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[ronslawncare]

i talked to my uncle yeterday .he told me he got a guy who cuts his lawn which is a little shy of two acres 35.00 .with a spring clean up he offer free poweraking and sign up contract for lawn service free 5 step chem apps. the propertys he manage are my uncle size and bigger plus hes been in business 7 years how does he survive... ohh yea plus he has three guys working for him ......

[Toad]

This can't go on forever. Maybe he won the lotto and is doing everybody lawn at cost. Hardtellin notnoin.

[ronslawncare]

he might be doing large volume of houses right next to each other .but thats still crazy

[65hoss]

Sign him up to do all yours and stay at home all day. :cool:

[jasonp]

If he does a good job on your uncles then subcontract half your jobs to him and increase your customers and cash flow.

[ronslawncare]

thats a good idea but i dont have enough business to need something like that yet...

[jasonp]

How does he survive? He under bids everyone, he might have to take on two jobs versus one, but he has three workers so you know he doesnt do much of the labor.

[Paradise Yard Service]

Just because he bin in bidness fo 7 years don't mean he bin payin TAXES 7 years. Also, pays crew cash only, no benefits, finds them washed up at the town poolhall each morning, after drinkin 40 weight all night.

Thats my take on someone who charges so outlandishly low and is still in buisiness. Happens all the time here, then they go back to the country they came from and someone new takes their place. Glad I got my niche and no one can touch it!

Aloha,
P.Y.S.

[MowForReal]

That's insane! I don't see how he could make any money at those rates.
Ron, you should advertise a lot, do many bids, get contracts, and then subcontract out the work to your uncle's guy, so that you could make additional income just by doing some paper work. (of course, it's easier said than done and probably not worth the headache)

[awm]

i ran into that same situation the other day
guy had 2 exmark 60inch lazers and he and a helper spent 11/2 hrs at a lady that had called me yd.30 dollars
she ask me what my price was . i just told her to stick
with a good thing long as it last.How you buy to exmarks
and chg that ,youd have to ask him.

[ronslawncare]

theres so much of this going thats why when i bid cleanups 400.00 500.00 dollars everyone looks at me like what cause half of these yo yoes are giving it all away...

[Twotoros]

He is not paying taxes. He is paying his workers cheap with no taxes being paid. Uncle or not turn him in, he's a bum and is breathing my precious air. Off with his head.:(:(:(

[ronslawncare]

your the bum if you let people like this take your business away .he probally dont pay taxes .but how does he stay in business so long .with equiptment repairs ,gas going up ,paying his guys ,living list goes on and on.im gona find out what he charge my uncle for his cleanup.and get back to you guys .