This Jacksonville Roofer Cut His Payment Wait From 45 Days to 5

45 Days of Waiting

Brandon T. runs a four-person roofing crew in Jacksonville, Florida. Roofing jobs are big — $8,000 to $25,000 per job. And the bigger the invoice, the longer customers take to pay.

"I had one customer who owed me $14,000 and took 60 days to mail a check. Meanwhile, I needed to buy materials for the next job. I was basically running a bank — lending money to homeowners at zero interest."

Brandon estimated he had $30,000-$40,000 in unpaid invoices at any given time. He was turning down jobs because he couldn't afford materials.

The Switch

When Brandon started sending professional invoices with clickable payment links, everything changed.

"The first time a customer paid my $9,200 roofing invoice in 4 hours via payment link, I thought it was a mistake. Now that's normal. I can't imagine going back to checks."

The Results

Average payment time dropped from 45 days to 5 days. His outstanding receivables went from $35,000 to under $8,000.

"I used to lose sleep over cash flow. Now I invoice from my truck before I even leave the job site, and most customers pay before I get home. That freed up enough cash to hire my fourth crew member."