# Garage Door Financing for Contractors > Garage door customer financing: one branded application, 20 participating lenders, and the next lender looks when one says no. Funds paid to your business. No setup fee. Last updated: 2026-09-05. Part of Ottri's Home Improvement financing platform (https://www.ottri.com/home-improvement). Canonical version: https://www.ottri.com/home-improvement/garage-door-financing — this Markdown document is generated from the same source at build time. ## Multi-lender garage door financing for contractors. Turn a repair into a new door. Ottri is the complete garage door financing platform: one branded application, 20 participating lenders, techs closing in the driveway, the office tracking every application, and funds paid straight to you. - One application. Multiple participating lender programs. - A branded experience from application through funding. - Built for garage door technicians, dealers, and reps. - Direct-to-business funding on eligible programs. ## One application. Eligible lenders, considered in sequence. ## Everything a garage door company needs to sell with financing. ### Contractor operations A new door and opener is a real ticket on an unplanned day. Present monthly payments at the visit, track every application, and see funded volume. - **Run financing from one dashboard** — Manage applications, available offers, follow-up, funding status, and production in one place. - **Track every application** — See which financing steps remain as your team follows up on the garage door estimate. - **Track funded volume** — See funded production over time and compare it with the portfolio average. - **Manage supported promotions** — Configure available promotions and buydowns and understand how they affect homeowner payment options. ### Service visits and performance Technicians send the application from the driveway by link or QR code. Managers see which techs and entry points turn service calls into replacements. - **Work from the field** — Share a financing link or QR code during a service visit, showroom discussion, or replacement estimate. - **Measure tools and rep adoption** — Compare activity by rep, location, link, QR code, button, or embedded entry point. - **Measure every entry point** — Compare application starts and completions across links, QR codes, buttons, embeds, and messages. - **Keep the experience branded** — Keep your logo, colors, and support contact present throughout the homeowner financing journey. ## Homeowners apply on the spot, under your brand, at the service visit. - **One application, multiple programs** — Homeowners can start one application while considering the door selection and installation estimate. - **Direct-to-business funding** — Participating lenders fund your business under the selected program’s funding conditions. - **Links, QR codes, and messages** — Text or email the application after the garage door visit. - **Homeowner-friendly experience** — Give homeowners a clear, mobile-first path to apply and review available options. - **Your business stays front and center** — Keep your logo, colors, and customer-facing identity throughout the financing flow. - **Available promotions** — Present seasonal or project-specific promotions where programs allow. ## Know what needs action — and which financing tools are working. ### Pipeline follow-up - **See what needs action** — Surface applications delayed by missing documents or other required next steps. - **Keep follow-up in one place** — Open the relevant application, understand the blocker, and continue from one shared pipeline. - **Keep applications moving** — Give reps clear follow-up signals without asking homeowners to diagnose the financing process. ### Embedded-tool performance - **See what drives starts** — Compare application starts from links, QR codes, buttons, widgets, and other supported entry points. - **Measure each channel** — Compare application activity from service visits, showroom links, and other supported garage door sales entry points. - **Improve distribution** — Use real usage patterns to focus reps and teams on the entry points that earn engagement. ## One lender is a dead end. Twenty is more ways to get the door replaced. All in one place. A disconnected process: - Separate applications for different lenders. - Application status spread across portals. - Customer handoffs with changing branding. - Follow-up split across people and tools. - Unclear next steps for the team. With Ottri: - One application. Participating lender programs. - Applications, offers, and funding status in one place. - Your brand stays present in the financing flow. - A shared financing workspace for your team. - Required next steps visible in the application. ## Frequently asked questions ### How can garage door companies offer customer financing? Garage door customer financing lets homeowners apply for credit for eligible replacement or installation work through a participating lender. Ottri gives your business one branded application and a workspace for financing follow-up. Your team can introduce the option during the service visit or showroom discussion and see what needs attention afterward. One branded application reaches 20 participating lenders, so a decline from one lender is not the end of the garage door sale. ### What happens if the first lender says no? Nothing extra for you or your customer. The homeowner fills out one branded application, and Ottri moves it to the next participating lender automatically, across 20 lenders on the Ottri network. Your customer sees one application under your brand the whole way, and you see every step in your dashboard. Each lender makes its own decision. ### Can a garage door, opener, and installation be considered together? They may be considered when the combined residential project fits the participating program. Identify the selected door, opener, removal, and installation costs in the estimate. New garage construction and commercial loading doors are separate scopes with their own programs. Because one application is considered by multiple lender programs in sequence, a project that does not fit one program can still fit another. ### What does Ottri cost, and how do we get started? Free to start. No setup fee, no subscription, no demo. Create your account, complete onboarding, and send your first application as soon as your programs are active. Lender and promotional costs, where they apply, depend on the program you choose. ### Can a technician introduce financing during a replacement visit? Yes. Your technician can share the branded application while explaining the replacement estimate. Keep the service recommendation and financing terms clear, and confirm the lender's remaining requirements before promising an installation schedule based on funding. The homeowner completes the application and chooses whether to proceed with available terms. That is the moment a repair becomes a replacement, and financing is what makes the upgrade possible. ### Will the financing stay under our brand, and are applications sold as leads? Yes, it is your brand from start to finish. Your logo, colors, and contact are on every screen the homeowner sees. We never sell applications as leads. The customer stays yours; the participating lender simply provides the credit, and its required disclosures appear where the law requires. ### Is a garage door repair large enough to qualify for financing? The actual repair estimate must meet a participating program's project and amount requirements. A service adjustment, opener replacement, and full door installation can have very different costs. Offer financing where it fits; an eligible replacement program does not establish that every maintenance or repair call qualifies. Where the job does fit, one application still reaches 20 participating lenders. ### How can our office continue financing follow-up after a garage door visit? Authorized staff can see the homeowner's application status and required next steps in Ottri after the technician shares the branded application. Your office can follow up on an unfinished step while the technician continues with visits. If the homeowner changes the door, opener, or installed price, check whether the lender needs to review the financing amount. That shared view is what lets the technician move on while the office confirms the financing. ### Who approves the financing and sends the funds? The participating lender approves the financing and sets the terms. On eligible programs the lender pays your business directly, so you are never chasing the homeowner for payment. Ottri Global LLC is a licensed loan broker, NMLS 2776988, and is not a lender. ### Does applying for financing affect the homeowner’s credit? Applying is built to be easy on the homeowner. Whether a program uses a soft or hard inquiry depends on the lender, the product, and the step, and the homeowner sees that information on screen before continuing, so there are no surprises. --- About Ottri: Ottri is a licensed loan broker, NMLS 2776988. Ottri is not a lender. Participating lenders establish their own products and criteria, make their own credit decisions, provide any credit extended, and retain the responsibilities assigned to them by law and agreement. Ottri's capabilities and role vary by program and deployment.