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I'm thinking about starting a little lawn service side business for some extra cash, nothing big just about 10-15 lawns. I want to quit my part time job and stay busy between projects.
I figure $1k to get all the equipment, IE trailer, push mower for little stuff, trimmer, blower, odds and ends. The largest expenses by far is the big mower, thats going to cost a few bucks.
My ROI isn't to horrible, 15 lawns at $25 a pop is about $375 a week. So after the first season its all gravy. I'm willing to shell out the cash to avoid a part time job, to me thats a worth while investment. Those are conservative numbers I should be able to charge more than that, and my time invested per week will be less than 20 hours.
Its either a 30 hour a week job at Lowes or this. I'm thinking I could invest $5k-$6k to build myself a little side business and avoid that. Start up cash isn't an issue. Working in a big building for other people frankly sucks as far as I'm concerned. Also the idea of doing the same thing inside for 8 hours is pretty miserable for me. My goal is to make the same money with 1/2 the time investment, and have flexable hours. This way I can concentrate on building up the real estate business which is where the money is. I'm not looking to get rich cutting lawns, just some cash to live on so I don't eat into my RE earnings.
The plus side is that I can cut the lawns of some of the houses I want to buy and get friendly with the owners!
Any input would be appreciated!
I figure $1k to get all the equipment, IE trailer, push mower for little stuff, trimmer, blower, odds and ends. The largest expenses by far is the big mower, thats going to cost a few bucks.
My ROI isn't to horrible, 15 lawns at $25 a pop is about $375 a week. So after the first season its all gravy. I'm willing to shell out the cash to avoid a part time job, to me thats a worth while investment. Those are conservative numbers I should be able to charge more than that, and my time invested per week will be less than 20 hours.
Its either a 30 hour a week job at Lowes or this. I'm thinking I could invest $5k-$6k to build myself a little side business and avoid that. Start up cash isn't an issue. Working in a big building for other people frankly sucks as far as I'm concerned. Also the idea of doing the same thing inside for 8 hours is pretty miserable for me. My goal is to make the same money with 1/2 the time investment, and have flexable hours. This way I can concentrate on building up the real estate business which is where the money is. I'm not looking to get rich cutting lawns, just some cash to live on so I don't eat into my RE earnings.
The plus side is that I can cut the lawns of some of the houses I want to buy and get friendly with the owners!
Any input would be appreciated!
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