Paying with a Credit Card

Occasionally we receive orders for appraisal reports where payment is required in advance. Whether the report is for a home owner, a lender/client who prefers C.O.D. billing, or from a client with whom we’ve not done business before, these instances have been known to cause delays in the past. No longer. Our company now accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express credit card payments for any transaction. You can use this option to pay for single appraisals, multiple orders, or any of our other services.

How does it work?

It works two ways.  The first method is we can get the borrowers credit card #'s over the phone ahead of time and begin processing the transaction.  Or you can use the 2nd method when you place an order on this site, just enter your credit card information into the Payment Information section of the order form. When you submit the order, your payment data is sent – over a secure connection – along with the other information. The order process does confirm you’ve entered a valid credit card number, and prompts you to correct it if you made a mistake. However, your card won’t be charged until after we’ve accepted the order.  Once we settle on a fee, I simply enter the amount in your account and then charge your card. Automatically, you’ll receive a transaction receipt via e-mail for your records.

Is it safe?

Of course! My web site is protected by industry-standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption. This means that every sensitive communication between your computer and our web server is scrambled. So if any payment data gets illegally intercepted, it’s completely unreadable! You can be sure that paying electronically is just as safe as doing business anywhere else on the Internet!

Naturally, if you just prefer not to enter your credit card info online, you’re welcome to give us the card number over the phone. We want to make sure we’re doing business in way that makes you comfortable.

If you have any questions about paying for services with a credit card, or any other payment option, please give us a call or send us an e-mail message.