Codie SanchezFounder @ Contrarian Thinking

WANNA MAKE $58K/ MONTH LANDSCAPING? #shorts

18 Apr 2022 · 1 min

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Short YouTube #shorts by Codie Sanchez that profiles a landscaper (Brian) in Western Washington who scaled a one-truck, two-person operation into a high-revenue business. Key claims: he repaid about $10,000 in startup costs within the first month; typical lawn maintenance is cited at $130; small equipment costs are recouped after a few visits; he moved from $130 maintenance jobs to larger projects (e.g., ~$7,000 decks with ~$4,000 margin); the video positions home-based landscaping as an under-served, highly profitable opportunity and encourages viewers to start or invest in such businesses.

Questions this video answers

$58K/month

About $10,000

$130

Charge around $7,000 with a margin of $4,000

Western Washington

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58K a month landscaping one truck two man team Western Washington he started going from house to house in a local neighborhood offering a range of services such as leaf removal and patio repair. Basically, he was able to repay his entire startup costs of about $10,000 within the first month. Take lawn mowing for example. A Lawnmower cost between $200,000 and the average price for lawn maintenance is $130. I think that's way low. He should charge more. In just three or four visits, you have paid off the initial cost of the equipment and are making a profit. Brian now went from those $130 deals to bigger projects like building a deck where he can charge around 7,000. Margin on something like a 7K deck is $4,000. Now he has one of the region's top landscaping companies. He's making those beautiful seven figures in markets that are moving and shaking and growing like they are right now. There's just not enough of these home based services businesses. So why not go out and start a business like this? Why not go out and ask your landscaping company if they need more capital to scale and become an investor in it? Why not mow somebody's lawn? Follow along, we'll teach you more.