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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:24:16 PM EDT
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Get a gubment job
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:24:39 PM EDT
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Fucking 12'ers...
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:25:32 PM EDT
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Get a gubment job I work too hard. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:25:33 PM EDT
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Get a gubment job 
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:27:40 PM EDT
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Are you like a housing contractor? Commercial?
I'd really just give 110% customer service, maybe have like a referral thing going where customers save x% in labor for their next project, get a clean minimalist website, have company trucks with contact info and a url on them, et cetera. Care to spill out what you're doing for marketing? Who your target market is? Is it working on multi-million dollar homes? All kinds of different homes? |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:27:44 PM EDT
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I got one and I don't make that.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:28:37 PM EDT
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sell roofs, find a mexican sub crew...work them to death.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:28:48 PM EDT
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Sell ass.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:31:40 PM EDT
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Are you like a housing contractor? Commercial? I'd really just give 110% customer service, maybe have like a referral thing going where customers save x% in labor for their next project, get a clean minimalist website, have company trucks with contact info and a url on them, et cetera. Care to spill out what you're doing for marketing? Who your target market is? Is it working on multi-million dollar homes? All kinds of different homes? Masonry mostly, I started out with just repair work before I had any tools. But I prefer new construction now. New concrete is where the fast money is at. I do local marketing, newspaper, cards in stores, door hangers, and recently got on Facebook. I actually have been getting a ton of referrals this year which I think is awesome, it tells me that people like the work and aren't afraid to tell their friends. I just want to target some more high dollar work though. Repairs are great during the spring and fall when you are trying to make some extra cash, but they suck right in the middle of the summer since there isn't much to be made off them. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:33:34 PM EDT
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oil field in STX through lake charles, LA for the next 10 years will be very lucrative.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:34:14 PM EDT
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Well, I want to make like 100kk.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:34:36 PM EDT
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Sell ass. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I considered becoming a male escort for older lonely women. My wife shot me down on that one too. I seriously have a strange aura around me though, old ladies constantly hit on me. The chicks my age don't even bother, but the cougars man, I can't keep them off. It was a running joke until my wife started seeing it happen in public while she was with me, now she believes me. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:34:53 PM EDT
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It is never enough.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:35:46 PM EDT
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Get a gubment job What .gov job pays 100k? |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:36:10 PM EDT
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It is never enough. Trust me making 100k isn't going to pay off your house... I went from making 35k/year to 100k/year to 225/k year down to 140k then to 100k and should make 150k this year if the rest of the year goes well. It made things easier to buy and places easier to go... We saved a bunch but when we bought our house we dumped every ounce of savings on it to get it to the point I could afford to live there on 35k/year. Now as a homeowner every time I go home from overseas the savings takes a hit it seems. Last year I was home 3 days and the AC system took a shit. $8500 out of savings later we had a new A/C. The year before my wife re floored the house with wood since our lab destroyed 2 bedrooms when she accidently got locked in them. Then uncle sugar would get his cut. I paid 70k just to him one year We have savings in the bank but I think my real savings account is weapons. My wife sees this and has no issues with me buying guns all the time since I usually buy them right so no money will be lost. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:37:11 PM EDT
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Trust me making 100k isn't going to pay off your house... I went from making 35k/year to 100k/year to 225/k year down to 140k then to 100k and should make 150k this year if the rest of the year goes well. It made things easier to buy and places easier to go... We saved a bunch but when we bought our house we dumped every ounce of savings on it to get it to the point I could afford to live there on 35k/year. Now as a homeowner every time I go home from overseas the savings takes a hit it seems. Last year I was home 3 days and the AC system took a shit. $8500 out of savings later we had a new A/C. The year before my wife re floored the house with wood since our lab destroyed 2 bedrooms when she accidently got locked in them. Then uncle sugar would get his cut. I paid 70k just to him one year We have savings in the bank but I think my real savings account is weapons. My wife sees this and has no issues with me buying guns all the time since I usually buy them right so no money will be lost. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It is never enough. Trust me making 100k isn't going to pay off your house... I went from making 35k/year to 100k/year to 225/k year down to 140k then to 100k and should make 150k this year if the rest of the year goes well. It made things easier to buy and places easier to go... We saved a bunch but when we bought our house we dumped every ounce of savings on it to get it to the point I could afford to live there on 35k/year. Now as a homeowner every time I go home from overseas the savings takes a hit it seems. Last year I was home 3 days and the AC system took a shit. $8500 out of savings later we had a new A/C. The year before my wife re floored the house with wood since our lab destroyed 2 bedrooms when she accidently got locked in them. Then uncle sugar would get his cut. I paid 70k just to him one year We have savings in the bank but I think my real savings account is weapons. My wife sees this and has no issues with me buying guns all the time since I usually buy them right so no money will be lost. Trust me, it will. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:39:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What .gov job pays 100k? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Get a gubment job What .gov job pays 100k? |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:40:03 PM EDT
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Get a gubment job Only place you're going to get one of those is DC, in which case 100k is meh unless you're single. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:41:36 PM EDT
