Make more money in 06'

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Once you get established enough, you can do like most all other landscapers do and hire a ton of ILLEGAL IMIGRANT Brazilians who work their asses off for next to nothing!!!

Down my way its Guatamalans.(Spelling?)

Can't even compete without hiring immigrants and many cases illegal ones.Landscaping is big business down my way.Your overhead is your
workers,the less you pay'em the more you make.Illegals are employed because you can pay cash under min. wage and get 16hr. days at that rate.

Try going into the landscape biz with just a couple friends.One season and you're done.

Another fine example is the roofing business.

[Goose]

Originally Posted by basswipe

Down my way its Guatamalans.(Spelling?)



Try going into the landscape biz with just a couple friends.One season and you're done.

I agree 100%. My brother and I are co-partners we hire one guy in the spring he usualy lasts a few weeks unless he doesn't speak english then he lasts longer. I don't know of any landscape co. that pays under 9 bucks no matter what the race. I can't deal with high school drop outs I'ld rather deal with the language barrier. The way to avoid this is buy the best equipment you can afford.

[Vectorfisher]

5 yards @ $ 30.00 each = 150.00 Now subtract the gas for the equipment including the vehicle that got you there, insurance(liability), maintenance for everything used, and most importantly YOURE TIME and tell me how much actually goes in your pocket I don't think it is that people are lazy, well some, I think people value there free time and I know personally $150.00 for a Saturday doesn't apeal to a lot of people.

[Goose]

You make a good point VF. yeah you don't end up with all 150$ but with it being side money...IMO there wouldn't be a need for insurance. To you and many others 150$ doesn't go far but you can't tell me so many people are living pay check to pay check and could use extra money. In addition, it seems to me that if you have a day off you tend to spend more money that day. I'll be the first to admit I hate working saturdays and additional hrs but I'll do what ever I have to do. You can make alot more then 30$ an hr!

[MoroneSaxatilis]

Originally Posted by Goose

..IMO there wouldn't be a need for insurance.

There's probably no Requirement for insurance, but there's probably a Need for it. There's always the possibility, however remote, of some sort of accidental property damage/personal injury, such as an running over an unseen rock with a mower and having it fly out and strike something or someone. If your mower(s) are equipped with collector bags, that will greatly reduce that particular possibility, but there's always Something that can happen.

[The Iceman 6]

Lanscaped for 10 years, ahh the fun, the best was when it rained and you got to go the bar (after cleaning the equip. but of course)! Missed plowing snow at all hours of the night too. Character builder, hard work, good $.

Ice

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Vectorfisher

5 yards @ $ 30.00 each = 150.00 Now subtract the gas for the equipment including the vehicle that got you there, insurance(liability), maintenance for everything used, and most importantly YOURE TIME and tell me how much actually goes in your pocket I don't think it is that people are lazy, well some, I think people value there free time and I know personally $150.00 for a Saturday doesn't apeal to a lot of people.

you forgot that you have to buy the equipment.. the trailer, the big mower, the touchup mower, the weed wacker, the leaf blowers, the chainsaw, the snow plow, the snow blower... etc

[The Iceman 6]

Oh yeah and the truck to haul all your gear around. Always loved the Scags!!!

[ProfessorM]

My friend who lives on cape his whole life in a very affluent area does close to 70 lawns a week, with help of course. He started out as a kid and built a big client base. Went to college to become an arborist and makes a very very good living. I do think living in an area where people have money to spend helps for sure. He has a condo in Aruba and goes for 3 weeks every winter. That's where the family and I will be going next week for 10 days. I am sure glad he became a landscaper. P.

[Nebe]

do what you love, and love what you do...