what would u charge for this property

[kosty]

what would u guys mow this property thier is a deck in the back and approx 4trees along the back

[westwind]

how large is the lot? 1 Acre?

[kosty]

not sure. probably 3/4 of acre

[29 Palms Property Management]

It's hard to tell by that view. Is there alot of trimming and edging? It doesn't really look that big. You have to charge what will cover your expenses and your salary. Bottom line is, what's it worth to you? What will you be comfortable charging for it?

[kosty]

i told her 40 she said shes getting it done for 18

[29 Palms Property Management]

i told her 40 she said shes getting it done for 18
18!!! She can keep it. I think you did well with the $40. You can't can't keep your head above water for $18 kosty. Let whoever is more desperate for $18 have it. Unless you have 10 more properties to do in that culdesac, don't drop the gate on that trailer.

[kosty]

yea i thought maybe 25 after ive thought about it. But i dont know i got 20 for a little bigger than the front of that and its all just straight back and forth.

[CC Lawncare]

what would u guys mow this property thier is a deck in the back and approx 4trees along the back

Kosty,
I saw in a different thread where you said that you are new to the biz and do not want to be a lowballer but people keep telling you that your prices are too high. You need to know what you expenses are and from that, you can arrive at what you need to charge per hour of your time to make the $$ that you feel you need per year to make a living for yourself. Decide what that $$ per hour rate is and STICK TO IT. If that is "too expensive" a customer, make certain that they are aware of what quality of services you are providing them. SELL IT!! If they end up choosing some other service, professionally thank them for the consideration and move on.
Regarding the pic that you have, asking for help in pricing, NOBODY could(or should) try to give you a "price to charge" with that lack of info. If they do, they are jsut giving aid to shot in the dark pricing that may or may not be truly profitable. Hope this helps.

[ArkansasLawns]

Even at 40 it might be low. What are you using to cut with. Rider or walk behind? Bagging? Mulching?

You can cut two yards at $18 and still not make the $40 you ask for from this person.

[kosty]

oh about edging ppl dont care for it around here in the 3 estimates ive done only one sad oh that would look nice wouldnt it. trimming thier is bc i would have to trim all around the house and trees and bushes.

[kosty]

Kosty,
I saw in a different thread where you said that you are new to the biz and do not want to be a lowballer but people keep telling you that your prices are too high. You need to know what you expenses are and from that, you can arrive at what you need to charge per hour of your time to make the $$ that you feel you need per year to make a living for yourself. Decide what that $$ per hour rate is and STICK TO IT. If that is "too expensive" a customer, make certain that they are aware of what quality of services you are providing them. SELL IT!! If they end up choosing some other service, professionally thank them for the consideration and move on.
Regarding the pic that you have, asking for help in pricing, NOBODY could(or should) try to give you a "price to charge" with that lack of info. If they do, they are jsut giving aid to shot in the dark pricing that may or may not be truly profitable. Hope this helps.

I want to make around 50 to 60 an hour just depends on how much work if its two easy lawns and i did them in 40 minutes and made 40 bucks im happy with that. I really think that no bodys chargeing enough bc any repair shop is getting 65-80 dollars here to work on cars,trucks and we are only making 40-60 in lawn mowing. and i have to say we pretty much both have the same expense. I just cant understand how ppl come up with these cheap rates. Unless ur doing 10-20 in one block. Then yes u could but thats not something u see alot off.

[Tom c.]

I think there are alot of people out early window shopping so to speak! If they have someone cutting the lawn for 18.00 bucks I would just say why are you looking for someone else? Tell them that you do good quality work and are dependable!! You are not the 15 yr old kid down the street using his dads mower. I had a woman tell me she was getting her lawn cut for 20.00 by some guy who no longer shows up I told her I couldnt do it for that and told her I would cut it for 25.00 [ 50x75] yrd she said ok!!! sound odd, stick by your guns. The customers will be there!!!

[nephilim0167]

Yeah.. I would highly advise against lowering your price. You set your price for a reason. That's to cover your operating costs and your personal income. If you cut your costs, you will be breaking into either one of those and it just isn't worth it. I would work on upselling your services. Maybe toss in an extra service that doesn't reall cost you but a few minutes in. It may be the deciding point, you never know. Otherwise I would move onto the next house. Just my .02

[CC Lawncare]

Kosty,
What are your plans for your business? I don't mean offense to you or anyone else with this question but it needs to be answered by all of us. There is really nothing wrong with being a guy that just mows and jumps back in the truck if that is the type of business and clientele that he/she is seeking. The flip side of that is the person that give the "full treatment" to every lawn before they would consider getting back in the truck. Then of course, there are LCO's that mix their clientele. The maximum rate that you can charge, AS TIME GOES BY, will ultimately be for what type of lawncare your company becomes know for providing.

[CC Lawncare]

[QUOTE=kosty]I want to make around 50 to 60 an hour just depends on how much work if its two easy lawns and i did them in 40 minutes and made 40 bucks im happy with that. QUOTE]
That is fine that you WANT to make 50 or 60 per hr BUT you need to know what you NEED to make to meets your daily expenses and profit amount that you need to make your living. That must be your first step to making it in this bisiness.

[CC Lawncare]

We all see it in our little neck of the woods. The guys that work for riduculously low rates and get something that we wanted for business. Don't be tricked into thinking that they were the winners and you are the loser. It is just the opposite. They just don't understand the longterm of how to run a business. ANYBODY can go get business. My goal, and yours, is to only get the GOOD business that will keep us going strong.:)

[kosty]

well im plan is to provide the best service i can. Make every lawn stand out, probably wont happen in the begging but it might as i get experinced. For the time being i want to get around 30 accts and only work 3 days a week 5 hours a day. Because i still have to run my trucking co. i would like to mow for these customers and also plow for them. Like this customer with that property i plow for and they havent complained but this was thier first year and i highly doubt that they will renew for next year. I want a customer base where its a full serivce program and then hopefully i cant start getting neighborhoods together. i did my math and i need to make at least 27 dollars to pay for my expense and any after is my profit.

[Killswitch]

i told her 40 she said shes getting it done for 18

I was going to say its a 35 to 40 dollar lawn and its no where near 3/4ths an acre. More like 1/2 and probably closer to 15 thousand.

Did you quote her a price to get rid of all that unsightly text all over her property?

lol

[J&R Landscaping]

$18 thats just soooooo messed up!!! How can anyone make money doing it for that price??? I think she was BSin you. No way I'd mpw that for $18. I was thinkin 30-40.

[kosty]

yea thats what i thought at least 30 tops 40

[kosty]

what would u estimate it would take to do an area like that time wise with trimming.

[YGWBill]

I would not even unload my equipment for 18 bucks. my min. is 35 .00

[clydesdale]

to me it looks like a 1/2 acre, 35 bucks.

[kosty]

yea i called back and left a massage that just bc they are a plowing cust. that i will offer a 10% discount on all services or ill mow for 30 and they must sign up for fall clean and snowplowing at full cost.

[kosty]

well at least i priced accordingly, I was pretty much in the ball park what u guys are saying. I just dont want to be another lowballer, like a friend of mine that dose it part-time and ran a pizza shop. The pizza shop went bankrupt and his mowing is going right behind it. This is really the only reason i got into mowing is bc i had customers ask about it when i did plowing contracts, and he wasnt confident he was going to do it.