What business would you start?

BaBaBouy said:
There are quite a few folks that put their independence from power grids as a great ROI up here.
As a sales person for over 40 years I learned that my job isn’t being an arbitrator of what the decision of a customer is or what he / she wants.
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rivermobster said:
After some thought...

Carpet/Furniture cleaning business might be a good place to start.

ALL things considered. 👍🏼
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Too much "Cut throat" action. My buddy Paul barely makes it.
Apartment managers won't pay top dollar.
Single homes are not repeats.
IMHO
 
Thinking of something that is geared towards the new home buyer maybe (most coming from Cali probably paying cash for house, with extra $ for ?? )…I’ll look into solar but think that would be more of a sales job. Ultimately would like to scale my own thing to one employee by end of year would be ideal.

Google advertising works wonders. Low cost if the industry doesn't understand how that works. Current company I work for pays only about $500/month and i feel we are getting 80% of the traffic or more. Always towards the top of the search. Something that doesn't have national advertising. I.e. Carpet cleaners are nation wide (residentially) psi. Washers not so much. Not to say i want to psi wash anything. But maybe

Thanks for keeping this going.
 
I'm thinking about about roof sales. Looks like within the year could be making 6 figures....

Who's a roof contractor out there--what say you??
 
Jammer75 said:
Thinking of something that is geared towards the new home buyer maybe (most coming from Cali probably paying cash for house, with extra $ for ?? )…I’ll look into solar but think that would be more of a sales job. Ultimately would like to scale my own thing to one employee by end of year would be ideal.

Google advertising works wonders. Low cost if the industry doesn't understand how that works. Current company I work for pays only about $500/month and i feel we are getting 80% of the traffic or more. Always towards the top of the search. Something that doesn't have national advertising. I.e. Carpet cleaners are nation wide (residentially) psi. Washers not so much. Not to say i want to psi wash anything. But maybe

Thanks for keeping this going.
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To stick with the new home buyer. Why not get certified to be a home inspector?
 
Jammer75 said:
I'm thinking about about roof sales. Looks like within the year could be making 6 figures....

Who's a roof contractor out there--what say you??
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I have friends that do roof sales, makes me rethink my career choice...
 
parker@gearone said:
I have friends that do roof sales, makes me rethink my career choice...
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Im having a hard time finding the bad in it. Top performer at a company I'm looking at is doing 200k. I like being the top performer where i work (if I'm compensated for it). Seems to be the top company where I’m going. They are expanding pretty good and seem ti still have that small/local feel of the company and not being corporate (so they say). They want personal leads but have made it clear that they have plenty of leads coming in on a substantial regular basis.
 
JDMeister said:
Too much "Cut throat" action. My buddy Paul barely makes it.
Apartment managers won't pay top dollar.
Single homes are not repeats.
IMHO
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Really?

We have our guy come every six months. Have the couches done at least once a year?

When I call him to make an appointment, he's a minimum two weeks out.

He does nice work and is Very respectful. I like that. 👍🏼
 
I know three carpet cleaners; they are all doing well. Lots of cash. Marketing and overhead are very low.
 
Pest and wildlife control can be a very lucrative business. There's a steep learning curve initially, but it's not rocket science.
If you do it right, all your clients will be on auto-pay for the year, they will be pre-scheduled, and you can sell it to the big corporations when you're ready to retire. They love gobbling up little companies. I know a guy that's started and sold five...
 
Hondajimz said:
I wonder where that clown is today.
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This note I just found on another site. Seems he's passed away.
There are currently over a thousand satisfied Gadgetman Groove users. Upon Ron’s death, his close associate Tracy Gallaway took over the business. You can go to https://gadgetmangroove.com(link is external) and https://members.gadgetmangroove.com/forums/(link is external) to learn more. We posted an instructional Gadgetman video (link is external) in our Ecoceptor Library as well.
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See proof it works so well that Big Oil took him out
 
Jammer75 said:
I'm thinking about about roof sales. Looks like within the year could be making 6 figures....

Who's a roof contractor out there--what say you??
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Here in Phoenix, a roofing contractor would do well. There's hundreds of them already but always room for one more. With a lot of the homes around reaching the 20 to 30 year mark it's inevitable that you'll have to replace the paper under the tiles, it's not an if but a when. I had my 2000sq ft single story tile roof done last winter at a cost of $14,000, that's not new tile but just the paper underneath. The contractor sent 2 guys out, neither one spoke english other than a few words and phrases, and knocked it out in less than 5 days. I saw what they used and it didn't look like it could have cost more than $4-5k for the materials and the roll off dumpster all in. That's a handsome profit margin, sure you have liability insurance and some other expenses but this particular outfit didn't have a website other than a facebook page and his wife was the bookkeeper, so do the math lol. Getting a contractor's license in Maricopa county isn't easy though, there are minimum levels of verified work experience that have to be met as well as some testing so not everyone could get one. It'd be worth looking into IMO.
 
Why not buy an existing auto repair shop that has a clientele and good track record? Lots of these sell relatively cheap on an EBITDA or free cash flow multiple basis. Usually because the owner or founder wants to retire.
 
Dockmaster said:
Why not buy an existing auto repair shop that has a clientele and good track record? Lots of these sell relatively cheap on an EBITDA or free cash flow multiple basis. Usually because the owner or founder wants to retire.
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Many businesses like this run on trust and familiarity. In this community at least (GD.com), having someone else work on your daily car is crime. "Why would I pay someone put brakes on my wife's car?" But, if you know Dave at 'Dave's auto and tire' is gonna do you right, you go there. When Dave sells it off...probably working on your own shit for a minute.

I worked in auto repair for many years. Some at the dealer, some at specialty shops. The independent places were "mom 'n pop". If it wasn't myself or the owner that wrote the ticket and took the keys when they were handed over it came with a questionable brow lift.. If they saw the kid the didn't know pull the car into the shop, it was next level...."do yo trust him?" These weren't F'n Ferraris. It was a Honda Civic or a minivan.

This to say, I wouldn't step in that shit wearing someone else's shoes.
 
I had a pressure washer side deal to my painting business many years ago.
One of my selling points was being able transport my own water. I have a 280 gallon water tank i would use to gravity feed my machine out of my truck or trailer.
Most homes in my area are on wells and a decent sized pressure washer can suck a well down faster than it could recover. This would cause sediment issues and even well casings to collapse. It also opens you up to jobs with no water available. I'd also recommend a Hotsie style power washer. Heated water works 100x better.
 
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