I wouldnt even get out of the house for less than 100.00 your getting ripped...
jobu said:Thanks for the warm welcome to the community
Took a job as a contractor for a middle man company that contracts for a mobile home lendor. The job is clean outs and cleaning of single and double wides.
clean out pays 125 for single wide 150 double wide
cleaning pays 175 flat for either
Jobs are within 50 miles and I'm rolling with a 4x8 enclosed trailer. Truck is full with the gear, so I have the trailer for trash.
mpg for my truck is 10-11 when pulling trailer. Jobs are usually around 50miles away and I don't get mileage.
region is South NH and Northern MA.
My second job with this company
The single wide I went to today was 90 miles round trip and would take 5 loads with my trailer. The nearest landfill is 20mi each way. 40mi round x5 is 200mi. at 10mi to the gallon hmm...
I had to walk away as the math meant a near loss on the clean out. The middle man company is hiring a dumpster and is sending me back, however I am now 50bucks in on mileage costs, plus another 50bucks for the return trip. Meaning on a the clean out I will make 25bucks to work alone on a large furniture and a king bed clean out.
I have a full cleaning job at this unit as well which will help me recover some costs, but I am feeling like I just don't have the required trailer/truck set up for the job. The middle man keeps talking me into not quitting and I do need the money but I can't stand near losses.
I also didn't realize dumping rules were so serious, most dump sites in MA are for residents only, meaning anything more than one load and I'm driving 30-40 miles for a transfer station that will take my stuff. And NH transfer stations only take trash if the trash is from a home in that town. Plus I am out 100's at a time in dump fees due to lbs and dead TV's (reimbursed in 1-2 weeks).
I guess I am looking for opinions as I am beginning to feel stressed over a job that should be stress-less. If I can't complete the clean out and cleaning in 1 trip then to much profit is lost and I may as well go get a $10 per hr job somewhere.
Dude I've seen about half your 11 post & I must say "YOU ARE ARROGANT"Morgan Tile said:I wouldnt even get out of the house for less than 100.00 your getting ripped...
you would i think not.SAW.co said:Dude I've seen about half your 11 post & I must say "YOU ARE ARROGANT"
I hope we all can grow up & be as special as you!:laughing::laughing:
Keep in mind some of us are doing really well, & some of us are just trying to keep afloat but everyone in here aspires to see their company grow.
OH and by the way welcome to C/T:thumbsup:
Talk to me on the PICS thing. I think I am overdoing the cleaning for mobile home work. Wiping every baseboard and door frame etc.. Is a realtor ever going to contact the bank (assuming they could) due to a ****ty cleaning job that looks good in the pictures? If I could chill out on the 5 hour cleaning then I would be able to knock out a trash and clean 1 day no prob.FremontREO said:SAW now thats the TRUTH of any business.....Those first 2-3 years are a backbreaker:thumbsup:
JOBU don't take it personal. Its only that this business is like no other. Its not a "contracting" type business even though it technically is. quality of work accounts for 10% of your success and the ability to take good pics and shoot good BULL accounts for the other 90% of your success. Sad but true.
jobu said:Talk to me on the PICS thing. I think I am overdoing the cleaning for mobile home work. Wiping every baseboard and door frame etc.. Is a realtor ever going to contact the bank (assuming they could) due to a ****ty cleaning job that looks good in the pictures? If I could chill out on the 5 hour cleaning then I would be able to knock out a trash and clean 1 day no prob.
Also just to reiterate I am only at this job until I can get another.
You have to decide when to do a perfect job and when to do good enough. People really get what they pay for. The other side of that is you have to do what you are paid for. Not to say do a shi**y job. Just do the amount of work they are paying for. On cleanouts that we do sometimes I use a damp mop to hit all the baseboards. Does it get it all? Nope. does it look 100% better than whatever was caked on it before? sure does. everyone is happy. You have to find middle ground. They arent paying for a steak. They are paying for a $1 meal at mcdonalds. I'm sure they want steak. But they don't want to pay for it. So give em what they paid for and move on to the next job cause at those prices youre gonna have to do alot of houses in as short a time as possible to make money. Good luckjobu said:Talk to me on the PICS thing. I think I am overdoing the cleaning for mobile home work. Wiping every baseboard and door frame etc.. Is a realtor ever going to contact the bank (assuming they could) due to a ****ty cleaning job that looks good in the pictures? If I could chill out on the 5 hour cleaning then I would be able to knock out a trash and clean 1 day no prob.
Also just to reiterate I am only at this job until I can get another.