Old age and the 360i

[Desk Jockey]

fooker

 

[hogjowl]

 

[Acp]

used to 360 every single house for 5yrs straight... referral work was through the roof but the production was painfully slow.

 

[Old Coastie]

I use mine for almost every job. But then, I only attempt one job a day and frankly don’t mind if it takes longer. It is a back saver and delivers amazing results.

 

[steve_64]

I use mine for almost every job. But then, I only attempt one job a day and frankly don’t mind if it takes longer. It is a back saver and delivers amazing results.

One job a day would be a back saver.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

If I did one residential job a day, that would be a back breaker, and every other kind of breaker.

 

[Old Coastie]

That’s nice. I hope you get dozens and dozens.

 

[SamIam]

I think my cleaning abilities have outpaced my markets ability to properly compensate me.
For the $180 I charged the lady ($60/Room), I needed to be out of there in an hour and 15 minutes. Possible when vacuuming, prespray and rinse.

But when you factor in the extra enzyme treatment, Rotovac and filtration edge extraction , coupled with me moving slower these dsys, I can’t charge enough!

Good your son is working but a chimp to help you wouldn’t hurt either

 

[SamIam]

Did 4 for $1100 today with a helper!

My other lead tech was off!

 

[Steve Lawrence]

If you don't do residential what do you do all day?

 

[hogjowl]

Good your son is working but a chimp to help you wouldn’t hurt either

I intentionally did this job.
I have to stay engaged.

 

[hogjowl]

What I’m saying in this thread is that as our abilities and tools improve, it’s getting harder and harder to be adequately compensated for the time spent on each job.
It’s up to each of us to determine when enough is enough,

And, the older we get, the lower the bar.

Unless we get off the van.

 

[Jimmy L]

Down by the river

 

[Old Coastie]

Under a bridge.

 

[Desk Jockey]

What I’m saying in this thread is that as our abilities and tools improve, it’s getting harder and harder to be adequately compensated for the time spent on each job.
It’s up to each of us to determine when enough is enough,

And, the older we get, the lower the bar.

Unless we get off the van.

It's because you have heart.

Too much, to charge extra for what you know is necessary to compensate for the extra time required to satisfactorily clean it.

What a big hearted IDIOT!

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Our industry sucks. What else can we do with our skills?

We do have skills don't we?

Oh yeah, it works for Saiger and other energize bunnies (shout out to somebody --I think our San Fran guy) but what about normal people attempting to make it in this biz?

now I'm thinking it was Love to All, Larry Capitoni (sp?) that may have called Saiger an "energizer bunny".

 

[Dolly Llama]

now I'm thinking it was Love to All, Larry Capitoni (sp?) that may have called Saiger an "energizer bunny".

it was
Ofer labeled him "Winnie the Pooh"

..L.T.A.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

If you don't do residential what do you do all day?

Chase 22 chimps around most days, and take orders,from my partner. Those aren’t necessarily in that order. Read Mikey’sboard so I can get all this wisdom and knowledge!!

 

[SamIam]

If I were to work alone I would raise my rate to $50 per room up to 200 sq ft two room minimum, but with a helper that vacuums while I setup and pre spray, then they Crb, I wand and we both move furniture and set fans!

With a good helper you can easily bust jobs out and the compensation isn’t horrible.

 

[SamIam]

Going alone definetly sucks

 

[hogjowl]

I was at $60/room
Still lost money

 

[Loren Egland]

I was at $60/room
Still lost money

I sometimes don’t do as well as I like charging by the square foot, so I can see how hard it might be charging by the room.

 

[Jimmy L]

Nuke it and wand it baby all day long!

 

[Jim Pemberton]

It may be time to let Jr have this place!

Don't give in to the shadows of age Marty.

I know you have the classics memorized, but just in case your Tennyson is a bit rusty:

Tho’ much is taken, much abides; and tho’
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.

 

[KevinD]

I was at $60/room
Still lost money

Why are you cleaning piss soaked rooms and what looked like smokers residue by the looks of under the furniture and up the walls for $60 a piece?

 

[Nomad74]

I'm alone all the time

 

[Old Coastie]

There, there, Damon.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I'm alone all the time

Makes sense. If you were someone else, would you want to work with a baconator eating, weird sock wearing dude, that loves piss jobs?

 

[Nomad74]

Makes sense. If you were someone else, would you want to work with a baconator eating, weird sock wearing dude, that loves piss jobs?

Sounds like a good guy. I would go gay for him.

 

[Rob Grady]

Hey Hawgy, don't lower the bar raise the standard! To many willing to just do the minimum.
I do jobs all the time that haven't been cleaned or just homeowner cleaned for years.
Light up the RVSTAIRPRO and wade right in. I do get properly compensated for them though.