Ghetto Properties?

[Gibs]

I've been asked to quote a few apartments over town and these are pretty much ghetto buildings. but what i am wondering you can tell thsi company doesnt care about their lawn maintenance and they have max 20 mins of mowing wit a 44" wb for 3 buildings on the same corner block? now would you give a little break on their location being all in one area or would you price them as if they were a normal lawn.

thanks

[mcwlandscaping]

Normal lawn, and if its like properties in those areas ive seen, charge more because they could be quite a bit of trash and junk laying around.

[Gibs]

i mena some of this properties the lawns r like 10 feet by 40-50 feet max... like 2-3 goes wit the mower and done.. but like is aid theres 16 ghetto buildings.. kinda gotta watch my equipment too

[Dixie Rob]

If I owned a lawn company, I'd charge like a normal lawn. Ya gotta take the good with the bad. You can afford to get paid good on this one, and take a hit later down the road.

[rfed32]

i would say charge more and keep an eye on ur stuff...ive had sh it stolen a few times and even more when i worked construction...brand new pack back blower stolen of my triler while i was cutting in the back yard and this was in a half decent hood. i had a cover over the back of my truck that locked and kept everything in there...

[Hard Worker]

I placed a bid last year on some very low income city housing, not quite ghetto but close. I bid it as I normally would for commercial property and was way underbid by a large LCO. Also they wanted it mowed for nothing. The LCO that got it way under bid it and has a heck of a hard time with trash & toys. I see them doing a lot of other things besides mowing. Plus keep your stuff locked up!

[lawnboy dan]

theft will most likely be a concern. also your personal safety too.

[skurkp]

I would bid on the properties. In your first statement you said that it did not look like the property owner cared much for the properties. With that in mind I would get a signed contract and ask for a deposit of the amount of monthly cost per location. If you have a problem collecting from them you have at least one months pay. You explain to the customer that the deposit will be credited to the last months billing when the contract expires. I would not give a price break because there will be a lot of trash to pick up and I also would word in the contract that the trash will be left on property in dumpster provided by customer. I have done these in the past and ended up cleaning trash more that mowing and going. The trash will take more time to pick up. Just my 2cents and good luck.

[qualitylawnmanagement]

I mow alot of trashy house's in the south end for one of my contracts I have, You charge more. Equipment get's legs and seems to walk off, so does 6 gallon gas tanks lol. There are some we do early in the morning just so that doesn't happen.

Good luck hope you get the bid, but don't under bid what you think it's worth.

[daveintoledo]

lock it all up tight and get a conceal carry permit

:gunsfirin

[Jason Rose]

If you need to carry a GUN to mow grass... you might be a redneck. Wait, that's just wrong...

If you are solo I would pass on stuff like that. Too easy for a few to ambush your stuff (or you) and you would be powerless to stop them. I would highly doubt that there could be much money in mowing low rent places.

[daveintoledo]

If you need to carry a GUN to mow grass... you might be a redneck. Wait, that's just wrong...

If you are solo I would pass on stuff like that. Too easy for a few to ambush your stuff (or you) and you would be powerless to stop them. I would highly doubt that there could be much money in mowing low rent places.


i live in mayberry usa..... i dont know anyone who even locks there doors at night.... for real....:)

[Eclipse]

For crappy turf, toys and garbage laying all over, and the concern of things walking away, I would certainly bid it at a premium rate. I really do not want that kind of property so I might just pass on bidding it at all unless there is the potential of other, better, properties involved. JMHO

[Gibs]

thanks guys for all your replies.... i'm just gonan raise my quotes a bit and see what happens!!! i'll bring along a guard dog maybe!!

[drsogr]

Why would you want that kind of work? Doesn't your company image mean more than making a few bucks?

Thanks,
Derek

[slicksilverado01]

thanks guys for all your replies.... i'm just gonan raise my quotes a bit and see what happens!!! i'll bring along a guard dog maybe!!


its not as bad as it seems just be friendly and dont look into peoples windows or eyes and you will be good... unless you have cash hanging out or are wearing alot of gold. just keep an I on your stuff and lock it up. I been mowing 22 properties in the "ghetto" for 4 years and only had a 5 gal gas can stolen that was full of gas last year. now I lock the cans up too. I mow 4 properties where there is alot of bad crime. in the past month near one of the property I mow a man was shot 3 times with a 44mag. not sure if he died yet. I know a few people that live nearby and they are nice or what they say "kool" with me. I go in and get it done quick without screwing around and load up and move on.

the props are real small like 20x50 with the house (well really like a yardbarn) they only take me like 5mins a lot with trimming as blow off. I get $35 a pop. ez-money:drinkup:

[sheshovel]

If they don't care about maintaining their buildings..yhey won't want to put out very much $$ on maintaining the lawns..I would pass