Author
Trevor Hansen
Trevor leads Better Financing and writes about how home improvement and medical merchants close more, approve more and keep more with point-of-sale financing.
Articles by Trevor
Decking & Outdoor Living
Composite Decking Financing: How to Sell the Upgrade as a Monthly Difference
Homeowners like composite, and the total is what stops them. Here is how to present the upgrade from wood as a monthly difference.
October 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Remodeling
Multi-Location Remodeling Financing: One Program Across Every Branch and Brand
Home improvement platforms keep adding regional brands. Each arrives with its own lenders and habits. Here is how to standardize financing without losing local brands.
October 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Doors & Windows
Multi-Location Window Company Financing: One Program Across Every Showroom
Private equity keeps adding window and door companies to regional platforms. Every acquisition arrives with its own lenders and habits. Here is how to standardize without losing the local brand.
October 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Roofing
Roof Financing for Bad Credit Customers: How Roofers Keep the Job
A roof cannot wait for better credit. Here is how roofing contractors keep the job when a homeowner's first financing application comes back declined.
October 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Doors & Windows
How to Offer Financing for Window Replacement: A 7-Step Setup
Offering financing is a form. Offering it so it closes window projects takes a setup that fits deposits, lead times and in-home sales rules.
October 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Decking & Outdoor Living
Best Deck Financing Programs: A Scorecard for Deck Builders
Homeowner lists rank loans by rate. Deck builders need a different test. Here are the program types and a six-point scorecard for any provider.
October 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Remodeling
How to Offer Financing for Remodeling Projects Without Slowing the Sale
Financing that sits in a drawer closes nothing. Here is how remodelers build it into every proposal and conversation.
October 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Remodeling
Remodeling Financing for Contractors: The 2026 Guide to Closing Bigger Projects
Kitchen and bath budgets keep climbing while savings stay thin. Here is how remodelers use financing to close bigger projects without discounting.
October 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Plumbing
Plumbing Financing for Bad Credit: How Plumbers Keep the Job
A burst pipe does not wait for better credit. Here is how plumbers keep the job when a customer's first application comes back declined.
October 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Plumbing
Plumbing Financing for Contractors: The 2026 Guide
Plumbing jobs are urgent, and many are bigger than customers expect. Here is how plumbers use financing to close them, with the 2026 data.
October 6, 2026 · 5 min read
Decking & Outdoor Living
Hearth Alternatives for Deck Builders: Comparing Financing Models Fairly
Hearth is a familiar name with deck and fence contractors. Here is a fair look at what it says it offers and how other financing models compare.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
HVAC
HVAC Financing for Contractors: The 2026 Guide
Financing has gone from a perk to an expectation in HVAC sales. Here is what the 2026 data says and how to set up a program that closes more jobs.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Roofing
How to Offer Financing for Roofing: A Setup That Closes Jobs
Offering financing takes a signup form. Offering it so it closes roofs takes a setup. Here are the seven steps.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
HVAC
Best HVAC Financing Programs: How to Compare Them in 2026
The best HVAC financing program is the one that says yes to the most of your customers at a cost you can live with. Here is how to compare them.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Roofing
Roofing Financing for Contractors: The 2026 Guide
Roofs cost more, deductibles are bigger, and more homeowners pay part of the job themselves. Here is how roofing contractors use financing to close it.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Roofing
Multi-Location Roofing Financing: One Program Across Every Branch
Roofing M&A hit an all-time high in 2025. Every acquisition arrives with its own financing habits. Here is how platforms standardize without breaking local brands.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Decking & Outdoor Living
How Deck Builders Offer Financing: A Six-Step Rollout Plan
A financing link on your website is not a program. Here is a six-step rollout deck builders can use to put a monthly option on every proposal.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Decking & Outdoor Living
Deck Financing for Contractors: The 2026 Guide to Closing More Decks
Decks are getting bigger and more designed, while savings stay thin. Here is how deck builders use financing to close more projects at full scope.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Doors & Windows
Window and Door Financing for Contractors: The 2026 Guide
Whole-house window projects are five-figure decisions, and the federal credit is gone. Here is how contractors use financing to close them in 2026.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
Roofing
GoodLeap Alternatives for Roofing: When One Platform Isn't Enough
GoodLeap is one of the largest names in home improvement financing. The real question for roofers is whether one platform covers every homeowner they meet.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
HVAC
HVAC Financing for Bad Credit Customers: Stop Losing the Declines
A declined application is the most expensive moment in HVAC sales. Here is how to keep the job when a customer's credit is not perfect.
October 2, 2026 · 5 min read
HVAC
How to Offer Financing to HVAC Customers: A 7-Step Setup
Offering financing is easy. Offering it so it closes jobs takes a setup. Here are the seven steps, in order.
October 1, 2026 · 5 min read