Buying Another Lawn Company

[Team Gopher]

Hi Getter Done Lawn,

What's going to stop this person from going back to those same customers potentially with a new company?

[jglawns]

Getter Done,

I would say stay small while you are young, grow only by refferals of the folks who are currently pleased with your work. This does'nt cost you a thing and frankly you are or should be( at 16 ) at a point in your life where your expenses are largely covered by your parents / guardians. If I could do one thing differently it would be to return home at 16 or even younger, build a small neighborhood route and bank all the money I could for as long as my folks would put up with me. Weather or not a degree is in your future ( my oppinion is that a degree can be a big help, for the right person. ) I do not know. But going slow, not aquiring debt, and saving as much as possible will serve you greatly in later life. Save your profits while you can ( or at least re-invest them into your business ) and you will be miles ahead of every other guy/ gal out there in a few years who finds himself borrowing money and paying interest to build their business while also trying to support a family.
If this does'nt exactly describe your living situation, I appologize. But if it does, honestly ask yourself if you ever see another time in your future when you can live free or inexpensively and bank every penny you make.

[MASTERMOWER]

PEOPLE....This thread is months old! I dont think the same business would be for sale!

[jglawns]

Good point MASTER MOWER,
But just in case anyone actualy reads old posts for edumukatshunl puposes, it's there.

[Getter Done Lawn]

yes... this post is months old... and for the record i never bought the company out... i am taking it by referrals for now with some heavier advertising in 2006 but i will stay under a few thousand dollars... today i had a referral and that cheered me up for not getting new customers latley...

also, my business is my life... along with friends of course... i dream of the day i'm 18 and can move out because my home is a living hell... literally... i brought up snow removal tonight and buying a snowblower for $500...my mom went crazy... although i told her all my customers i spoke with wanted it and would pay the average $25 per snow fall over 1".... and would put a non-refundable payment of two payments down in order for me to buy the snowblower... and i am getting 18 drives so thats... $500 per fall which is automatically giving me $1,000 ($500) - with snowblower taken out and another $500 for every fall after that...

they don't understand anything....

i really feel the only thing they were good for was sigining a loan on my mowers to start out which will be paid off here shortly... after that is paid i am thinking of moving in with a much more understanding friend's parent's...

*sigh* - done with my rant lol

...is it bad to mow right at dark... i was almost done with all my lawns today but one.. i started it at 9:00 - right when it gets dark... i made the neighbor come out to see what was going on... it turns out to be my favorite teacher

well i'm done with this post...

- Aaron