South Texas

[jm3971]

Anyone in Corpus Christi , Texas or surrounding area ?

[ofishil]

corpus here

[jm3971]

Great to see someone in my area ! Are you Fulltime Lawn Care & do you have employees or are you Solo ?

[vanover56]

Howdy, College Station here just joined the site and have been thoroughly blessed with learning alot of info in my short time. always looking to learn more.

Quick ?? what is anyones opinion on purchasing accounts from other LCO's that are going to just let them go?

Please Advise

Texas Tuff Lawn and Landscape

[jm3971]

Howdy, College Station here just joined the site and have been thoroughly blessed with learning alot of info in my short time. always looking to learn more.

Quick ?? what is anyones opinion on purchasing accounts from other LCO's that are going to just let them go?

Please Advise

Texas Tuff Lawn and Landscape

I got started 8 months ago purchasing A Gravely ZTR that came with 5 accounts & are all excellent customers .

[flying_a]

Rio Grande Valley here as well. Starting on my second part time season.

[jimmyburg]

Rio Grande Valley here as well. Starting on my second part time season.

I have family down in McAllen and Edinburgh

[southtx]

Hi guys!! Its good to see some boys from the south part of tx. on here....I live and work in san antonio...Hows things in yall part of texas???

[ofishil]

Great to see someone in my area ! Are you Fulltime Lawn Care & do you have employees or are you Solo ?

I am full time. Right now I am still mowing and stuff but not as much as growing time. Thats when I work way to much. I have approx. 70 accts. Some small 10 minute yards and some all day affairs. I am going to hire a couple of guys and I think I am going to try to stay out of the field.

[flying_a]

I have family down in McAllen and Edinburgh

Small Word, I grew up in Arlington, TX and my Dad used to take us to the Stock Yards there in Fort Worth.

[jimmyburg]

Small Word, I grew up in Arlington, TX and my Dad used to take us to the Stock Yards there in Fort Worth.

we have the stock show going on right now, come on up, i'll buy the first round.

[flying_a]

we have the stock show going on right now, come on up, i'll buy the first round.

Thanks for the offer but the wife would have my hide if I just up and disappeared:drinkup: But if your ever down here. look me up and the first shot of tequila is on me.

[BanksPower]

Spring is right around the corner!

[flying_a]

One More month till crunch time! I am bored and cant wait till I see some GREEN grass

[jm3971]

I am full time. Right now I am still mowing and stuff but not as much as growing time. Thats when I work way to much. I have approx. 70 accts. Some small 10 minute yards and some all day affairs. I am going to hire a couple of guys and I think I am going to try to stay out of the field.

I would like to have a crew so I could have some days off every now & then . I need some time & some more accounts to build my buisiness to that point .

[Da/man]

Spring is right around the corner!

Hey I am new here and also from Victoria... Any good advice for the area, Im just starting out..

[BanksPower]

You are in a great area! Victoria is growing quickly and there is alot of work to be had. Look, act and be professional.

Good Luck!

[Da/man]

thats part of the plan.. Good luck to you also.

[BanksPower]

Shoot me an email sometime. Landscaper_1968@yahoo.com more than happy to share what I know about the area.

Take care!

[BanksPower]

thats part of the plan.. Good luck to you also.

What DBA are you using? Look at my profile and I am easy to contact.

[Da/man]

Im going to umbrella under my current DBA, D&C Investments. I have a few rentals and also do some property managment. I will shoot you a E-mail, I would be more then happy to Buy some lunch or dinner in exchange for some consultaion work.

[BanksPower]

Looking forward to hearing from you.

[BanksPower]

Hey I am new here and also from Victoria... Any good advice for the area, Im just starting out..

This may or not interest you but go to: city-data.com and type in Victoria,Tx or any other city for that matter. Tells you alot about the area.


Good luck!

[No Rush]

Portland, Texas; most of my work is irrigation design, installation and a few repairs

[BanksPower]

No Rush- Do you advertise in Corpus at all?

[No Rush]

I don't do any advertising. Word of mouth and flyers have worked great for me here.

[BanksPower]

No Rush- I have a few friends in Portland.
Have many systems have you installed? Did you buy a trencher? This will be my first year to push the irrigation. I have done several repairs but nothing to complicated yet. I am looking into the Bobcat mini-track unit with a few attachments. Shopping around and undecided.

Take care

[No Rush]

to date, I have installed 5 commercial systems, 3 residential and done a few repairs. I rent my trencher and pass the cost on to the customer (so I don't have to worry about repairs if it breaks, and they do break). I can't justify owning a trencher yet however, I think the new Ditch Witch Zahn is real nice; I spoke to a dealer and he was willing to set me up with an "Irrigation" rig (boring tool, trenching chain and back fill attachment) for about 17K brand new.

[BanksPower]

That's great...What brands have you used- Rain Bird, Toro etc.? I just picked up valve locator for repairs. I have a hard time trying to justify the trencher purchase myself.

[No Rush]

I use hunter and rain bird; and RainCad 2008 for my design work.

[nameistaken]

Rockport checking in. We offer Lawn Maintance, Landscape design and installation, irrigation, tree trimming, bed maintaince, tree sparaying, etc. We bought a Ditch Witch SK350 mini skid steer over a year ago and it was a smart investment. Payments are less than a rental and wont wear you out like a walk behind model. We also purchased the bucket, blade, and cover up attachment as well.

[No Rush]

Welcome! I'm in Portland and in my 2nd year of business and business is good.

[whaler's Mow-Town]

Corpus Here. Been in the industry here for 13 years of which I spent the last 6 years at the company I just purchased. I currently have over 100 stops a month on a bi-weekly rotation. I service a wide and varied range of customers from doctors and lawyers to multi-complex retail stores. I work by myself but am able to employ an extra body, I just find the money overwhelming as a solo operation.
The guy I bought the company from ran an ad in the phone book for the duration of his ownership and removed it just this year. To date 4 months after the ad was pulled we still recieve daily calls for service which makes for a lucrative customer selection process.

Gimme a shout!

[jm3971]

Great to hear from people in the area !

[jm3971]

Corpus Here. Been in the industry here for 13 years of which I spent the last 6 years at the company I just purchased. I currently have over 100 stops a month on a bi-weekly rotation. I service a wide and varied range of customers from doctors and lawyers to multi-complex retail stores. I work by myself but am able to employ an extra body, I just find the money overwhelming as a solo operation.
The guy I bought the company from ran an ad in the phone book for the duration of his ownership and removed it just this year. To date 4 months after the ad was pulled we still recieve daily calls for service which makes for a lucrative customer selection process.

Gimme a shout!

Congratulations ! on your purchase . It sounds like you purchased a much deserved thriving company . I am currently a part-time operation with room to grow . If I can help some of your calls that do not make your selection process or if I can be of any assistance to you , please give me a call . Lets do lunch & talk shop sometime.

JM lawn & Maintenance
Javier Maldonado
361-442-5178