The advice I was given was to focus on three day jobs. More turnover created a larger customer base without long bottlenecks that come with lengthier projects. tHanks for the video!
We need to come up with a different title for those like you who do Handyman+ work. To many people believe the word "handyman" means the neighborhood nice guy will do the work for small dollars. We have plumbers, electricians, contractors who people consider to be "professional". We need a single word that best describes professional handypeople. Chatgpt offered up Tradesman, Craftsman, Technician...what are your thoughts?
Hey man. So Im 28 and started a handyman business about 2 months ago that is doing very well. It really made me happy that it took off like it did. I mostly do small repairs or install ceiling fans faucets, flooring etc. I RU-vid a lot to learn how to make a repair and just do it. i just got a job at a big local hvac company to learn that trade. My thought was to go get licensed in hvac because I feel like it's probably easier to scale a business (or hire employees) that can do hvac which is specialized than hiring someone to do handyman work that requires a wide range of knowledge(kind of unless they're just doing small stuff, in which case I worry they would just start their own business vs an hvac tec). It would probably take me 2 years minimum to get licensed in hvac in NC and in the meantime feel like I'm missing out on continuing to build my handyman business. But, there's lots of valuable knowledge to learn with hvac, I just wonder if it's worth it by the time l'm actually good enough to run my own thing (5+ years) which is time not spent on being a handyman and I'm much older. Thoughts?
I would definitely keep the hvac if getting licensed is your end goal. My area is saturated with hvac and demand for handymen in my opinion is greater than hvac especially bigger construction projects. Why not do both?. Like schedule your handyman jobs during weekends and holidays just to build your confidence and knowledge. Start and llc now so you can use that to get your contractor's license in the future. What's the hvac company paying you now?
@@utubehandyman the thing is it would take me 2 years to get licensed in hvac and probably even longer to be good enough to service and install them. In 5 years I’d be hoping that I could start that and do well(and hvac is a very seasonal business) where as handyman you can stay more busy year round and mine was doing decent enough where I don’t have enough time to just do it in the weekends. I could scale it back but it’s hard to give that up. In the other hand hvac is easier to add employees to(at least I think) where a handyman has to know random stuff and not just steal your work. I guess if you pay an employee enough they won’t leave. I’m currently $16/hr but will be making $18/hr with 8% commission on jobs I sell. It’s tough to make that when I’ll make $550 this Saturday from my handyman job lol
@@ElijahPrivetteRealEstateVlogs See if you can work part time hvac. You can get $18 an hr at mcdonalds. I would not look at hvac as hiring employees in the future. Just concentrate on yourself. Having employees is tough and take a lot more money than just their wages.
@@utubehandyman good point. it’s a full time job, I don’t think I can work it part time unfortunately. I’d only have weekends for handyman. So you think just stay with the handyman business?
@@ElijahPrivetteRealEstateVlogs handyman makes more than hvac any day unless you're installing whole house systems every day or doing commercial work. Only issue I see is consistent work as a handyman especially since you're just starting out.
Good video. I’ve been thinking about trying google ads and your video explaining how it paid off just gave me the push to try it out. What type of commercial jobs are you getting called for? I did hear your dishwasher story towards the end of the video. How are you figuring prices for commercial jobs? Lastly, how long have you been in business? Thanks!
Today I run some cat6 lines for a clinic, installed some monitors, boards, drywall repair, light repairs. To be honest, general maintenance stuff. Next month I have to rip out some floors, installed new, paint, build some partitions. Pricing I charge base on skill needed. Yes google ads works great, not cheap but worth it. 5-6 years
@@infantrygruntwarrior8123 it depends on your state. Most places 4 years experience, some will accept college as experience, take a test/s, pay the money and boom you get a license. If you're for real join my patreon for individual help.
I used to do mainly little jobs but my jobs currently keep getting bigger and bigger. It seems there is a swarm of new handyman in the market so competition for the little jobs is higher than normal. Add the fact most people are broke right now, it makes it even worse.
