. He called me and said the owner was arrested. He went to jail for a while and got out and paid me extra without me calling or asking. He was in jail feeling bad about not being able to pay me.

[@christianslater8980]

I am a general contractor in California and had a church stiff me for $10k!!! They told me to just right it off as a donation. Went back and forth with them for months and they never paid me and it was under contract. They even told me they loved the work. Then they called me months later to try and get me to do more work for them. Um no!! Still been trying to get my money and it’s been almost a year.

[@GMad-sc4uk]

I’d be out there every Sunday morning with signs telling the entire congregation what going on… and I’d return for evening service too.

[@TXTractorLife]

Name the church

[@marck8899]

I read where some people including the guy in this video mentioned a “lien” on the property for those that fail to pay. That might get their attention.

[@lawrenceweston922]

Let me guess Evangelical “church”?

[@ah-rr1lk]

Juses didn't come to heal the well. It's a common story of a sociopath running an organization hats based off fear and threats of enteral pain.

[@carlmcdaniel5681]

I completely agree with getting the money for work completed. Even if it's $300 or $3000 you gotta get paid. If they fall on financial hardship communication is key!

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

I was rear-ended on my delivery scooter by a tow truck driver. The owner and I agreed on $500 rather than go through the insurance. It was the responding cop that suggested this. No ticket either! The crash scene insurance went nowhere. The owner kept blowing me off for a week. Then I did some research as I had the D.O.T. number from the truck. Turns out the F.M.C.A. has a handy dandy online form where you can report D.O.T. licenses that don't have insurance et cetera. He was at the bank in less than an hour. Wasn't too happy about it too. Should have still reported him for being a douche. Sometimes you just have to shake the right tree.

[@youngeshmoney]

You were rear ended by a truck and all you took was $500? You're an idiot

[@eamonnmckeown6770]

@@youngeshmoney up yours too. It was a $400 scooter and he broke the exhaust and it's mounts. I don't fake injuries like a criminal. But you do you. Twat.

[@user-bo1rj2xu2s]

Well done!

[@JAYJAYJAY53]

The second day I would have gone to police.

[@IbrahimMuhammad_114]

NEVER do that cash exchange dont call cops bs

[@ryangardner5896]

4 years and I have only been screwed by one customer out of a few hundred bucks. I do no contracts and have never been completely screwed. It's mind blowing how communication falls apart after the job is done and time to pay. Tons of customers probably 40% bug you until you start job. Answer your calls or text within a few minutes but the second I email invoice they aren't available for a few hours or even a day or 2

[@russellparker3298]

It's funny how they are your best friend until it's time to pay. I like the ones that are there everyday, all day, until you are just about done and then they vanish into thin air!

[@ryangardner5896]

@@russellparker3298 bro it's as if you're working with me. I had one the other day wad texting me every 2 days. Started his job to shut him up. Text him that I'm done. Don't hear anything until the next day. He is out of town for a few days. His wife was clearly home but lied. He just so happened to leave the day I finished.

[@AngeloR674]

Stop playing the poor victim!! When you guys are even dirtier!! By taking deposits and disappearing! Promising to come and never show!! Ripping people off with lousy work! Its good thats done to you!! It’s a wake up call!!

[@AngeloR674]

@@russellparker3298 It goes both wats skumbag!!! You lowlives always try and rip off the customer!! Of there hard earned money!!! Until customers are slick!! And fight back!!

[@haveagreatday3664]

Seems like you are saying that the customer had to track you down and hound you to show up. If I had to call and call to get the guy to show up to do the job, and he started the job way later than his stated start date, then he can wait a little bit to get paid.

[@edwardbrowns8436]

Man, I hear ya, it sucks trying to run a business and not get paid. I ran a trash business, and one of the ex customers actually filed bankruptcy on a $5 bill. After that I set up with an accounting firm to handle invoices, and made it mandatory prepay for the service. I lost in the end. My expenses outgrew how much I lost as income. Then the ultimate thing happened that drove the final nail in the coffin, the truck transmission gave out, couldn't afford to repair or replace. I basically ran a non profit for 3 years. Glad that chapter closed, living way better days now.

[@Weaf2727]

I used to help my Dad build screen room enclosures for people. My dad used to tell the owners that payment was due immediately upon completion of a job (Cash or Check only). I always remember a lady on Jupiter Island (A very private community) that told my dad that she couldn't pay us because only her husband wrote checks. So, my dad said that is great, and as per our agreement then I will wait in your driveway until your husband returns (She of course, had excuses like he might not return today and that we needed to leave). (Essentially, if we left without getting paid, we'd never been able to get back in to get paid (This was in the late '80s).) The lady called the cops on us. When the cops arrived, the cops listened to both sides and then went back to the lady and told her she needed to pay us either by cash or check immediately as agreed upon. She reluctantly wrote us a check and my dad raced to her bank to make sure it would cash. He said he had dealt with rich people like that before that would either try to avoid paying or pay him with checks that wouldn't cash due to lack of funds. (He told me about one bad check that he tried to cash 3 times, and on the 3rd attempt, there was just enough money in the account to cash it. He had held onto that check for over 3 months trying to cash it at the bank it was written on.)