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Have you networked with local builders? Building relationships with people that build the projects seems like it would be my first move.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:42:03 PM EDT
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Only place you're going to get one of those is DC, in which case 100k is meh unless you're single. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Get a gubment job Only place you're going to get one of those is DC, in which case 100k is meh unless you're single. Thats the problem. I live in such a low income area right now that I don't want to move. I have to drive at least an hour to get any decent jobs though. We basically got our house for the equivalent of a song and a dance, and land is still pretty cheap around here. I want to pay off the house ASAP so I can have some equity to get my hands on a good chunk of land. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:43:08 PM EDT
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Why do people use the world "like" to describe everything?
Fucking retarded. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:45:18 PM EDT
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Have you networked with local builders? Building relationships with people that build the projects seems like it would be my first move. I have a few guys I do work for, the market is pretty saturated though so it is tough. I do better selling my own work most of the time. I prefer to work directly with the HO's anyway, I don't like the feeling of being a 3rd party working through a GC |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:45:51 PM EDT
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Why do people use the world "like" to describe everything? Fucking retarded. 90k is like 100k, 110k is like 100k, either would be nice. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:47:39 PM EDT
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Instead of next year, can you wait about 2.5 years?
Start a presidential campaign. I'll vote for you. Your wife will love the White House. Hey, it worked for this guy...  |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:48:47 PM EDT
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Instead of next year, can you wait about 2.5 years? Start a presidential campaign. I'll vote for you. Your wife will love the White House. Hey, it worked for this guy... http://michelle-antoinette.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/MichelleAntoinetteObamaLouie1.jpg Only if I can hire my daughter as one of my staff members 
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:50:10 PM EDT
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One person in the field you speak of doing it all would be hard pressed to net $100k per year. I have a friend that "has his own company" and has been in business since 2006 , I let him use an extra office in my building. I have told him multiple times in his business he will never be able to bill out more than he does until he hires more people. With that said your profit does not increase exponentiontally by adding people as overhead increases as well.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:52:00 PM EDT
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Do the best work you can. Do better work than the other guys. Become known for doing an amazing job.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:52:18 PM EDT
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Masonry mostly, I started out with just repair work before I had any tools. But I prefer new construction now. New concrete is where the fast money is at. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Are you like a housing contractor? Commercial? I'd really just give 110% customer service, maybe have like a referral thing going where customers save x% in labor for their next project, get a clean minimalist website, have company trucks with contact info and a url on them, et cetera. Care to spill out what you're doing for marketing? Who your target market is? Is it working on multi-million dollar homes? All kinds of different homes? Masonry mostly, I started out with just repair work before I had any tools. But I prefer new construction now. New concrete is where the fast money is at. What sort of tools do you have? |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:53:27 PM EDT
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Networking with remodel contractors, get into foundation repair, hire 4 to 5 trustworthy guys, target upselling on every job. I've been looking into ICF construction for the future of my company as it's growing rapidly. It's easy to make 100k a year in contracting, but you can't do it all on your own.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:53:57 PM EDT
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Are you like a housing contractor? Commercial? I'd really just give 110% customer service, maybe have like a referral thing going where customers save x% in labor for their next project, get a clean minimalist website, have company trucks with contact info and a url on them, et cetera. Care to spill out what you're doing for marketing? Who your target market is? Is it working on multi-million dollar homes? All kinds of different homes? Masonry mostly, I started out with just repair work before I had any tools. But I prefer new construction now. New concrete is where the fast money is at. What sort of tools do you have? All of them? |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:54:22 PM EDT
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In America, First you get the money,Then you get the power, Then you get the women.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:55:52 PM EDT
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200 is better.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:56:21 PM EDT
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Are you like a housing contractor? Commercial? I'd really just give 110% customer service, maybe have like a referral thing going where customers save x% in labor for their next project, get a clean minimalist website, have company trucks with contact info and a url on them, et cetera. Care to spill out what you're doing for marketing? Who your target market is? Is it working on multi-million dollar homes? All kinds of different homes? Masonry mostly, I started out with just repair work before I had any tools. But I prefer new construction now. New concrete is where the fast money is at. What sort of tools do you have? All of them? Mini-excavator? Dump truck? 6 ton vibrating roller? Skid loader? I'm not talking about hand tools here. If you want to make money, repairs and finish work will only go so far. Mini-excavator, skid loader and dump truck, with the ability to run them properly, will net you way more then a 100k a year. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:56:35 PM EDT
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Come down and work in the oilfield. I've made that already this year.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:57:06 PM EDT
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In America, First you get the money,Then you get the power, Then you get the women. I did it fucking backwards then. I got two women, I married one, and then made another one. I rule with an iron fist over my one acre and small house. Now I am just waiting for the money part. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:58:20 PM EDT
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Why do people use the world "like" to describe everything? Fucking retarded. I agree with you. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:58:30 PM EDT
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Know NASTRAN?
