I was doing a job in a 55 & older community some guy pulls up & says how much so i told him $350 He siad i was nuts he had a guy for $180 I siad what is he doing power washihg he siad yep! So i went threw the rap. I had nothing else to do that day so i siad ill do it for $250 In turn he came back and siad the checks are already made out, I siad CHECKS ? He siad yea 4 of them for $180 4 house's side buy side. So i siad ok ill do them for the $180 cash. I go to his house he hands me $ 720 and a $20 dollar tip turns out this guy is the local handy man. After i explaind are prosses i guess he was impressed that i did the roofs for cheap cause he went and knocked on his friends doors and got me 5 MORE AT $275 (these house's are small ranchers and only had to do one side) i did 11 roofs in 1 day and i only used 500 gal of chit.
I asked them all if i could use there name and address as a referance on a flyer.
You guys know that the elderly love them referances so i set up my first mission of the year. 4 page packet with ref's 300 packets at a cost of $150 for these small houses i set the price at $250 One side only & they only have a 4 day window to call.I know i can knock out 15 to 20 in one day if i get the calls. I also put on the bottom of the cover letter all poceeds & the purppose of this sale is for my daughters college tuition (well some of it is true) and i put a pic of her grad pic.
I WILL CALL THIS MISSION NO SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS FOR YOU!!!!
$2115 ... not a bad day ... do you team up with any gutter cleaning or power washing companies? i know you're comfortable with your niche but to me that's a lot of money left on the table ... even if you had something small and hired a college kid to do all the work i'd think you can add a lot more to your bottom line? either way, $2115 gross is a hell of a day no matter how you slice it.
Dan That is awesome and I am glad for you it may not be the 450+ dollar jobs, but you have made things work. Congrats on your daughters graduation! College picked out yet?
From $350 to $180 God help us! Glad your in Jersey! I bet the handy man got $275 cash from everyone else and gave you the $180...............I gotta say it Dan what are you thinking?
Dan That is awesome and I am glad for you it may not be the 450+ dollar jobs, but you have made things work. Congrats on your daughters graduation! College picked out yet?
Kim R
shes just taken the electives for now cant afford regular colledge
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From $350 to $180 God help us! Glad your in Jersey! I bet the handy man got $275 cash from everyone else and gave you the $180...............I gotta say it Dan what are you thinking?
he showed me the checks that were writen out to the power wash company i nothing else going for the day. so your telling me that you would walk away from $720 ? it only took 2hrs then he got me more went from 2 roofs to 11 roofs and i was home buy 6:00. i would never advertize it it just worked out that way
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PRISTINE ROOF CLEANING ATCO NEW JERSEY NON PRESSURE ROOF CLEANING SERVING ALL OF NJ,DE & PA 856-753-7576
From $350 to $180 God help us! Glad your in Jersey! I bet the handy man got $275 cash from everyone else and gave you the $180...............I gotta say it Dan what are you thinking?
he showed me the checks that were writen out to the power wash company i nothing else going for the day. so your telling me that you would walk away from $720 ? it only took 2hrs then he got me more went from 2 roofs to 11 roofs and i was home buy 6:00. i would never advertize it it just worked out that way
if I had no appointments and $720 in 2 hours landed in my lap, I'd do it too, like he said, he didn't advertise it ... and if he can get several 1000 sq ft homes, right next to each other at $275 a pop, i can't really blame him ... you'd be happy with $2200 on a 8k sq ft home right?
that being said, if that pristine roof cleaning truck ever lands on the other side of the walt whitman, i'd be like joey merlino shooting it out on 76
I would never come down that much from my original estimate. I have walked before and will walk again. Now I don't mean to sound to cruel here but that big " PAY DAY " will come full circle and bite you in the azz. Word gets around when you " Low Ball " as fast as when you do great work. Maybe if you had a better " rap " about what you do they would have chosen you at a higher price like $275. That handy man and the homeowners will brag what they got it done for.....and everyone will expect it. I am sorry for coming across so strong but I think moves like that hurt us all.
From $350 to $180 God help us! Glad your in Jersey! I bet the handy man got $275 cash from everyone else and gave you the $180...............I gotta say it Dan what are you thinking?
he showed me the checks that were writen out to the power wash company i nothing else going for the day. so your telling me that you would walk away from $720 ? it only took 2hrs then he got me more went from 2 roofs to 11 roofs and i was home buy 6:00. i would never advertize it it just worked out that way
I wouldn't care what he got as long as got mine.
I agree Aaron. When I occasionally sub I hope the contractor is making a killing.
I would never come down that much from my original estimate. I have walked before and will walk again. Now I don't mean to sound to cruel here but that big " PAY DAY " will come full circle and bite you in the azz. Word gets around when you " Low Ball " as fast as when you do great work. Maybe if you had a better " rap " about what you do they would have chosen you at a higher price like $275. That handy man and the homeowners will brag what they got it done for.....and everyone will expect it. I am sorry for coming across so strong but I think moves like that hurt us all.
that's a fair point ... perhaps it is a bit penny wise pound foolish ... and don't apologize for coming across strong, that's what makes this site what it is