[@henktulp4400]

I dealt with some ‘rich people’ too.... when you do business with them you’ll find out how they made their fortune.... A mate of mine told me about how he,ages ago,had to do a job (normal honest work) for some rich guy.... job finished he refused to pay.... The rich dodo happened to find his VERY expensive car back in the pound in his garden.... upside down.....completely wrecked.... It is called Karma.... and,at times,it is probably worth more then the figure on the bill....

[@whodoesntlikesurfing]

I wouldn't even call the police in that case; I would have used the castle doctrine on you both. You don't get to trespass just because someone didn't pay. And when you get fired (as your father was by that client), you don't get a paycheck. If you get fired from FedEx and they call the police because you refuse to leave until you get your last paycheck, guess what? The police aren't going to "hear both sides," they'll physically grab you and haul you away. If you get asked to leave a basketball game and don't because you paid thousands of dollars, guess what? Security will get physical and if you report them to the police, the police will arrest YOU for trespassing (or "battery" if you defended yourself). So the fact that the police actually listened to your side of the story when you were clearly trespassing tells me that they were either rogue, you're making up the story, or the police only care about the private property rights of big business, not homeowners.

[@whodoesntlikesurfing]

Yeah, in all those viral "Karen freakout" videos in restaurants, hotels, bars, etc. not once do the police ever listen to both sides. They tell the "Karen" that they're trespassing and immediately grab them and frogmarch them to the police vehicle out front. The police don't care that the "Karen" spent thousands of dollars on tickets or made a prepaid online order, they just tell them to leave or be arrested. Whether you've rendered services (fired Dunkin Donuts employee ordered to leave without getting last paycheck) or spent money, you don't get to trespass in response. So if they actually listened to both sides of the story when you two were trespassing on someone's PRIVATE HOME -- not even a McDonalds store or NFL stadium -- then it's proof that the castle doctrine is best. I would have told you to leave once, and if you didn't, gotten you off the property myself through whatever means necessary. No police contact at all. But maybe paramedic contact lol

[@Weaf2727]

​@@whodoesntlikesurfing Believe what you want, but this was the 80s, and we had a contract with the customer. Plus, back then, Jupiter was a much smaller, close-knit, and good old boy-type community. They looked out for hard-working people.

[@joemiller9931]

@@whodoesntlikesurfing So you support people who don't pay? Trespassing? No. Waiting to be paid. Fired? No. They completed the job.

[@johnhanselman6371]

A new unknown customer with a "For Sale Sign" in front of their property is risky. Pay before service is rendered is sometimes necessary.

[@AMindInOverdrive]

Definitely! Let the risk be on THEM

[@wethenorth269]

I had a client who tried to stiff me for about 6K. I was persistent and didn’t let off until I got paid 8 months later. Towards the end though I went to his neighbours house and started asking where was he, etc. I was about to start printing flyers with his face, name and big bold red letters that said your neighbour is a SCAMMER. Luckily for him, he paid right before I launched that particular campaign.

[@SuleimanWadsworth]

I know this isn’t the case. But imagine this dude really moved his whole family to a new house, just to avoid $250😂

[@williamkennison529]

I cut lawns and do landscaping maintenance luckily I’ve never ran into this in my 10 years but I will say I’ve had some issues with getting my money and it’s usually people that got plenty of money that will take the longest to pay , people that live in a average house seem to pay very easily. Thanks for sharing.

[@brucecavey9759]

It’s called a pita fee( pain in the ass), if they don’t pay, they get a percentage added on

[@robertoayala4095]

“I CAME TO GET MY MONEY” 🤣🤣 Lol.. definitely need to make that into a short!!

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

😂

[@thisismagacountry1318]

"WHERE'S MY MONEY, MAN? WHERE'S MY MONEY!!!" - Stewie Griffin

[@jongreen4893]

I had a carpet cleaning business in San Francisco 30 years ago. It was a constant battle with commercial customers to get paid. Always had to deal with scammers!

[@miastrong151]

What, you are telling me those honest gays don't pay their carpet cleaning bills? How could they?

[@Apistevist]

@@miastrong151 Just like socialism socialists don't work or operate with integrity.

[@fightsandfinance7570]

Are you still doing it? I want to start a similar business, what you think?

[@LordHeath1972]

It's obvious what happened when you know the full story. The guy hired you to make the property look as good as possible in order to sell the house, then hightailed it out of there knowing you would never find him, whilst selling his property with your help!

