Having clients call from a checkpoint is vital to running a smooth schedule.
If a provider gives out her exact location during booking;
50% of clients would be right on time and would not be a problem.
25% of clients would be very early. (more than 15 minutes)
25% of clients would be very late. (more than 15 minutes)
Early clients would have to be told to buzz off until the appointment time, and then will lurk around the apartment complex or hotel attracting unneeded attention.
Late clients create the need for a provider to call her other clients who have booked later appointments, which isn't easily done with a client standing there with her. She needs the 5 minutes to make the calls and to make last minute preparations for the appointment.
So I assure you that any provider who cares about her business and wants to maintain a certain reliability in her scheduling will require that you call from a "checkpoint" nearby.
It's absolutely vital to being a reputable provider, since the early and late guys would often run to the boards and complain about how things went wrong and blame it on the provider.
There is a fine balance and order to being a successful, reputable provider... and checkpoints are one of those necessities to creating a GFE.
Always,
Gina
www.preferred411.com