Well said! A lot of people work 7 days a week trying to save money for retirement and miss out on vacationing with their family...your kids are only young once!

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As a salaried IT employee I have worked for less than a McDonalds employee some years. Divide salary by hours worked. Seriously. They really abuse the H1B scab labor program so they can work you as hard as they want. They can always replace you with an H1B.

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What a scam. No reason at all????? LOL .we add for unforseen circumstance, changes in the condition....not for no reason you scab

@@devonwainstein9188 Do you know how when Uber does surge pricing. It’s kind of like that

I've worked for the complete opposite the dude that taught me everything was a horrible person and he tried to get over on me and everyone else every which way he could always told myself I would never be like that if I ever started my own business

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Exactly, not new clients.

Been there done that!! LOL Don't want any employees to fuss over.

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@@TheHandymanBusiness their is kinds that are disgusting. The gingerberry is good. 3 bucks at Walmart. Gotta love Wally world.

Great job!

25 an hour is what contractors pay there employed handyman. But they usually bid the job trying to charge anywhere between 80 to 120 dollars an hour. So the contractor can profit the rest

@@jheiny1231somewhat true, contractors have overhead expenses to pay. Insurance, taxes, etc.

So true! I'm in a job now with one of my old customers that I worked for be for I quit "time and materials" and they are about the only people I still work that way for, and yes... Wanda loves to "micro manage"!! It just makes me work a bit slower... LOL ;)

I'm on the same boat. For me it's been a nice break, but they do make you work way slower.

One of my business mentors owned a printing press company. He started in Ohio too. He eventually took the printing presses world wide. Sold the company to Japan I think. He died not to long ago aortic aneurysm. He started out sweeping a broom.

The Handyman Business Sorry to hear about your business partner & mentor. My Uncle’s Printing company (& press etc....) was in Cleveland, OH. Great guy w/ heart of gold. He ended up dying from colon cancer; but he had the best stories from his trips everywhere & meeting/dealing w/ all different “types” of ppl. Regardless of their income, he treated them all as millionaires & started, then ended each deal w/ a handshake. Don’t meat “ppl” like that much anymore; & from what I gather, you totally understand what I mean 😉 Heck, my Uncle did very well, he always drove his 1988 Ford Crown Victoria car😅 & you would always find him in the “shop” floor when he was at the company.....never sitting around in the offices. Happy Christmas & Appreciate the reply🙏🏼😊

I agree. Never, Never do work without a contract. Always, Always get a deposit at the contract signing. Even if it's only 10% of the job. A contract is a must. I recommend reading the book "Running a successful construction company" by David Gerstel. The book is a bible for the construction business. IMHO.

village carpenter thanks for you advice too. Maybe that one person out there will get it and skip the hardships of some reality. Another advantage you might agree to is the fact that a deposit conversation with a customer gives the contractor a better perspective on the immediate and future relationship with the customer. If the contractor has overcome objections regarding knowledge or ability or timely matters then the only objection left is maybe price. If the price needs to be reaffirmed as a good value, then the contractor needs to address that issue and ask for the job. The policy of a deposit becomes a non issue. Typically a refundable amount until the start date, the only real initial value of it is, it takes that customer out of the shopping mode and makes them a committing customer. Most people at that point are relieved that shopping is over and dreams are about to come true. I don't understand why many contractors don't talk about money on the first visit before working on a free estimate. Here's an example. " Hello. I'm here to help. I've seen projects like this take three days and cost around 9- 1500 bucks. We, (me and my dog) require a deposit today of 99 bucks, on start day the remaining 40 percent of the project and the balance due on a day specified at the end. I want you to hang on to the last 10 percent until we finally meet and you are completely satisfied. Do you have any objection to a plan like this and any objection to letting me get started a.s.a.p.?" Modifiable but concise. Acknowledge the plan. Cover all terms.Ask for the job. Overcome objections. Ask for the job. Close the deal. At a minimum you have established yourself and your financial policy that included the scary deposit. "The reason I require a deposit Sir/ Madam is the fact that in all fairness, you can expect and will see that I am going to make a 100% commitment to you and your project with my talents and training, qualified help,(my dog), and materials on day one. Would you agree with me that to ask you to meet me half way is reasonable?" Use your own words. Listen for objections to overcome. Get the job signed with a deposit. It ain't a job otherwise. Deposit conversation helps the customer know the professional approach of the contractor and helps the contractor qualify that the customer is suitable to become a customer. Only after these type conversations should one offer more free time to give free written advice, free assessments or free estimates. Hopefully someone else is overhearing our conversation V.C. Thanks again for your further advice.