$100k easy, with a little overtime. We need Nastran guys. EDIT: oh, different kind of contractor. 
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:59:05 PM EDT
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What .gov job pays 100k? GS-13 and above. You'll need your doctorate degree if you're just starting out. 
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Posted: 7/24/2013 5:59:48 PM EDT
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Mini-excavator? Dump truck? 6 ton vibrating roller? Skid loader? I'm not talking about hand tools here. If you want to make money, repairs and finish work will only go so far. Mini-excavator, skid loader and dump truck, with the ability to run them properly, will net you way more then a 100k a year. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Are you like a housing contractor? Commercial? I'd really just give 110% customer service, maybe have like a referral thing going where customers save x% in labor for their next project, get a clean minimalist website, have company trucks with contact info and a url on them, et cetera. Care to spill out what you're doing for marketing? Who your target market is? Is it working on multi-million dollar homes? All kinds of different homes? Masonry mostly, I started out with just repair work before I had any tools. But I prefer new construction now. New concrete is where the fast money is at. What sort of tools do you have? All of them? Mini-excavator? Dump truck? 6 ton vibrating roller? Skid loader? I'm not talking about hand tools here. If you want to make money, repairs and finish work will only go so far. Mini-excavator, skid loader and dump truck, with the ability to run them properly, will net you way more then a 100k a year. I sub out most digouts, and rent mini-ex and skidsteer when I need them. I can run them all but it is faster and cheaper to have it done for me, I just factor it all into the estimate. I do have a ton of tools though. Laser transit, a few power trowels, tamper, power screed....all sorts of fun stuff. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:00:11 PM EDT
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Most people do their searching on the internet for contractors.
#0 Get on Angies List, fill out your profile as completely as possible and work with your customers who liked your work to give reviews. If you have multiple good reviews you can incorporate in your marketing and get referrals from the website. #1 Call the customers back right away, the early bird really does get the work. I own rental properties and have dropped contractors because they don't call back when I need work done. This is the #1 reason I see contractors lose work. I use an internet phone service called Nextiva, its $35 per month and I can forward calls to any phone number. This way I can answer the phone if I'm in the office or have it forwarded to a cell phone. #2 Get a good website going, spend some money to have one built properly for you that is search engine and customer friendly #3 Work with someone knowledgeable in Google adwords to set up a campaign to drive traffic to your website #4 Start blogging, bring more organic traffic to your site from people search in your area. #5 Try to blog at least twice a week and post to facebook at least three times week. It can be as simply as before and after pictures of jobs, tips for people to help preserve their masonry, how to inspect for damage after the winter, etc. #6 Network with new home builders and people in other trades. Carpenters and plumbers will probably be able to refer quite a bit of work to you. #7 Once you have quite a few good before and after pictures include them along with a description of the work in a portfolio for higher dollar customers and a tri-fold flyer for lower dollar customers. #Infinity: Always imagine yourself in your customers shoes. Know what your goal is with the marketing and have people who are not in your trade look at it. I always have my marketing materials checked over by people who are not in my industry to make sure that it makes sense to them. It's very easy for me to use technical terms that they wouldn't understand. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:00:17 PM EDT
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I have a few guys I do work for, the market is pretty saturated though so it is tough. I do better selling my own work most of the time. I prefer to work directly with the HO's anyway, I don't like the feeling of being a 3rd party working through a GC Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Have you networked with local builders? Building relationships with people that build the projects seems like it would be my first move. I have a few guys I do work for, the market is pretty saturated though so it is tough. I do better selling my own work most of the time. I prefer to work directly with the HO's anyway, I don't like the feeling of being a 3rd party working through a GC I'm not in that field at all but to me, it would appear that doing masonry work for home owners would always be a 1 man operation. There's not many home owners looking for this. Doing it for builders/developers would be where the volume is at. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:00:40 PM EDT