[@TymoPaints]

ooh i see some solar panels up there time to bust out the WFP recoup some losses. SOME CUSTYS ARE CRUSTY. KEEP EM COMING MIKE

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

☀️☀️☀️☀️💰💰💰💰💰

[@shawncontreras]

I had a customer agree for us to do a new back patio and foundation expansion. He didn't pay us for 3 months because his finances went down the drain when his inheritance was not deposited for a while but he never said to us that anything like this would be a problem... So after some looking.. lien's aren't beneficial to me since the cost and legal work, plus going to cort would have cost me almost half of what he owned me just to get my money back. It ended getting handled but I now make customers pay a 100% on large project upfront.

[@johnd9357]

Court should never cost you anything in those instances because generally you sue for the cost of the job plus attorney fees.

[@65sheilakay]

I was a debt collector for many years. The first thing I would do is call city to very with the tax collector the home was sold. They could be lying deadbeats. When talking with city hall or any government official, I always say "I could use your advise". They'll tell you anything you need to know if they can. Next, you could send an invoice certified so they'll have to sign for it. If they moved, they left a forwarding, or are going back to get their mail from the new owners. I would also have the words DELINQUENT:REFERRED FOR ACTION on that next invoice. You're not saying what type of action...

[@dosmundos3830]

I don't think the new owners are lying anymore than both places of business are lying that they no longer work there

[@allwrighty100]

@@dosmundos3830 But if you send an invoice by recorded delivery it will have to be signed for by the addressee. Very few people will move house without having their mail redirected, which will be done automatically at the mail delivery office. The new owners may not be lying but the point is the deadbeats WILL receive the invoice.

[@dosmundos3830]

@@allwrighty100 I never said anything about invoices, I said I don't think the new owners are "lying deadbeats" as you suggested. I still don't, don't give a fuck about invoices or your old career of harassing people either 😝

[@allwrighty100]

@@dosmundos3830 ?

[@dosmundos3830]

@@allwrighty100 your brain stop working?

[@akshobiya7501]

I painted the interior of a house, the bill was like $450. The person that hired me said the following, "I'm not paying you, and there is nothing you can do about it." I was already living in poverty so I took it pretty hard. I was able to practice non-retaliation so in the end I ended up in a better position.

[@hattrick257]

That sucks man. Glad you didn’t make it worse for yourself by getting into trouble. Idk the scope of work, but sounds too cheap. Cheap customers are the worse.

[@jayasmrmore3687]

You didn’t call the police?

[@4cClubT]

Yur not gonna ask for a deposit on a 250.job --- " I SURE AM " !!!!

[@edwintroy6957]

Just throw gallon oil based primer on there front door ,trust me ,there's nothing they will be able to do about it😂

[@jimmyspartacus6]

Pink paint

[@mrunknown1019]

One way to minimize your loss is to have a contract made on a percentage completion basis. ie: collect a deposit and when the job is half done, collect an agreed upon amount, then when finished, collect the remainder. If he doesn't pay the amount at the half-way point, you just don't complete the job. If. you don't collect at the completion point, at least you have mitigated the loss.

[@johnbadal7319]

The only times I've ever been stiffed its been by rich lawyers.

[@clintw5226]

Payment due upon completion. No exceptions. Thanks for sharing your experience. Some people are just sh#tty.

[@thebonifiedlady111]

15 days to send a 2nd email is too long. I send an invoice and give them a call within 24 hrs to "kindly" let notify them I'm calling to collect payment.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

Nothing wrong with that method

[@thebonifiedlady111]

@@AllAboutPressureWashing Nothing wrong except they have too long to think about paying, taking time to resend an invoice and spending gas money and more time to travel to the client's home to collect payment....sure nothing's wrong!

[@rocknral]

@@thebonifiedlady111 Umm, I think Mike was saying that there is nothing wrong with your method. He wasn't refering to his.

[@rickwashek478]

That sucks Mike. I don't get any money down either and do jobs when home owners are at work. I usually give them a week to pay and for most part they do. I have never had anyone stiff me yet. I sure hope you track this dead beat down and get you money. Good luck.

[@AllAboutPressureWashing]

Thx Rick

[@temujinkhan6326]

you're lucky to be in business that long and not get stiffed... been stiffed twice that i can remember but not for much but was sure painful

[@rickwashek478]

@@temujinkhan6326 I don't give everyone time to pay. 90% of my customers pay upon completion.

[@josephbotwinick9543]

You waited way too long to collect. I understand if they're not home. But the new homeowner told you he moved in October of LAST YEAR? And you did the job in September? A day or two at the most before you should start hounding them big time. My lawn guy texts me if I'm not home when he does my yard and I Venmo him right away or as soon as I'm not driving. There's no way you should ever wait months to be paid.