You are awesome. Thank you for all your amazing comments.

Is this a serious question? Lol. All of it!

Well you'll need a business license to pay your taxes and pull permits, unless you want to have the IRS and local government crawling up your ass in court. If you don't form an LLC and get insured you'll personally be liable for any damages or "damages" to customer property which means they can directly sue you and take your bank account, home, car, anything you personally own of value. You'd have to be pretty stupid to not get it all taken care of immediately. The only people who are going to hire an unlicensed, uninsured person are probably scummy as hell themselves and you'll have 100x the headache. Just get it done properly.

Then again alot we pay.

Deposits are not appropriate for every job. You don't ask for one to replace a light switch, but when you do a detailed estimate on larger projects which include thorough research, sourcing, vendor relationships, then provision labor, plan the work, get ready to roll.on the project with a few guys the next morning -- the customer calls and says they've talked with the wife and they're going to "hold off" until the 1st of the year or some similar nonsense which is code for "I found somebody cheaper because I was shopping you this whole time after giving you the job.' At this point you've turned down other work because you were committed to this job for x number of days, it's too late to book in anything else this late in the game and instead of heading out to make money the next morning, you and your crew are sitting around hoping the phone will ring for a $75 toilet clog. Believe me, with all your brain and common sense, you would be glad you got that deposit and you'd be HAPPY to keep it. It's been earned. This customer didn't care about you putting food on the table for your family, why should you care about keeping the deposit? That's what they are for.

ehotto I was just thinking that yesterday. And wondering what happened to that cow.

Having an unexpected development in life and not being able to do a renovation is not being indecisive. What if they got a new job and had to relocate. What if someone got pregnant and they decided to not do the master bathroom but do the nursery. Keeping a $1,500 to $3,000 deposit will not get people to spread the word about how awesome you are.

@@TheHandymanBusiness I can 100% understand a family situation! Death in the family, medical emergencies, and other important personal situations! Every situation is different and has to be taken on a case by case basis! I'm talking more about people who just randomly change their mind! I'm not going to lose money and sit on my butt because they decided they didnt want to do it or they decided to go with another, cheaper person! I'd rather have guaranteed money over potential money everyday of the week! It also would depend on how far out the job is! If they let me know a few weeks ahead of time that's fine! Thats plenty of time to line up other work! But if it's the week of, then no, its nonrefundable!

On another note! I'm actually just a drywall finisher and typically just stick with that but over the years I've picked up several other trades! I only recently discovered your channel and enjoy your videos a lot! I have been picking up a ton of tips!

I agree!! More then likely you lost that because of a lower bid and they will call that other company down the road. I made a separate comment about that. Now HANDYMAN has made such a reputation that he no longer relies on " New" clients and has made a name. Easy to do hand shakes after that.

The Handyman Business Yea. It comes down to will this 2k get them to talk bad about me vs will refunding the money get them to tell everybody about me.

If I could do a remodel CONFIDENTLY I'd be killing it.

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You can't work legally in Florida with out a license. You need a license to change a light bulb.

@@TheHandymanBusiness Thank you I will research the different licenses.

I worked for a contractor in Ft Lauderdale for a few years. There are ways around it but its not exactly legal.

I have to agree with Will. Most handymen are not following the law. Especially in Florida. Different states don't have the restrictions that Florida does. They don't want old people getting taken advantage of. There are a lot of helpless old people down there.

Thank you everyone. It sounds like I need to get the experience and get a general contractors license.

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