What’s changed with VLM to have changed my mind?
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Mikey P
Administrator
One more reason to be a multi method cleaner.
Section8 example
I work under this contractor who paints and repairs these apartments in between tenants
He gave me his cc# and said to charge it after each job. He says, if I don’t get paid, it’s my fault.
Are you telling me you’re too good to work for a guy like him?
I work under this contractor who paints and repairs these apartments in between tenants
He gave me his cc# and said to charge it after each job. He says, if I don’t get paid, it’s my fault.
Are you telling me you’re too good to work for a guy like him?
Mikey P
Administrator
There's a natural progression that will happen as you start to clean for homeowners who appreciate low moisture, and the referrals that will come from them..
Don’t worry, I’ll eventually get a Phoenix. My debt is high at the moment. I’m a few years away from another investment
Mikey P
Administrator
Too good? I'm not being an elitist here. Matt, I've just been doing this long enough where I don't want to clean filth, scum, bodily fluids and all the rest when I can be cleaning essentially clean carpets for the same price if not more and not feel the need to take a shower after every job.
Meter Maid
The Undetective
Yes. My focus is on customers who are willing to pay for a consistently clean home and can afford a consistently clean home. Those customers don’t need hoses pulled through their home and rinsed carpet. Those are the customers I want.
I’m slowly planning my exit strategy when I turn 60ish to comfortably hang up the wand and let the techs run the routes
Steady work with all types of carpet that comfortably pays the payroll and provides profit is what I hope to happen. I don’t have multiple sources of income like you do and I regret putting all my eggs in this basket
So as the debt to income shifts to be able to pay a staff and provide income for me, I won’t care if the techs feel like they need a shower from one job
It’s business
Mikey P
Administrator
You would be wise to have a back up plan.
The Alpha Generation wont be working with their hands.....
Dolly Llama
Number 5
LTA
Then I’ll probably be doing this when I’m in my late 60’s
Maybe I’ll have nothing but clean white carpet to clean like today
SamIam
Member
It's funny how encaps that encapsulate and vacuum away, don't create worse air quality.
The flake aways has to leave particulates, most customers cough when you use a encap.
I would use green dragon or carbonated cleaning solutions in a residence if I were to VLM.
Nate The Great
Member
Did you miss what @Nomad74 did with Green Dragon?!?
Regardless the goal is to clean cleaner carpets with high ticket averages.. Soo much wishy washy in this industry, it’s comical to hear extraction with a pad..
Appearance clean VS Actual clean.. It has been a interim carpet cleaning maintenance system to be used in commercial setting..
It always makes the famous Chinese magician come to mind, Mr. Fu Ling Yu..
Mikey P
Administrator
Nate The Great
Member
BumBaiYouLearn
I know how to keep things in context.. Funny how times have changed.. From Chem-Lie to VLM-Who?
SamIam
Member
Well maybe these new oreck orbiter only guys are really on to something.
Mikey P
Administrator
What does Chem Dry and their PolySorb pads have to do with anything?
Hack Attack
Member
So.. are standard stain removers generally compatible with vlm?
Rust remover specifically? Asking for a friend
Rust remover specifically? Asking for a friend
I think most can be EXTRACTED with a pad.
Nate The Great
Member
Who am I to say what clean is.. Even the carpet Manufacturer’s didn’t recognize it as a method for residential.. To each their own..
SamIam
Member
He mixed it heavy hajahahaDid you miss what @Nomad74 did with Green Dragon?!?
Regardless the goal is to clean cleaner carpets with high ticket averages.. Soo much wishy washy in this industry, it’s comical to hear extraction with a pad..
Appearance clean VS Actual clean.. It has been a interim carpet cleaning maintenance system to be used in commercial setting..
It always makes the famous Chinese magician come to mind, Mr. Fu Ling Yu..
yah, thats what I said when I was using HOST back in 1981
Mikey P
Administrator
Striking similarities between this conversation and my JW thead.
All sorts of denial going on amongst the MB familia.
All sorts of denial going on amongst the MB familia.
Meter Maid
The Undetective
Doesn’t bother me if people don’t want to be open minded, I love competing against these cleaners.
Kenny Hayes
Member
I’m a janitor, I have no competition 
(Well, the IRS and Oklahoma Tax Commission)
(Well, the IRS and Oklahoma Tax Commission)
Zion Carpet Cleaning
Member
I did my first job since selling my truckmount and going back to VLM only last week. It was for a realtor's personal condo in downtown Salt Lake. Two sides of the building were on busy roads with no shoulder, third side was the parking garage and there was no access on the 4th side. No idea how I would have done the job with a truckmount. The realtor asked me how I was going to clean when he first reached and was skeptical when I told him low moisture. Each room wasn't very dirty except a few small spots and it cleaned up great. He was super happy and had me do one of his rentals this week too.
The main thing I don't like about VLM is that if everything doesn't go perfect the customers are quick to judge the method, even if it's something that wouldn't have mattered like worn out poly.
The main thing I don't like about VLM is that if everything doesn't go perfect the customers are quick to judge the method, even if it's something that wouldn't have mattered like worn out poly.
Kenny Hayes
Member
I thought they did that no matter what method. Thus, it was only new once ma’am.
