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Originally Posted by crtnyhelms
SO..... my fiance got offered a job with a foreclosed house cleaning company and everything sounds to good to be true. The money they are offering and in our dream location which is Austin. The Catch is they want $3000 up front to pay for all the products and electronics they require him to have. They have offered us there tax ID number so show us they are a legitimate business but I dont know how to get any info with that. Does any body know anything about anything like this. HeLp????
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Dito on the scam - you should not pay anything up front.
With the number of Foreclosed homes the highest it has ever been. I have my own Nationwide Foreclosure Maintenance, I require my contractors to submit pictures of the work before and after.
My biggest issue is getting paid - terms usually net 30, sometimes net 60 after the work is completed. This is understood with the contractor before submitting/assigning any work. In return - I continually use them again.
What is happening with each job, they submit pictures of completed work and an invoice. Then each following job doing the same - over time they are developing a pipeline, which takes two months to three months before developing serious money.
In this business - people are looking to get paid before work is done, I had this one guy is Atlanta that I paid some money upfront, had to do a check reversal when I discovered he didn't do anything. This put a forever bad taste in my mouth paying out anything before the work is started.
Getting paid for work performed on a foreclosed home is obviously one of the most important issues for all parties. Honestly the company you are dealing with, they are selling the same information over and over again. Unless you are prepared to go out of your area, I would not waste your money.
Saying that - you want to deal with a honest company, again you should not pay anything upfront. You should agree on payment terms first.
I would contact local Realtor's, sending them fliers of what you are capable of doing.
Good Luck
PS - yes Austin is one of the beautiful cities in America - I grew up there, and shortly going back for my 30th HS reunion.....
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