How to Price Residential Properties - Lawn Care Business 

Been in the lawn mowing biz a few years now,was looking for ways to improve overall and I found your videos very helpful...impressed you have made so many and opened yourself up to teach others! I can relate to all of your experiences and advice while learning from you as well....look forward to watching more....thanks!

After saying I was going into my own lawn care business for the past 3 seasons, I'm finally doing it. might be a couple weeks late but got my first clients. Idaho

Good points to consider for a larger operation. For a one-man operation, some of this does not apply. You have to start somewhere.

Thank you for taking the time to teach and help others

Man, killer information. So helpful hearing these things now that my first year is underway.

You guys cracked me up at the end of this video! LOL It's so true!

thanks guys! i m in las vegas market and there is a lot of guys w/ no buss.license i been carefully planning to open my own co. after i work for at least 8 companies and learn their tricks they used to bite the market from the competition. i watch your video and i learning these part how to asses the property $. thanks.

There so right about some like to talk to much when you finish but when your not to big it helps keep them for a long time but it gets frustrating when your ready to get to the next job...

Ok I subscribe, I have been in the Biz for 29yrs. and you nailed a lot of the topics on the head. Time is money, my time starts when I get to your property. People that love to talk are great because it's great customers relations. But they have to be charged for it unfortunately. Keep up the good work !!!!

Spot on video Ron. Keep em coming.

Best damn advice I ever got about bidding. A lot of other channels talk just pure trash and never really give you the truth about this. Awesome guys, I no longer feel bad for charging one of my customers $15 more just to talk for 15 minutes each cut.

Great Video, Appreciate the insite on pricing. One thing I didn't take into consideration is the Wear and Tear on my Vehicle. Gonna have to alter my rates which will factor in Vehicle Wear and Tear.

What about a town of 100

love the channel bro thanks for the useful tips.

I don't mind the older customers, no I don't charge extra cause we had a cup of coffee talking about how the 80s an 70s were a much better time then this generation of little girls lol. no but seriously if I got paid to talk I'd probably be rich

G and R! Always real and poignantly done! I'm very curious as to how you figure out your cost per hour on each piece of equipment you use. Is there some source that gives you the average amount of hours for example that your particular ZT MOWER will run before replacement time/overhaul, etc? I can easily see how you can calculate fixed costs such as insurance, licenses, etc. Thanks to you and a few others in your industry, I just purchased new equipment that will service mainly the smaller sector of the lawncare market as I intend this buisness to supply me with income to supplement my retirement income. I bought a 5x8 trailer, a self propelled walker 21" and string trimmer and hedge trimmer attachment. All ECHO except the Honda mower. My condo association will not allow us to keep a trailer on the driveway...and my garage is small. I think and hope the trailer is big enough for my needs. I have a friend who welds so racks will help with the limited space. You two rock! What a great Duo! It just amazes me when you say "we have a hundred accounts there now." Mind boggling.

thanks guys that's good advice

I live in an area with 50k people and it's just what you said, really hard to see it build. I advertise like crazy and in my second year have 10 weekly mows. Most of my my money comes from cleanups.

O ya the talkers. Some people must think i am a therapist. I need to start taking a couch with me & charge for that to lol

Great info guys.

So how do you price a yard >> Is it by the sq. Footage ?? On average how much is a yard with only a house and a shed that is 80 X 120 Mowing and weed whacking ??

Great video guys. A lot of good info. I may have missed it but how do you determine a price for a yard? I assume it's based on the size? I know you talked about researching the neighborhood and finding out what the rates are but what if it's a new yard? Do you just eye ball it or ask what the size of the lot is?

Haha I was randomly watching this video and I'm from Sebastian

If I mess up a quote then I keep it for the season and re evaluate the following year

Good info, thanks.

thanks...great points

Spot on

Still trying to watch all your videos, so again I apologize if you covered this already. How do you properly figure your operating costs?

Starting spring of 2020(God willing)throughout the yrs of working for other people I've learned so much customer service and marketing skills.Starting solo and I'm trying to do residential year round property maintenance (regular lawn maintenance and leaf and snow removal)don't want to get LLC n all that stuff ..do I have too..would it be a pro or con for me??

What about inflation because the pandemic / Ukraine War? Add 9%?

How do you feel about (i believe theyre called) contractor wheels to measure the property? They seem to give a better idea of how big the property is rather than just eyeing and guessing at the bid. I'm curious of your thoughts.

Excellent video. Trying to get into the business. If I make 5000.00 on my own without being a business do I have to report taxes? I live on Social Security and just want some extra money without going through the whole business start up. Any info would be appreciated.

disappointed in the lack of Harrison Ford comments. For a second I thought he made a cameo

How do you deal with debris? do you bundle and set them by the road or do you have a crew that does hedges only with a dump bed trailer and haul away?

How do I personal message someone. I have a few important questions I would like to ask u

you guy are clearly 9 beers into a 12 pack. Too trustng george.

i have that problem with my friend, we are a team but he likes to talk alot with customers then i end up waiting extra 30 minutes for him to stop talking to them and he said its good for business to be social ? is that true? now some times it will take 1 hour for a 20 minute lawn cut, how is that good for business? it makes our days longer but no extra money is made because of the chatting...is it good business to be social??

I called your guy and I gave him the down payment today.

What do you do in the winter time I would like to know

Where's Ron been lately? Haven't seen him in the past few videos

how do you optimize your website and who made your site.

Brevard county, North Carolina?

George, how many crews total do you have?jw

How much did u pay to fab the ranger truck?

hi. do you charge more if the place it's infested whit dog ÷×%. or poison ivy?

WHERE'S RON???

What's the point to have a you tube channel, when the subject you are talking about does not atract enough viewers to make it profitable?

Sorry men,, but there are men south of the border that will under bid you every time, , Good luck! !

Some people don't give a price $$$ they take donations $$$ lol.