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Come down and work in the oilfield. I've made that already this year. How are the hours, hiring in NY at all
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:00:58 PM EDT
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Nothing wrong with setting goals. Good luck- 4073 |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:04:12 PM EDT
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I sub out most digouts, and rent mini-ex and skidsteer when I need them. I can run them all but it is faster and cheaper to have it done for me, I just factor it all into the estimate. I do have a ton of tools though. Laser transit, a few power trowels, tamper, power screed....all sorts of fun stuff. You can up charge / up sell a lot if you did it yourself, not only that - subbing out can leave a bad taste in a customer's mouth, because then you're not doing the work. So they're just going to remember you as the finish guy, not the entire deal. Good start and renting (unless you can find good deals) heavy equipment is a great start. But if you want to make more duckets, you have to options: Go bigger & more complete, or work more yourself. More equipment you have, the more you can do. Get hired to re-do someone's sidewalk, have a mini out at their house, get paid to put a new downspout pipe in, tear a stump out and fill that low spot in with some dirt. Other thing - get in with a rental property owner as a general contractor, not just a concrete guy. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:04:26 PM EDT
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Get your CDL
Buy a semi Haul tankers full of chemicals Not that hard |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:06:01 PM EDT
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Or you could be a plumber like the dude that was tooting is own horn in here the other day that has 10k in fucking bed sheets.
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:06:18 PM EDT
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You can up charge / up sell a lot if you did it yourself, not only that - subbing out can leave a bad taste in a customer's mouth, because then you're not doing the work. So they're just going to remember you as the finish guy, not the entire deal. Good start and renting (unless you can find good deals) heavy equipment is a great start. But if you want to make more duckets, you have to options: Go bigger & more complete, or work more yourself. More equipment you have, the more you can do. Get hired to re-do someone's sidewalk, have a mini out at their house, get paid to put a new downspout pipe in, tear a stump out and fill that low spot in with some dirt. Other thing - get in with a rental property owner as a general contractor, not just a concrete guy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I sub out most digouts, and rent mini-ex and skidsteer when I need them. I can run them all but it is faster and cheaper to have it done for me, I just factor it all into the estimate. I do have a ton of tools though. Laser transit, a few power trowels, tamper, power screed....all sorts of fun stuff. You can up charge / up sell a lot if you did it yourself, not only that - subbing out can leave a bad taste in a customer's mouth, because then you're not doing the work. So they're just going to remember you as the finish guy, not the entire deal. Good start and renting (unless you can find good deals) heavy equipment is a great start. But if you want to make more duckets, you have to options: Go bigger & more complete, or work more yourself. More equipment you have, the more you can do. Get hired to re-do someone's sidewalk, have a mini out at their house, get paid to put a new downspout pipe in, tear a stump out and fill that low spot in with some dirt. Other thing - get in with a rental property owner as a general contractor, not just a concrete guy. A skidsteer and a new trailer is actually on my list for next year. Renting works out ok since I typically do it by the week, but it is so much nicer to just have your own parked there for the duration of the job, they are just too handy. I have been looking for a small single axle dump too, but the salt here just eats everything right to shit. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:07:12 PM EDT
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Get your CDL Buy a semi Haul tankers full of chemicals Not that hard You forgot: Hazmat endorsement TWIX card PEC card 2-5 years of experience for most smaller companies that will get you home nightly. (Being an OTR driver sucks.) And an Owner/Op sucks even more, dying breed. |
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:07:20 PM EDT
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were in ny the hamptons or upstate ?
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Posted: 7/24/2013 6:07:22 PM EDT
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It is never enough. This. When you hit 100, you think 150 is where you need to be. Get a plan and get there. |
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