Collect deposits and flat fees with a link

Use one reusable link for the flat charges home inspectors collect again and again. Square Payment Links creates a checkout page you can share by text, email, social or QR code, and one link can be reused for a standard charge.
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Payment solutions for home inspectors

How each solution supports home inspectors

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Appointments

For home inspectors: Schedule site estimates and service appointments, collect appointment payments and keep staff calendars aligned. Let buyers or agents book online and pay a deposit to hold the slot. Square Appointments gives customers a booking site and sends confirmations and reminders automatically. Roots maps your services, crews and policies into it.
  • Map services, durations, buffers and travel time into Square Appointments
  • Set deposit, prepayment and cancellation policies
  • Add booking to your website and Google Business Profile
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Square Invoices

For home inspectors: Send itemized invoices for repair calls, installation deposits and service invoices and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Invoice add-ons like radon or sewer scope with the base inspection. Square Invoices sends estimates and invoices by email, SMS or a shareable link and tracks what's paid, unpaid or overdue. Roots configures the templates, payment schedules and reminders around how you bill.
  • Build your service catalog, tax settings and branded invoice and estimate templates
  • Set up deposit and milestone schedules that match your contracts and any state limits you operate under
  • Connect Square to QuickBooks Online or Xero so paid invoices reconcile automatically
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Custom Development on Square

For home inspectors: Build a Square-based payment workflow around repair calls, installation deposits and service invoices, with custom software for your operating process. Release the report automatically once the Square invoice is paid. Roots builds custom apps and integrations on Square's public APIs. This is Roots' work, not a Square product.
  • Scope and build the integration between Square and your inspection software
  • Two-way sync of jobs, invoices and customers
  • Dashboards and automations Square doesn't offer natively
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Square Integrations

For home inspectors: Connect Square transaction data with the tools used to manage work orders, parts charges and job balances, reducing repeated data entry. Connect Square to your inspection software and accounting so nobody re-keys jobs or payments. The Square App Marketplace connects third-party apps to your Square account, from accounting to industry software.
  • Pick the apps that fit your workflow and connect them
  • Map items, taxes and payment types for clean accounting sync
  • Test and document the integration for your team
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Merchant Account

For home inspectors: Arrange a processing account for repair calls, installation deposits and service invoices, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. Typical tickets for home inspectors run $300 to $900, and a merchant account's limits and pricing can be set for that range. A dedicated merchant account gives you custom pricing and processing limits set during underwriting. Roots uses it when Square isn't the right fit.
  • Statement review and a pricing quote
  • Underwriting and application support
  • A named support contact after go-live
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Tap to Pay on Phone

For home inspectors: Take contactless payments for repair calls, installation deposits and service invoices on a supported phone while serving customers on the move. Tap to Pay lets you accept contactless cards and digital wallets on a compatible phone. Tap to Pay on your phone at the property.
  • Device selection and setup
  • Set up the app and users
  • Train staff
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Square Payment Links questions

Questions home services company owners ask about getting paid in the field.
Square Payment Links can be shared by email, text or social media, or presented as a QR code or website buy button.
Yes. Square describes reusable links that can collect payments from multiple customers. Roots helps configure the offering and payment references.
Bring your offerings, link-sharing channels and payment references. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for home inspectors and prepare a clear setup scope.
See Square’s official pages for current software, hardware and processing prices. Request a quote for your Roots setup or custom project. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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