Hey wait a minute, you just described one of my trucks lol .Except it’s a F350
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I’d personally bid 300 to 350 in my area but they would only pay 200. If I didn’t rely on my house painting business I’d be out of a job
100% the industry is shifting.
Within the last two weeks I had two people I know start a power washing business.
One of them shut down his landscaping business and went full on power washing.
I have done multiple jobs for him in the past so he knew the potential.
The other guy was a customer who saw how profitable and efficient I was when washing his house.
They both have zero clue, but hey a couple quick Google searches and they are right here! Lol.
Cats out of the bag everyone…
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Cats been out of the bag for years now. Just keep on truckin.
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To a certain extent yes.
But its getting crazy now.
I agree too…Keep truckin.
I gave her a quote for $345 to do the house and small deck and I told her I would discount the price of the house if she wanted the driveway cleaned too. Unfortunately, for me that neighborhood is extremely close to my house and I have the worst luck with price shoppers in there.
But I’m still extremely new at this and feel like as I grow my salesmenship skills I’ll hopefully be able to sway more bids in my direction.
My first comment after a few weeks of browsing at my current job.
I’m one of those guys who’s been lurking while I consider starting a power washing business in Pennsylvania, and who has “zero clue” - I’ve been reading as much as I can to learn before I quit my career in car sales and jump into power washing next year.
What additionally do you suggest I do so as to not begin this with zero clue?
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Three things that will save us from the market explosion of ding dongs 80% of which will go back to what’s familiar and/or fail completely:
- Look, act, and operate like a franchise
- Do it with the lowest expenses possible (watch expenses like a hawk and cut everything loose that doesn’t matter even if it’s a planet fitness membership you haven’t used in 6 months.)
- Own a very small market. Double your marketing efforts there. Do what you say you’re going to do, when you say you’re going to do it, in the timeframe you tell them it will be done in.
When most of them fail, and statistically they will fail hard and fast, buy all their equipment for pennies on the dollar. They’ll never take the risk again.
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I’m not saying this is the case with this particular truck or company because I have no idea. But you’re going to see a lot of these this winter from companies who spent wayyyy too much on equipment to do everything under the sun that’ll never get used and not enough narrow marketing. $23,900 for a bunch of stuff that may get used 10% of the time. Still not a bad deal. Especially if you sell half the stuff in it you don’t need.
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Most of those look like 2 or 3 gpm? 
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I would have done the same
