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#201 ·
In general, JOCO is the best place to live and has the best area schools. Lee's Summit and Northland (both in MO) are your best alternatives. Competition for lawn businesses here is fierce. I've never been to TN but I bet it's similar.

Our weather is dramatic: being too hot or too cold to work, too wet or too dry. Our humidity levels are a major issue in the summer.
In general, the lawn business is alive, well and expanding. We build new homes quickly.
Downtown is going through a major revival
The job market isn't quite stellar here though and there is a large bluecollar workforce.
 
#202 ·
DLS1 said:
Johnson County Kansas is where the money is in the KC area. Cities like Overland Park, Olathe, etc. DO NOT live in Kansas City. It has high crime compared to the suburbs.
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Both Overland Park and Lee's Summit were on CNN's top 100 places to live in the US. My choices would be Overland Park, Lee's Summit, Raymore and Olathe. All four have had substantial growth in the KC area and are located more south. However, North KC is booming but I don't know much about the specific areas that would be the best to live. Someone else may have some input for those areas.
 
#204 ·
Popper357 said:
In general, JOCO is the best place to live and has the best area schools. Lee's Summit and Northland (both in MO) are your best alternatives. Competition for lawn businesses here is fierce. I've never been to TN but I bet it's similar.

Our weather is dramatic: being too hot or too cold to work, too wet or too dry. Our humidity levels are a major issue in the summer.
In general, the lawn business is alive, well and expanding. We build new homes quickly.
Downtown is going through a major revival
The job market isn't quite stellar here though and there is a large bluecollar workforce.
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How hot/cold does it get there. Which month is the hottest? coldesat? ive been looking up the weather history and have seen that right now its in the high to low 80-90's for the temp. how long til fall will be here and the leaves fall? im sure mowing companies arte the same here everyone with a truck and trailer quailfies LOL i think its that way everywhere. What kinda of humidity is it there. Here in TN (im outside of memphis) we get high 90 june-august with late july and early august being the hottest around 105-115 with the heat index so im sure by goign north it cant get any worse.??? what about home market? what would u say the avg price is for a 3 bed 2 bath house there roughly 1400 sq.ft. what does an acre sell for?

Thanks for the info.
 
#205 ·
There have been quite a few days around 100 this summer. Seems like there were a few in a row with heat index's around 114. Kinda hard to say what's normal here, because it will suprise you many days. We normally have pretty high humidity though. seems like when I was a kid we had snow all winter long, but that hasn;t been the story for the past few years. all in all it probably isn't a whole lot different than what you are used to.
 
#209 ·
ya i got to find out if its a reg job or not, its one of the comps i work for one of the rental houses or one of there remod houses, if its a rental house than ya it will be a perm one, ill find out, i just dont want to drive all the way out there for one yard lol
 
#212 ·
Anyone interest in plowing this winter? I run a small mowing business and picked up new mowing accounts in Gardner and Shawnee Mission...now I need to figure out a winter strategy to support these accounts. Could use an extra plow/spreader and hand crew.

Unlike the guy mentioned (or better stated, "not mentioned") earlier in this string, I pay well and after each storm.

Regan
Ervin Lawn & Landscape LLC
 
#213 ·
Regankc said:
Anyone interest in plowing this winter? I run a small mowing business and picked up new mowing accounts in Gardner and Shawnee Mission...now I need to figure out a winter strategy to support these accounts. Could use an extra plow/spreader and hand crew.

Unlike the guy mentioned (or better stated, "not mentioned") earlier in this string, I pay well and after each storm.

Regan
Ervin Lawn & Landscape LLC
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I would be interested! Send me details at precisionlawnmanagement@hotmail.com THANKS!
 
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#214 ·
If anyone needs subs for anything, please let me know. Also, if anyone is getting out of lawns and would like to sell their route let me know as well!
 
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