Payment Options
All tours are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis and reserved with a non-refundable deposit of 50%. No non-refundable deposit = no reservation. We require a non-refundable deposit of roughly 50% as a good faith commitment to show up for a tour. Nothing spells commitment like money.
You can pay the balance at the outset of the tour in US cash. We only accept cash on the day of a tour.
Do not send any money to us until after you confirm that the day and date is available for a tour and the price.
If you prefer to pay the whole amount in advance, you may do so. However, we only require a non-refundable deposit of roughly 50%.? We began requiring non-refundable deposits around 2010.? The reason for this was and is to try to ensure that you will attend.? This was a reaction to several instances when people called in for tours and then did not show up.? We wasted our time and fuel driving to sites to conduct tours for people who were not present while we may have also turned away other potential tourists for tours on the same day.
You have 5 options to paying the non-refundable deposit to reserve tours.
- Mail in a check in US currency.? We accept checks if we receive them at least 2 weeks in advance of the tour.? Thus, you should plan on mailing a check at least 17 days in advance if you are sending it locally, 3 weeks in advance if you are sending it in the United States, and 4 weeks in advance if you are sending it from overseas.
Please click on this link, open up the Check Accompanying Form, print and complete the form, and send it with your check.
Do NOT staple the check to the Check Accompanying Form.
Mailing a check is the most common method of reserving a tour.? However, for those people who do not have a checking account, have waited to less than two weeks before a tour to schedule one, the following options exist.
- Beginning on September 17, 2018, we began accepting credit cards, including American Express, Discover, Mastercard, and Visa. We only accept credit cards for payments at least 24 hours in advance of a tour. If you pay with a credit card, add a 5% upcharge to cover the costs of the:
- Credit card rate.
- Transaction fee.
- Bank charge.
Please click on this link, open up the Credit Card Form, print and complete the form, and return it to us via email.
- Make a wire transfer using Western Union (WU).? WUs can be found in almost all grocery store customer service booths. WU charges a slight fee for this service.
Please click on this link, open up the Wire Transfer Form, print and complete the form, and return it to us via email.
- Make a wire transfer using MoneyGram (MG).? MGs can be found in almost all Walmarts.
When making a wire transfer, you will need to fill out a WU or MG form that identifies the party to whom you are sending the money and location:? Keith Rosen and Houston, Texas.? MG charges a slight fee for this service.
Please click on this link, open up the Wire Transfer Form, print and complete the form, and return it to us via email.
- Meet in person to pay cash at a Starbucks at 1410 Woodridge Drive, Houston, Texas 77087. This is across from Gulfgate Mall in southeast Houston. It is off of Exit #41A from I-45 and Exit #33 from I-610. It is in a strip mall along with a FedEx and Verizon store and in front of a Lowe’s Home Improvement Center.
We do not accept bank transfers. It had been our experience that United States banks are basically legally chartered criminal organizations who take out multiple hidden and unidentified fees that can be as much as 25% of the total cost of the tour.
We will send you a confirmation email that your tour has been scheduled with the remaining balance and thanking you after we receive your check, credit card information, or retrieve the wired money.
Thank you.