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As mentioned in an earlier post "GonnaBe a DAD" My wife and I will be new parents. This means either keeping the old shop truck (a '98 lowered extreme) and buying, insuring and maintaining a 3rd Family Car.
My wife is swapping her 2 dr coupe for the 4 dr accord too.
So I have ordered a 4 dr. crew cab F250 4x4. We were thinking durango before we knew we were going to need child seat area.
So, when I saw the sticker on a beast like the 250, ($38,000) ouch! I decided the truck would have to earn it's keep.
Now I do work for a dozen Landscapers who own hundreds of these trucks, and discovered that ALL of them have that money making device called a snow plow mounted on them.
I say "how much do you guys really make with those?" Most replied: "Enough to make the truck payments for the year".
Now since most of us sign guys know a few Property Management Owners, I called and asked to see a few Snow Plow contracts.
Most billed $90/hr. for 150 hrs. last year.
I ordered a plow for mine after they told me I could have the contracts if I wanted them to earn extra cash next winter.
It always slows down when it snows, Now I know where the Money is.
Anyone else have ways of "cashin' in" on these contacts?
-------------------- Mike Duncan Lettercraft Signs Posts: 1328 | From: Centreville, VA | Registered: Oct 2000
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Here's another way that Property Managers can be advantageous to have a good working relationship with: We have a long-time client who manages and leases Commercial Space in a number of industrial plazas. At any given time, they seem to have a unit or two that's vacant and awaiting a new tennant. Occasionally, I run into a project that will require more space to complete, than I have available. One phone call to this client and I can usually arrange to rent the short-term space that I require. It gives them some income against empty space that they'd ordinarily have none for, and it provides me with a fairly good solution to a temporary space shortage.
-------------------- Ken Henry Henry & Henry Signs London, Ontario Canada (519) 439-1881 e-mail: kjmlhenry@rogers.com
Why do I get all those on-line offers to sell me Viagara, when the only thing hardening is my arteries ? Posts: 2690 | From: London,Ontario, Canada | Registered: Feb 1999
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