Can you call homeowners without violating TCPA?
Yes. Calls only run 9 AM to 8 PM in the debtor's local time zone, never on weekends. We enforce a hard cap of three attempts per invoice with a minimum of three days between attempts, and global opt-outs are honored instantly across every customer on every shop. The agent also identifies itself as AI at the start of every call, with a call-recording notice baked into the opening. Full compliance detail lives at /compliance.
What if the customer disputes the work or the charge?
The agent does not argue or re-sell. If the homeowner pushes back on scope, warranty, or a prior verbal agreement, the call ends immediately, a dispute flag goes on the invoice inside your dashboard, and the file routes back to your office for a human to pick up. We do not collect on contested balances, and the agent never repeats the disputed claim. This is a compliance floor, not a nice-to-have.
Does this replace my office staff?
No. It replaces the seven voicemails and three ignored emails that happen before somebody actually picks up a phone. Your office still handles real disputes, refunds, warranty claims, long payment plans, and the handful of customers who have a personal relationship with you. Syntharra is the layer that catches the large silent majority of past-dues that are simply forgotten, so your staff can work on the judgment calls.
How does the 3+ days past due trigger work with financed installs?
If the invoice is marked paid in QuickBooks — whether the customer paid cash, financed through a partner, or ran it on a card — it never enters the queue. The trigger is strictly: unpaid, past the QBO-recorded due date, by three or more days. Financing partners that post the payoff directly into QuickBooks mean you never see a financed install in the call queue. If you ever do, it is a data-entry issue, not a Syntharra behavior.
Can we brand the call as our shop, not Syntharra?
Yes. The voice agent introduces itself with your company name, references the specific invoice number, and identifies itself as an AI assistant at the start of the call. Your customers hear your brand; they do not hear Syntharra. The call-recording notice fires automatically and is part of the scripted opener, not something the LLM has to remember to say.
What about seasonal tune-up customers we probably won't see again?
Those are the best candidates for Syntharra. A one-off spring tune-up that goes unpaid has no ongoing relationship to preserve, and the customer is not expecting a follow-up visit. Calling them promptly raises recovery without any awkwardness for your techs on return visits. For these accounts, the agent is often the only follow-up that will ever happen before the invoice gets written off.