KELLY'S LC
09-13-2005, 04:43 AM
HEY GUYS, JUST STARTED THIS YEAR..SO FAR THINGS HAVE BEEN GREAT, I THINK. GOT SIX COMMERCIAL YEAR ROUND ACCOUNTS. AFTER EXPENSES WILL PROBABLY CLEAR 17K, FOR PART TIME WORK. I HAVE BEEN GETTING BY WITH A 2 YR OLD 48" HUSQUAVARIA AND A COMBO TRIMMER/EDGER AND A HAND HELD BLOWER.......MOWER HAS ABOUT HAD IT, ALSO USE IT ON MY OWN 3 ACRE LOT....PLAN ON GOING ZTR IN THE SPRING AND GETTING ALL ECHO EQUIPMENT TO GO WITH IT.(RECOMMENDATIONS/OPINIONS?) I HAVE FOUND THAT IN MY AREA (SMITHFIELD, N.C.) I HAVE TO OFFER WHAT I CALL AN ALL INCLUSIVE PACKAGE....ie. MOWING, PRUNING AND MULCH/PINESTRAW, MINOR LANDSCAPING. AFTER READING SOME OF THE REPLIES, I THINK I MAY HAVE UNDERBID MOST OF MY JOBS.......JUST FOUND THIS SITE THIS WEEK....PRETTY MUCH WENT INTO THIS BLIND..I THINK I READ IN HERE SOMEWHERE HOW TO BID ON A PROPERTY, COVERING ALL THAT I MENTIONED ABOVE, DO I KEEP EVERYTHING SEPARATE INITIALLY THEN ADD IT ALL TOGETHER AND DIVIDE BY 12 MONTHS.....TO COME UP WITH A MONTHLY FEE.?....ANY HELP HERE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED....ALSO FOR ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH MY AREA, WHERE CAN I SIGN UP OR ATTEND SOME CLASSES TO GET SOME CERTIFICATIONS UNDER MY BELT, TO HELP MY BID PACKAGE, LOOK A LITTLE MORE APPEALING.....I GUESS THIS IS ENOUGH FOR NOW.......THANKS, ANY INPUT IS APPRECIATED.....