“… will you take a post-dated check for your services?”
Of course, to succeed here, I have to do all the work in less than 3 days, putting aside clients who have paid me to do the work on their case.
So, if I say “yes,” I’m going to trust that this check will be good. But I won’t know until two weeks from now. The potential client only has the resources to muster up some of the funds, but I’m exposed here. What if the check is not good? Why should I take that chance?
If I say “no,” will the prospective client find someone else that will take on an emergency case on a rush basis and then on faith alone see if the money is good in two weeks?
Again, we want to help people, and there were lots of warning signs before three days prior to a foreclosure sale that it’s going to cost money to save the house. The guy missed all these signals, hasn’t paid his mortgage in 3 months, and has been living “rent-free” for a while, with no money saved away.
What would you do?
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