How to Raise Average Ticket Size Using Contractor Financing
Contractors who present financing on every quote raise average ticket size by 15%. Learn three moves: good-better-best pricing, scope expansion, and bundling.
Financing Terms Explained: APR, Term Length, and Monthly Payment Math
APR, term length, and monthly payment are the three numbers every contractor needs to own. This guide explains each one in plain language and shows the math behind the monthly figure your customer actually cares about.
How to Set Up Customer Financing for Your Installation Business
Setting up contractor financing is not a months-long process. Here are the 6 steps from dealer application to first financed install.
How to Offer Water Filtration Financing to Customers
A setup tutorial for water dealers: five steps from no financing program to closing financed deals, with what to do, in what order, and what to tell your team.
How to Offer EV Charger Financing to Your Customers
EV charger installs die at the price reveal. Learn the 5 steps to add installer-controlled financing, cover 100% of install labor, and close more jobs.
Best Contractor Financing Companies in 2026
Mosaic filed for Chapter 11 in June 2025. The 2026 shortlist of reliable contractor financing partners is smaller. Here is how to evaluate what is left.
Financing After the Solar Tax Credit: A Contractor's Playbook
The residential solar tax credit (Section 25D) ended December 31, 2025 (IRS). Here is how installers keep closing projects with financing and standalone battery storage.
Dealer Fees Explained: How to Read a Financing Program Before You Sign
A dealer fee is the discount a lender takes when it funds a loan. The risk is not the fee, it is where it hides. Here is how to read a financing program before you sign.
Point-of-Sale vs Marketplace vs Direct Lender: What Contractors Should Know
Point-of-sale is HOW financing reaches your customer; marketplace and direct lender are WHO funds it. Compare the three contractor financing models and the red flags that cost you deals.
How Offering Financing Increases Contractor Close Rates (the Data)
Does offering financing increase sales? The data says yes: it lifts contractor close rates and average ticket size. See the conversion numbers behind the kitchen-table close.
EV Charger Financing: A Guide for Installers and Their Customers
Most of an EV charger install is labor, not the wallbox. A 2026 guide to EV charger financing for installers: real install costs, the bundle-with-storage play, the Section 30C deadline, and how to add financing to the sale.
Water Treatment Dealer Financing: The 2026 Guide
A 2026 guide to water treatment dealer financing: dealer fees, fast funding, credit bands, direct lender vs marketplace, and how to pick a partner you can trust.
The Contractor's Guide to Offering Customer Financing (2026)
Offering customer financing helps contractors close more projects and raise ticket size. A 2026 guide to dealer fees, direct lender vs marketplace, and launching a program.