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Invoicing software that is ready when the job is done

Invoices drafted when a job is done, batch billing for HOAs, and reminders for late ones.

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  • Drafted on Done

    The invoice copies the approved quote exactly: add-ons, discounts, tax and bundle saving. Nothing is typed twice.

  • Bill a group

    Pick an HOA or property manager and a date range, and send one invoice with lines under each property, or one per property.

  • Billing contact, not site contact

    Invoices go to the person who pays. Visit messages go to the person on site.

  • PO numbers enforced

    If a payer needs a PO, the invoice can't be sent without one.

  • Reminders for late ones

    Up to five reminder emails after the due date, sent inside your sending hours.

  • Know what you are owed

    Owed by age, balances per payer with their average days to pay, and what is coming in over the next weeks.

Birdy is invoicing software that drafts the invoice from the job, to the cent, when a crew marks it done. You send it by email or link, record the check or cash when it comes in, and the Owed report shows who is late. HOAs and property managers get one invoice for many properties, with their PO number.

How does an invoice get made from a job?

Automatically. Marking a job done makes a draft invoice (you can turn this off). A job from an approved quote copies the approved option to the cent, so the invoice always matches what the customer signed.

  • Numbers start at INV-1001, or wherever your old system left off.
  • Due dates come from the customer's terms: Net 15 for homes and Net 30 for HOAs and businesses by default, or Due on receipt, Net 7, Net 15 or Net 30.
  • Statuses are Draft, Sent, Viewed, Partly paid, Paid, Overdue and Void. The list says it plainly: "$4,210 outstanding across 6 invoices, $1,180 overdue."
  • Send by email or copy the link. Every view is counted.
  • A sent invoice can be edited until a payment is recorded. Voiding needs a reason, and a sent invoice is never deleted.

How do I invoice an HOA or property manager for many properties?

Use Bill a group. Pick the payer (its properties come along), pick a date range, and choose one invoice with lines grouped under each property, or one invoice per property. You see a preview before anything is made, such as "4 invoices, $2,140 from 9 jobs", with any problem flagged.

Each property can be billed to a parent customer, such as the management company. The parent's billing contact, address, payment terms, PO rule and tax exemption then apply, while visits and history stay on the property. A tax-exempt customer's invoices print "Tax exempt · Certificate …".

Who gets what for an HOA (example)

Invoice, receipt, overdue reminder

Goes to
The billing contact at the management company

Day-before reminder, on my way, job finished

Goes to
The site contact for that property

Invoice address

Goes to
The "Send bills to" address, if different

How do customers pay?

Today customers pay the way they already do: cash, check, a card you take elsewhere, or a bank transfer. You record the payment on the invoice, partial payments included, and can email a receipt. Online card and bank payment is not connected yet.

Recording a payment asks for the method (Cash, Check with its number, Card taken elsewhere, Bank transfer or Other) and the date. If a check bounces, the owner removes the payment with a reason and it stays struck through in the history.

Card payments are coming

Paying online by card or bank, and a card on file for plans, are coming. Until then, the invoice footer tells customers how to pay you.

How do I follow up on late invoices?

Turn on overdue reminders. You choose up to five emails, each a number of days after the due date. The defaults are a friendly reminder on day 3 and a past-due notice on day 10, each with the balance and a link to the invoice.

Reports → Owed shows the rest: what is owed by age (0-30, 31-60, 61-90 and 90+ days), each payer's balance with their average days to pay and when they were last contacted, and what is coming in over the next 7 to 90 days. Every number is net of partial payments.

Coming soon

  • Online card and bank payment on the invoice page
  • Card on file and automatic billing for service plans
  • Texting the invoice link from the send dialog
  • QuickBooks export
  • A PDF copy (invoices have a clean print layout today)

Not available today. We will say so here when it is.

Questions

Can I send one invoice for several properties?

Yes. Bill a group makes one invoice with lines grouped under each property, or one invoice per property, for up to 50 customers and a date range of up to three months.

Can customers pay online?

Not yet. Customers pay by cash, check, a card you take elsewhere or bank transfer, and you record it. Online card payment is coming.

Can I require a PO number?

Yes. Mark the payer as needing a PO and an invoice to them can't be sent until the PO number is on it.

Are invoices made automatically?

A draft is made when the job is marked done, unless you turn that off. $0 callbacks and payers you bill in batches are left out.

Can I record a partial payment?

Yes. The invoice shows Partly paid and the balance due, and every report counts the balance, not the original total.

See it on your own customers

Create your account. We set it up with you, with your customers and your price list, before your team starts.